PlayFitt, a Montreal, Canada-based provider of a gamified movement app, raised $2.5 million in seed funding.
The round was led by Anges Québec and included professional athlete Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Bertrand Nepveu, Charles Bombardier, Investor group IC Excellent Ventures Inc, Peter MacKinnon, Florent Calliau, Antony Acciarri and Jean-François Grenon.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach.
Company: Intellisports Inc.
Raised: $2.5M
Round: Seed Round
Funding Month: June 2022
Lead Investors: Anges Québec
Additional Investors: athlete Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Bertrand Nepveu, Charles Bombardier, Investor group IC Excellent Ventures Inc, Peter MacKinnon, Florent Calliau, Antony Acciarri and Jean-François Grenon.
Company Website: https://www.playfitt.ca/
Software Category: Body Neutral Movement App
About the Company: Co-founded in 2019 by Jonathan Guillemette, a Ph.D. in physics, and John Morris, a business leader at startups and billion-dollar companies, Playfitt provides a body-neutral movement app that helps humans move more. Powered by AI technology that tracks reps, it leverages video game mechanics to get players hooked on leading a healthier lifestyle. Since launching in 2019, over 31 million movement breaks and 41 million active moves have been tracked and completed by its users.
Source: https://www.finsmes.com/2022/06/playfitt-raises-2-5m-in-seed-funding.html