More Vicis helmets are out in the wild as the Seattle startup prepares to equip NFL and NCAA teams with its high-tech product this fall. Vicis will provide its helmet to 15-to-20 players who are participating in The Spring League, a new developmental football league that will host a 6-game season this month to help players looking to make NFL, CFL, and Arena Football League teams. Former NFL players like Greg Hardy, Kellen Winslow Jr., Ahmad Bradshaw, and others will be participating in the league, which is not directly associated with the NFL. “Having NFL-caliber athletes hitting hard with the helmet over the course… Read More
Vicis is getting some help from the University of Alabama at Birmingham to develop a better football helmet. The Seattle-based startup on Tuesday announced a new partnership with UAB to combine expertise and intellectual property. Founded in 2013, Vicis has created the ZERO1 helmet that features a unique outer shell material designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause concussions on the football field and in other contact sports. The helmet will be used by players on the field next season. Researchers and physicians across the UAB campus, meanwhile, have spent the past several years learning about traumatic brain injury and concussions in football. The UAB Sports… Read More
Vicis has raised more money to help scale development and production of its high-tech football helmet. The Seattle startup confirmed today with GeekWire that it has reeled in another $4 million via convertible note. The company raised $4 million in October as part of the same note. New investors include Dallas-based Peregrine Group. Total funding in Vicis is now nearly $28 million. Founded in 2013, Vicis has created the $1,500 ZERO1 helmet that features a unique outer shell material designed to mitigate the forces thought to cause concussions on the football field and in other contact sports. Other investors include former NFL players and top biotech veterans. Its coalition includes… Read More
Vicis had a few hiccups earlier this summer, but that isn’t stopping investors from backing the company. The Seattle startup, which develops a high-tech football helmet, just raised another $4 million via convertible note, GeekWire has learned. There were 35 individuals — 25 current and 10 new investors — that participated in this round, including Steve Singh, CEO of Concur and SAP Managing Board Member. The fresh funding is noteworthy in part because Vicis dealt with a setback in August when the company pulled its helmets from both the University of Washington and the University of Oregon football teams, citing the need… Read More
