Smart Wearables start up KaHa raises US$ 6.2 million

Bengaluru: KaHa, a Singapore and Bengaluru-based Internet of Things (IoT) startup which makes wearables, has raised $6.2 million in Series B funding led by ICT Fund, a venture capital (VC) fund focussed on deep-tech investments.

Funds raised in this round will enable the company to boost its research and development and scale its operations in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a company statement.

Incorporated in Singapore in 2015, KaHa operates an end-to-end IoT platform for smart wearables including electronics design, printed circuit board assembly, application framework for iOS and Android, cloud services, data analytics and smart after-sales service tool.

The platform also enables partners and customers to incorporate the latest technology without high financial costs and speed up their go-to-market time for smart products.

KaHa is expecting the number of devices powered by its platform to exceed two million by the end of 2019.

The company will be expanding its presence in Singapore as well as play a more significant role in the country’s IoT ecosystem. It said that it is collaborating closely with public and private partners to develop innovative use cases on smart wearables.

KaHa's partners across the IoT development chain include Singapore research institute ASTAR SIMTech, Bridgestone, Curtis Australia, MHA Manufacture de Haute Accessoirie Partners, Tex Line and Titan.

Earlier KaHa had built a smart fitness t-shirt in collaboration with Tex Line and ASTAR SIMTech. The smart shirt, which was tested at the one-north Run 2018, monitors live ECG, live heart rate, heart rate variance, and other health parameters.

“Apart from helping us expand our product line, this new round of funding will allow KaHa to discover more breakthrough products that can support the health and wellness, sports and fitness, safety and digital payments needs, as well as increase the COVE platform’s availability internationally and improve our accessibility and affordability," said Pawan Gandhi, and chief executive of KaHa in a statement.

“We are delighted to partner with KaHa, which is well placed to capitalize on the fast-growing market opportunity in smart wearables. Consumer product brands will increasingly need to offer ‘smart’ products to maintain leadership and KaHa, with its innovative end-to-end platform, is a perfect partner for global brands," added Brijesh Pande, managing partner of ICT Fund.

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