Athos - About the company
Athos is a series C company based in Redwood City (United States), founded in 2012 by Chamath Palihapitiya, Dhananja Jayalath and Christopher Wiebe. It operates as an Internet first brand offering smart fabric for men and women. Athos has raised $51.2M in funding from Social Capital and DCM Ventures. The company has 121 active competitors, including 19 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Nix, Nextiles and Uplift.
Company Details
Athos offers a wearable technology that is fully integrated in workout clothing, and can track muscle groups, heart rate and breathing level. Their first wearable clothing include two garments, a form-fitting long-sleeve shirts and stretchable workout pants. It use EMG sensors to track muscle activity. That activity gets passed to a wearable module called the core which crunches the data and sends it wireless to a smartphone app.
- Website
- www.liveathos.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@liveathos.com
- Registered Address
- Redwood City, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Redwood City, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$51.2M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 121 active competitors
Employee Count
50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Legal entities associated with Athos
Athos is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mad Apparel, Inc. CIN: 455442241 , United States, Active | May 30, 2012 | - | 33 (As on Dec 31, 2020) | - |
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Athos's funding and investors
Athos has raised a total funding of $51.2M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 26, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Nov 18, 2015 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Athos has 8 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Athos:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 18, 2015 | 7843569 | Series C | 6106410 | 2303116 | 2867068 | 9790801 |
Aug 12, 2014 | 3786534 | Series B | 5008959 | 6868362 | 3674091 | |
Nov 26, 2013 | 1747851 | Seed | 1796457 | 9513508 | 9167194 |
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Athos' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Athos are Chamath Palihapitiya, Dhananja Jayalath and Christopher Wiebe. Don Faul is the CEO of Athos.
Here are the details of Athos' key team members:
- Chamath Palihapitiya: Co-Founder of Athos and founder of 5 other companies, including Glooko XT, OTTRSK and Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings. They are also an angel investor in 13 startups and serve on the boards of 2 companies.
- Dhananja Jayalath: Former Co-Founder & CPO of Athos.
- Christopher Wiebe: Co-Founder of Athos.
- Don Faul: CEO of Athos.
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Athos' employee count trend
Athos has 50 - 199 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Athos's employee count trend over the years:
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Athos's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Athos include Nix, Nextiles and Uplift. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Athos, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Nix 2015, Boston (United States), Series A | Provider of sweat-based biosensors for monitoring body hydration levels | $6.95M | 64/100 | |
2nd |  Nextiles 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Acquired | Sports perfprmance analytics systems | $5M | 58/100 | |
3rd | Athos 2012, Redwood City (United States), Series C | Internet first brand offering smart fabric for men and women | $51.2M | 55/100 | |
4th |  Uplift 2017, Palo Alto (United States), Seed | Developer of artificial intelligence software for analyzing human movement patterns | $10.7M | 52/100 | |
5th | Badger Sport 1971, Statesville (United States), Acquired | Online retailer offering sports apparel for men and women made from performance fabrics | $20.7M | 49/100 | |
6th | Krossover 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired | Web based video indexing and analytics platform | $45.6M | 48/100 | |
7th | DribbleUp 2015, Woodmere (United States), Seed | Smart sports and fitness gear with interactive training platform | - | 42/100 | |
8th | Blast Motion 2007, Carlsbad (United States), Acquired | Provides athletic performance sports sensors | - | 42/100 | |
9th |  Arm Care 2008, Lakewood (United States), Unfunded | Provider of arm strength testing device with the app for workout training | - | - | 41/100 |
10th |  Smartabase 2003, Broomfield (United States), Acquired | Developer of an injury prevention software for sports teams and military organizations | $8.5M | 40/100 |
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Athos's Investments and acquisitions
Athos has made 3 investments including Aignostics, Marvel Fusion and iOmx. Athos has not made any acquisitions as of now.Here is the list of its investments:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 29, 2024 | Investments | 2018 | Berlin (Germany) | |
Sep 26, 2024 | Investments | 2019 | Munich (Germany) | |
Oct 05, 2021 | Investments | 2016 | Munich (Germany) |
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University Growth Fund Closes $50M FundFinSMEs•Feb 15, 2022•Athos, Lending Club, Ally, University Growth Fund and 3 others
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Alvotech Raises Oversubscribed PIPE Transaction to Approximately $175 MillionBusiness Wire•Jan 19, 2022•Alvotech, Oaktree Acquisition Corp, Arctica Finance, Arion banki and 7 others
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Bill.com Hires Experienced Brand-Builder Sarah Acton as Chief Marketing OfficerBusiness Wire•Dec 02, 2021•Bill, Athos
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Smart switches: Investors provide $ 80 million for KonuxHandelsblatt•Jan 14, 2021•KONUX, Sanno Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Athos Partners and 1 other
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Smart Workout Company Athos Wants to 'Crush' Nike With Its $35.5 Million Round - RecodeRecode•Nov 18, 2015•Athos, Social Capital, MAS Holdings, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 3 others
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