It’s not just NFL and NCAA players who will be wearing Vicis’ new football helmet this season — teenagers will get to try it out, too. Sam Treat is a sophomore at Garfield High School in Seattle who just received the Vicis ZERO1, a new high-tech helmet designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause concussions. He’s one of just 100 high school players who will wear the helmet this upcoming football season. Many more NFL and NCAA players will do the same. My GeekWire colleague Chelsey Ballarte stopped by Treat’s house this week and interviewed him as he opened… Read More
The Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle might be the last place you’d expect to find a company that is aiming to keep NFL players safer on the field. But nestled in between the fishing vessels and seafood wholesalers is where Seattle startup Vicis is making hundreds of high-tech football helmets that will be worn by NFL and NCAA players this upcoming season. GeekWire toured the recently-opened 3,000 square-foot production facility that is pumping out hundreds of Vicis’ ZERO1 helmets which are designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause concussions. The production facility has the feel of a car manufacturing plant mixed with a… Read More
Vicis’ high-tech helmet is making its way into the NFL and more investors are taking notice. The Seattle startup just announced an additional $10 million in new funding today as it prepares to equip professional and collegiate football players with its innovative helmet. Harry Fath, a real estate developer and minority owner of the Cincinnati Reds, led the latest round, which pushes total funding for the 4-year-old company to nearly $40 million. An additional 25 physicians also participated in the round via the angelMD platform. Vicis’ $1,500 ZERO1 helmet features a unique outer shell material designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause… Read More
Vicis received more validation today for its high-tech football helmet. The Seattle startup topped a new list published by the NFL that shows the results of its 2017 Helmet Laboratory Testing Performance Results. The league worked with the NFL Players’ Association and its biomechanical experts to assess 33 helmets that could be worn in the upcoming 2017 season and determine which was best at reducing head impact severity experienced by NFL players during games. Vicis’ ZERO1 helmet ranked No. 1. The helmet, which features a unique outer shell material designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause concussions, retails at $1,500 and several NFL and NCAA football teams are… Read More
Vicis continues to raise more cash as the Seattle startup revs up production of its high-tech football helmet. The company announced today that it has reeled in an additional $1.2 million as part of a convertible note. It previously raised $4 million as part of the same note in January. Total funding for the 4-year-old company is now nearly $30 million; investors range from former NFL players and top biotech veterans, among others. As GeekWire reported earlier this month, Vicis is preparing to equip NFL and NCAA football teams with its $1,500 ZERO1 helmet this fall. The helmet features a unique outer shell material designed to mitigate… Read More
