Whoop, which makes a fitness tracker and sells a subscription-based health coaching app, raises $200M from SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of $3.6B
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Fitbit CEO James Park says its app reached 500,000 paid subscribers this year and talks about expectations for life under Google, competing with Apple, more
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Fitbit unveils Charge 4 fitness tracker with built-in GPS, NFC payments, and Spotify compatibility, starting at $150, available for preorder online today
As we entered a new decade, Fitbit's fortunes looked uncertain. Last year, the company was acquired by Google for a neat $2.1 billion …
Whoop, which makes fitness trackers and provides performance metrics for athletes, raises $55M Series D, bringing its total raised to $100M+
On the heels of Google buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion, another player in wearables and health technology has picked up a big round of growth funding to continue expanding its business.
Fitbit launches a premium subscription service for $9.99/month, or $79.99/year, with detailed health reports, contextual advice, games, challenges, and more
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Fitbit wins a Singapore government contract to provide fitness trackers for free for up to a million citizens who subscribe to the $10/month premium service
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Canalys: North American wearables market hit $2B in Q2, as market leader Apple grew 32% YoY with 2.9M units shipped, Fitbit grew 18%, and Samsung grew 121%
In North America, the market for wearables — particularly wearable bands — is still continuing to grow, and Apple's popular Apple …
Fitbit beat analyst estimates with Q2 revenue of $314M, up 5% YoY, but lowered Q3 guidance; stock down 18%
KEY POINTS — The Fitbit Ionic has a few apps, with more to come — Shares of Fitbit cratered as much as 21% after hours on Wednesday after the company cut guidance …
Fitbit reports Q1 revenue of $271.9M, up 9.7% YoY and beating analyst expectations of $259.7M, as smartwatch device sales were up 117% YoY
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Fitbit posts a net loss of $2.1M in Q3, down from $113.4M a year ago, on revenue of $393.6M, as smartwatches accounted for 49% of company's total revenue
Fitbit is slowly righting its financial ship, courtesy of a successful push into smartwatch category.