
Helko, founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a global leader in Connected Fitness, operating at the intersection of fitness and technology. Their core product is the Smart Dumbbell, an AI-powered digital dumbbell designed to improve fitness by providing personalized coaching, activity tracking (reps, workouts, calories), and interactive health insights. The Smart Dumbbells connect to a mobile app for exercise detection, workout logging, and more accurate calorie tracking. The company also offers connectivity to Apple Health Kit and Siri voice actions. Helko aims to improve fitness using technology and is seeking investors for their seed-stage hardware startups.

Helko, founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a global leader in Connected Fitness, operating at the intersection of fitness and technology. Their core product is the Smart Dumbbell, an AI-powered digital dumbbell designed to improve fitness by providing personalized coaching, activity tracking (reps, workouts, calories), and interactive health insights. The Smart Dumbbells connect to a mobile app for exercise detection, workout logging, and more accurate calorie tracking. The company also offers connectivity to Apple Health Kit and Siri voice actions. Helko aims to improve fitness using technology and is seeking investors for their seed-stage hardware startups.
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Core product: Smartbell (AI-powered connected/Smart Dumbbells)
Platform: Companion iPhone/Apple TV app; integrates with Apple Health and supports Siri
Team / footprint: Small multinational team; R&D office in Kyiv
Connected fitness / digital strength training
2016
Fitness technology
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