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DaVinci Wearables
Techstars '23Sunnyvale, US · Founded 2022 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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DaVinci Wearables makes smart wearable technology, including clip-on sensors and instrumented underwear, that tracks menstrual cycles, bloating, and physiological metrics to provide AI-driven health insights for female athletes and active individuals.
Also known as DaVinci UnderWearables · DaVinci Wearables, Inc.
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026DaVinci Wearables, Inc. develops smart undergarments and sensor-based wearables paired with an AI-driven women's health platform. Its stated focus is tracking menstrual cycles, bloating, hormonal fluctuations, and other aspects of female physiology to generate data intended to support training and performance for female athletes and active individuals.
The product line presented at CES 2024 comprises Eve, an under-wearable with integrated sensors; the DaVinci mobile app for monitoring and managing health data; an AI-powered software platform that generates personalized health and fitness recommendations; and smart menstrual cycle tracking algorithms. The company's website also describes a clip-on sensor available through a pilot program, access to third-party tools and services for health and wellness tracking, and a merchandise range including apparel, containers, handbags and accessories, emergency tools, masks, and hats.
Alongside the products, the company runs DaVinci CHAMPIONS, a community program described as creating health advocacy, mentorship, physical education, and nurturing for female athletes, spanning high school, college, and post-collegiate athletes, and naming participants including Danielle Perkins, Anna McLean, Neisha Butler, Shauny Ullman, Jenny D'Anthony, and Sophia LeRose.
Founding story
Founder and CEO Christy Fernandez Cull, a technologist, athlete, and mother, brought an early version of the concept with her to MIT Sloan's Executive MBA program, motivated by the view that menstrual health is fundamental to understanding short- and long-term concerns related to hormonal imbalance, infertility, and chronic conditions. She met co-founder Belen Fraile Ortiz, an obstetrician-gynecologist and fellow EMBA student, during IDEA Week in 2021; the two bonded as consumers of wearables who were simultaneously parents, professionals, and students. By 2022 they had developed the idea further through MIT Sloan Action Learning's IDEA Lab in London.
Business model
Per the company's CES 2024 announcement, DaVinci Wearables operates on a B2B model with a subscription-based access point and describes itself as software-first, pairing sensor-equipped undergarments and clip-on sensors with an AI platform and mobile app. The website offers pre-orders for wearables and a waitlist for the platform and DaVinci UnderWearables, alongside apparel and accessory merchandise.
Subscription-based access to the platform under a B2B model, together with product pre-orders for wearables and smart clothing and sales of apparel and accessories.
Traction
The company has been operating pre-orders and a waitlist, ran a clip-on sensor pilot, participated in the MIT delta v accelerator and presented at its Demo Day, and exhibited at CES 2024 in Eureka Park.
Latest developments
In December 2023 the company announced it would debut at CES 2024 in Las Vegas from January 9-12, presenting the Eve under-wearable, the DaVinci app, its AI-powered software platform, and smart menstrual cycle tracking.
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Market position
DaVinci Wearables describes itself as a first-to-market smart undergarment for tracking menstrual cycles and hormonal fluctuations in female athletes, addressing what its founders characterize as a gap in existing wearables that lack female-specific features.
The company positions its product as a first-to-market smart undergarment that tracks menstrual cycles and hormonal fluctuations for female athletes, on the premise that most wearables lack female-specific features such as cycle tracking. It also frames itself as software-first, with the AI platform and subscription access as the core of the offering rather than the hardware alone.
Technology
Sensors integrated into undergarments and a clip-on form factor feed a mobile app and an AI-powered software platform whose algorithms perform menstrual cycle tracking and generate personalized, adaptive health and fitness recommendations. The platform also provides access to third-party tools and services for health and wellness tracking.
Go-to-market
Go-to-market activity includes direct pre-orders and a waitlist on the company website, a pilot program offering a clip-on sensor, trade-show exposure at CES 2024, and the DaVinci CHAMPIONS community of female athletes used for advocacy, mentorship, and education. An e-commerce presence is maintained at shop.davinciwearables.com and event information at events.davinciwearables.com.
Female athletes and active women across high school, collegiate, and post-collegiate stages, and women seeking everyday wellness and cycle-related health insights.
Geography
The company's contact address in its CES 2024 announcement is 115 W Washington St, South Tower Suite 1400, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Its founding activity took place through MIT Sloan in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an IDEA Lab engagement in London, and it exhibited at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.
History
The venture originated with MIT Sloan Executive MBA students Christy Fernandez Cull and Belen Fraile Ortiz, who met during IDEA Week in 2021 and formalized the concept in 2022 while participating in MIT Sloan Action Learning's IDEA Lab in London. The team was subsequently accepted into the MIT delta v student venture accelerator, with MIT alumni co-founders Maria Galou Lameyer and Manisha Mohan, working with Martin Trust Center Managing Director Bill Aulet and presenting at Demo Day. Stated next steps at that point were fundraising, completing pilots, and launching proto-builds with contract manufacturers. The company made a global product debut at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, held January 9-12, from Eureka Park Booth 61261.
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsDaVinci Wearables exhibited at CES 2024 (January 9-12, Las Vegas) in Eureka Park, Booth 61261, showcasing Eve, an under-wearable with integrated sensors; the DaVinci mobile app; an AI-powered software platform providing personalized health and fitness recommendations; and smart menstrual cycle tracking.
The founding team was accepted into MIT's delta v student venture accelerator, working with MIT alumni co-founders Maria Galou Lameyer and Manisha Mohan under the guidance of Martin Trust Center Managing Director Bill Aulet, and presented on Demo Day in Cambridge.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does DaVinci Wearables do?
- Maker of sensor-equipped smart undergarments and an AI women's health platform that tracks menstrual cycles for female athletes.
- Who are DaVinci Wearables's investors?
- DaVinci Wearables's investors include Elevate Ventures, SBXi, Techstars, Applied Research Institute.
- Where is DaVinci Wearables headquartered?
- DaVinci Wearables is headquartered in Sunnyvale, US.