When was Joy founded?

Joy was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Joy located?

Joy is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Joy have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Joy is 3.

Is Joy a funded company?

Joy is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 27, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Joy?

Joy's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jan 05, 2017, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Joy rank among its competitors?

Joy ranks 19th amongst 97 active competitors, of which 22 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was AngelEye Health, which secured $9M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Joy?

Joy's top competitors include Owlet, Fitbit and AngelEye Health. Among them, AngelEye Health secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Joy - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of wristwear for kids to improve good habits. Its product catalog includes a watch, bracelet, watch charging cable, and octopus chart.

Website: www.heyjoy.io/
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Email ID: *****@heyjoy.io

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jan 05, 2017, $*****

Investors

HAX & 5 more

Ranked

19^th among 97 active competitors

Employee Count

3 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

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Joy has raised a total funding of $1.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 27, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 05, 2017 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Joy has 4 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Joy:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 05, 2017	6800923	Seed	9563902	6714744	4248372	4767373
Mar 27, 2016	9403521	Seed	7821850	6170603	HAX	6368720

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The founders of Joy is Omar Alaouf.

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

Omar Alaouf: Co-Founder and CTO of Joy.
Sam Hickmann: Co-Founder, board member of Joy and founder of 2 other companies, Kwarter and Talentueux.com.

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Joy's employee count trend

Joy has 3 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Joy's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Joy include Owlet, Fitbit and AngelEye Health. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Joy, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Owlet 2013, Lehi (United States), Public	Provider of wearable socks for baby monitoring	$55M	Trilogy Equity Partners, Eniac Ventures & 30 others	81/100
2nd	Fitbit 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Internet-first brand offering smartwatches and fitness trackers	$65.1M	Felicis Ventures, SoftBank Capital & 17 others	78/100
3rd	AngelEye Health 2013, Nashville (United States), Series C	Provider of video, data, and analysis solutions for pediatric patient care	$25.3M	Mountain Group Partners, TriStar Health Partners ... & 2 others	67/100
4th	Zepp Labs 2011, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Developer of wearable devices and digital health management platform solutions	$20M	GGV Capital, Morningside & 14 others	65/100
5th	Sibel Health 2018, Niles (United States), Series C	Developer of wireless medical monitoring devices for clinical and remote use	$71M	Steele Foundation for Hope, JLABS & 5 others	64/100
6th	Coros 2015, Tustin (United States), Seed	Provider of connected performance tracking devices for athletes	$6.1M	Dynamo Ventures, Susa Ventures & 5 others	62/100
7th	Nara Baby 2018, New York City (United States), Series B	Mobile app for baby routine tracking	$18.7M	-	54/100
8th	TheraB Medical 2014, East Lansing (United States), Acquired	Wearable phototherapy technology for infant jaundice treatment, improving care and connection	$200K	Birmingham Angels, Invest Detroit & 9 others	53/100
9th	Cubtale 2021, Los Angeles (United States), Seed	Provider of a device and app for monitoring babies	$520K	Techstars, StartersHub & 1 others	50/100
10th	Neopenda 2015, Chicago (United States), Seed	Provider of wearable neonatal signs monitor	$2.75M	Sorenson Impact Foundation, Axel Johnson & 9 others	47/100
19th	Joy 2016, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Provider of wristwear for kids to improve good habits	$1.5M	HAX, Credit Agricole Alpes Developpement & 4 others	38/100