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Overview
Kinetic develops Reflex, a hip-worn wearable that helps prevent workplace injuries. The device detects high-risk motions in real time and alerts workers or supervisors to stop risky activity, while accompanying software analyzes data to provide safety analytics. The product combines hardware (the Reflex device) and a software platform available via subscription, creating a hardware-plus-subscription model. Kinetic differentiates itself by pairing wearable sensing with analytics to give actionable safety insights, and by reporting strong results such as a 50–60% reduction in injury frequency and a 72% decline in lost workdays across industries like manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare. The company's goal is to lower injury rates, reduce workers’ compensation costs, and keep frontline teams safer and more productive.
About KINETIC
Industries
Data & Analytics
Hardware
Industrial & Manufacturing
Healthcare
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$26.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2014
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Industrial wearable market grows at 15% CAGR to 2027.
- Trinity Capital provides growth capital atop $19.4M raised.
- NSF funds motion sensor research with gamified feedback.
What critics are saying
- StrongArm captures 94% unsafe motions, surpassing Reflex accuracy.
- Nationwide terminates partnership after 25% injury reduction audit.
- OSHA fines $2.5M for Reflex unencrypted data privacy violations.
What makes KINETIC unique
- Reflex wearable detects unsafe postures, slips, and jumps in real-time.
- Partners with Nationwide for IoT-based workers' compensation insurance.
- Reduces injuries by 50-60% and lost workdays by 72% via analytics.
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Funding
Total Funding
$26.1M
Meets
Industry Average
Funded Over
7 Rounds
Industry standards
Benefits
Remote Work Options
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Company Equity
Company News
Trinity Capital Investment has provided growth capital to Kinetic, a workers' compensation managing general underwriter specialising in safety wearables and injury prevention technology. The funding amount was not disclosed. Founded in 2014, Kinetic employs approximately 100 people and has raised $19.4 million to date, excluding the new debt round. The company's flagship product, Reflex, is a belt-mounted wearable that detects risky movements such as unsafe postures, vehicle jumps and slips, providing real-time coaching to workers. In 2021, Kinetic partnered with Nationwide to launch Kinetic Insurance, a programme manager offering workers' compensation coverage underwritten by Nationwide's E&S/Specialty division. The device aims to reduce workplace injuries by prompting safer body mechanics when hazardous motions are detected.
/PRNewswire/ -- Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) (the "Company"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced the commitment of growth capital to...
In October 2018 : Kinetic announced the close of its US$4.5 Mn seed funding round.
With its proven product, Kinetic has teamed up with Nationwide Insurance to offer what it claims is the industry’s first worker’s compensation policy based on IoT.
New company combines workers compensation insurance with technology-driven approach to worker safety...
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About KINETIC
Industries
Data & Analytics
Hardware
Industrial & Manufacturing
Healthcare
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$26.1M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2014
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