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Nextiles is a materials science company developing smart fabric technology, integrating flexible electronics and sensors directly into textiles. This creates a data analytics platform, transforming apparel into responsive devices that precisely capture biometric and biomechanical information. Their offering combines specialized hardware, proprietary software, and advanced sensorized fabrics for detailed human performance insights.
George Sun, Xavier Vargas, and Eugene Wang founded Nextiles in 2018. Their insight stemmed from conventional wearables' limitations, recognizing that embedding sensors directly into fabrics would offer superior data accuracy and comfort. This created a more natural and integrated method for performance monitoring.
Nextiles serves athletes, sports organizations, and sectors optimizing human performance, providing granular data for training and analysis. The company envisions a future where advanced performance insights are universally accessible through comfortable, unobtrusive smart textiles, empowering users with actionable intelligence from seamlessly integrated physiological data.
Nextiles has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round.
Nextiles has raised $5.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Nextiles has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Seed in June 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2022 | $5M Seed | Drive BY DraftKings | 1UP Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Remagine Ventures, ELI Manning, Hilary Knight, Alumni Ventures, Madison Square Garden Sports, NBA, Newlab, Phoenix Capital Ventures, Smartsports | Announced |
Nextiles has raised $5.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Nextiles's investors include Drive by DraftKings, 1Up Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Remagine Ventures, Eli Manning, Hilary Knight, Alumni Ventures, Madison Square Garden Sports, NBA, Newlab, Phoenix Capital Ventures, SmartSports.
Nextiles is a materials science startup founded in 2018 that develops patented, fabric-based sensors integrating flexible electronics into everyday clothing for real-time biometric and biomechanical data capture.[1][2][3] The company builds smart wearables like compression arm sleeves and full-body garments that provide 3D motion capture, Newtonian force analytics (force, bending, stretching, velocity, pressure), and performance insights, serving professional athletes, sports teams, leagues, military, healthcare, and connected fitness sectors.[2][4][5] It solves the problem of clunky, lab-bound motion tracking by enabling seamless, scalable data collection from "Internet of Moving Things" via user-friendly form factors, de-risking R&D through B2B paid pilots and building proprietary datasets.[1][2] With backing from the Air Force, DraftKings, NBA, MSG Sports, NSF, and a $5M oversubscribed seed round in 2022, Nextiles shows strong growth momentum in disrupting human performance analytics.[2][3]
Nextiles emerged from founder George Sun's expertise in advanced materials, bioengineering, and electrical engineering, sparked by his physical therapy experiences highlighting the need for objective, data-driven movement quantification beyond subjective observations.[1][5] Founded in April 2018 as a C-corp in Brooklyn, NY, the company started by merging sewing technology with semi-conductive fibers to embed circuitry directly into fabrics, moving beyond pod-like wearables.[1][5] Early traction included MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund recognition, partnerships with sports/fashion/government entities, CFDA membership, and MaterialConnexion showcases; pivotal moments feature Air Force backing, NSF grants, and the 2022 $5M seed led by Drive by DraftKings, NBA, MSG Sports, and Olympic champion Hilary Knight.[2][3][5] Key leaders include CEO George Sun, Chief Business Officer John Peters (with B2B networks in sports/wellness/PE), and R&D head Robert Lindo (Carmesi founder).[1][2]
Nextiles rides the smart textiles and wearable tech boom, merging IoT with "Internet of Moving Things" amid rising demand for precise, non-invasive human performance data in pro sports, military, rehab, and beyond—expanding to sleep analysis, automotive, and infrastructure.[1][2][5] Timing aligns with post-2022 funding surge and AI/ML advancements for injury prevention/workload insights, fueled by market forces like athlete data monetization (e.g., NBA/MSG investments) and hardware miniaturization.[3][5] It influences the ecosystem by redefining wearables as invisible fabric circuits, enabling scalable B2B platforms that bridge sports medicine gaps and foster cross-industry apps, positioning NY as a smart manufacturing hub via local innovation networks.[5][6]
Nextiles is primed to scale from pilots to widespread adoption in elite sports/military, leveraging its $5M seed for custom integrations and 5G/ML expansions into consumer fitness, rehab, and smart environments.[2][3][4] Trends like AI-driven biometrics, edge computing, and sustainable textiles will accelerate growth, potentially evolving it into a platform leader for "quantified humans." As the only seamless Newtonian sensor provider, its influence could standardize fabric-based analytics, transforming how we interact with performance data daily—echoing its mission to redefine the Internet of Moving Things.[1][2]
