When was Athos founded?

Athos was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Athos located?

Athos is headquartered in Redwood City, United States. It is registered at Redwood City, California.

How many employees does Athos have?

As of Mar 01, 2026, the latest employee count at Athos is 50 - 199.

Is Athos a funded company?

Athos is a funded company, having raised a total of $51.2M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Nov 26, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Athos?

Athos' latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Nov 18, 2015, with participation from 6 investors. Its primary sector is Wearable Technology. In United States, the Wearable Technology sector has seen $1.21B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Athos rank among its competitors?

Athos ranks 2nd amongst 126 active competitors, of which 19 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Blast Motion, which secured $60M in Aug, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Athos?

Athos' top competitors include Nix, Nextiles and Badger Sport. Among them, Blast Motion secured the most recent funding round in August, 2023.

Athos - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

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/
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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

Series C, Nov 18, 2015, $*****

Investors

Social Capital & 7 more

Ranked

2^nd among 126 active competitors

Employee Count

50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Aignostics & 2 more

Similar Companies

Nix & 231 more

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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)	-

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	1570363	Series C	8810638	9591476	5994008	4531434
Aug 12, 2014	6768984	Series B	5747682	9396010	7837303	True Ventures & 1 more
Nov 26, 2013	7477120	Seed	4387352	6245715	Social Capital	2959505

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The founders of Athos are Chamath Palihapitiya, Dhananja Jayalath, Christopher Wiebe and Joel Seligstein. 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.
Joel Seligstein: Co-founder, VP Software 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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Top competitors of Athos include Nix, Nextiles and Badger Sport. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Athos, ranked by Tracxn score:

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	Stadia Ventures, Techstars & 6 others	65/100
2nd	Athos 2012, Redwood City (United States), Series C	Internet first brand offering smart fabric for men and women	$51.2M	Felix Capital, DCM Ventures & 6 others	59/100
3rd	Nextiles 2018, Brooklyn (United States), Acquired	Sports perfprmance analytics systems	$5M	Newlab, Drive by DraftKings & 9 others	58/100
4th	Badger Sport 1971, Statesville (United States), Acquired	Online retailer offering sports apparel for men and women made from performance fabrics	$20.7M	Ares Capital Corporation, Churchill Asset Management ... Read more	49/100
5th	Krossover 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired	Web based video indexing and analytics platform	$45.6M	Admiral Capital Group, RSE Ventures & 3 others	48/100
6th	Blast Motion 2007, Carlsbad (United States), Acquired	Provides athletic performance sports sensors	-	AME Cloud Ventures, Kortschak Investments	43/100
7th	DribbleUp 2015, Woodmere (United States), Seed	Smart sports and fitness gear with interactive training platform	-	Dorm Room Fund	42/100
8th	Arm Care 2008, Lakewood (United States), Unfunded	Provider of arm strength testing device with the app for workout training	-	-	41/100
9th	Smartabase 2003, Broomfield (United States), Acquired	Developer of an injury prevention software for sports teams and military organizations	$8.5M	EVP, Athletic Ventures & 5 others	40/100
10th	Turingsense 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Motion AI wearables and software for improving movement and athletic performance	$6M	Ideosource, SV Tech Ventures & 6 others	39/100

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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	Aignostics	2018	Berlin (Germany)
Sep 26, 2024	Investments	Marvel Fusion	2019	Munich (Germany)
Oct 05, 2021	Investments	iOmx	2016	Munich (Germany)