thenextweb

2024-12-20

One smart ring to rule them all? Finnish startup Oura raises $200M


Finnish startup Oura has closed its Series D funding round at $200mn, bringing the smart ring maker’s valuation to a cosy $5.2bn. Oura’s smart ring uses 20 biometric markers to track sleep, physical activity, and stress resilience. The device displays this data on an app that gives you a personalised “readiness” score. We tested the wearable earlier this year and were genuinely impressed.  Founded in 2013, Oura secured its first funding on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site, in 2016. Counting this new tranche of capital, the tech s [...]

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Match Score: 150.37

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Match Score: 132.14

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Match Score: 113.92

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2025-01-31

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Match Score: 105.03

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2024-05-07

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Match Score: 104.30

zdnet

2025-01-14

Oura Ring 3 vs Oura Ring 4: Should you buy the discounted smart ring or the brand's newest?

The new Oura Ring 4 is one of the best products we've tested, but it starts at $350. On select finishes, the Oura Ring 3 is up to $100 less, so which smart ring should you buy? [...]

Match Score: 104.18

thenextweb

2025-01-07

Circular seeks redemption with new smart ring that could outshine Oura

French upstart Circular has unveiled a fresh challenge to Oura — the current lord of the smart rings. Circular has just released a new smart ring that offers two key advantages over Oura, which curr [...]

Match Score: 88.77

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2025-01-07

Ring brings 2K video resolution to its cameras

We're in the midst of CES 2025 and Amazon has announced a series of new features and devices across its product lines. In the case of Ring, this means increasing the quality of its cameras, with [...]

Match Score: 85.93