When was H2L founded?

H2L was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is H2L located?

H2L is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

How many employees does H2L have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at H2L is 3.

Is H2L a funded company?

H2L is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Feb 23, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of H2L?

H2L's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 23, 2017, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does H2L rank among its competitors?

H2L ranks 13th amongst 56 active competitors, of which 14 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was OMMO, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of H2L?

H2L's top competitors include Doublepoint, Crunchfish and Leap Motion. Among them, OMMO secured the most recent funding round in May, 2023.

H2L - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of smart bands to track hand gestures. It offers products for hand gestures through electrical impulses. Product Unlimited Hand is a device that helps users control as well as touch and feel in the virtual world. The sensor reads the movement of hand muscles and the EMS from the device controls the user's fingers and hand enabling them to feel. It also offers an electrostimulation kit developed for researchers, which can control the user’s finger movements by applying electrical muscle stimulation. In addition, it offers an HMD and an armband equipped with a muscle displacement sensor, which helps users operate in VR space by tracking hand movement.

Website: h2l.jp
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Founded Year

2012

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.77M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 23, 2017, $*****

Investors

Sony Innovation Fund & 4 more

Ranked

13^th among 56 active competitors

Employee Count

3 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Crunchfish & 50 more

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H2L has raised a total funding of $1.77M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 23, 2017 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. H2L has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of H2L:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 23, 2017	6469007	Seed	9568244	7843601	8778768	4035774

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The founders of H2L is Ken Iwasaki.

Here are the details of H2L's key team members:

Ken Iwasaki: Founder & CEO of H2L.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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H2L's employee count trend

H2L has 3 employees as of Mar 26. Here is H2L's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of H2L include Doublepoint, Crunchfish and Leap Motion. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of H2L, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Doublepoint 2020, Helsinki (Finland), Acquired	Gesture recognition technology using wristbands	$3.25M	Superangel, Superhero Capital & 3 others	65/100
2nd	Crunchfish 2010, Stockholm (Sweden), Public	Provider of touchless gesture-recognizing software for computer interaction	$10.5M	Midroc	53/100
3rd	Leap Motion 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of hand tracking solutions for AR/VR	$94M	J P Morgan, TriplePoint Capital & 8 others	46/100
4th	Clay AIR 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	SDK solutions for hand tracking & gesture recognition	$38.6M	Square Peg Ventures, Joy Ventures & 1 others	42/100
5th	Wearable Devices 2014, Kiryat Tiv on (Israel), Public	Developer of neural interface technology enabling touchless control of digital devices	-	Alumot	42/100
6th	Gestigon 2011, Rostock (Germany), Acquired	Gesture recognition software for natural user interfaces	$858K	HTGF, MBG Schleswig-Holstein & 4 others	41/100
7th	Nimble VR 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Hand-tracking system for gesture recognition in VR	$2.25M	K9 Ventures, SRnext & 6 others	38/100
8th	OMMO 2015, Dallas (United States), Seed	Developer of 3D tracking technology powered by permanent magnets	$1M	Highway1, Kite Entrepreneurship Foundation ... & 3 others	38/100
9th	ManoMotion 2015, Stockholm (Sweden), Seed	3D software for gesture recognition	$1.7M	FOUNDER.org, Europa & 4 others	37/100
10th	uSens 2013, San Jose (United States), Deadpooled	Provides inside-out 3D hand tracking as well as head position tracking	$35.3M	Fosun Kinzon Capital, IDG Ventures & 13 others	36/100
13th	H2L 2012, Tokyo (Japan), Seed	Developer of smart bands to track hand gestures	$1.77M	Sony Innovation Fund, Energy & Environment Investment ... & 3 others	34/100