Aware
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the Startup Ideas Podcast 2 
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Forenza: Aware is raising a $700k pre-seed round to reach production
“Coming out of Techstars, we are now raising our preceded round of 700 K to go to production.”
Forenza: Aware's ear cuff will be a fashion statement destigmatizing mental wellness
“We believe that it's going to be a fashion statement, but also a way to tell people, I care about my mental wellness. So this is a way to remove also the stigma that is associated to mental wellness, and that's why we believe it's going to be really powerful.”
Forenza: Aware targets a $300 retail price with 77% profit margins
“We're looking at 300 dollars the price of the cuff with about 77% profit margin at scale.”
Forenza: Aware projects achieving $100M ARR within five years
“We're projecting a hundred million ARR in five years. So about 400,000 units.”
Forenza: Exclusive patents prevent competitors from measuring EEG via ear cuff
“There is a IP in the hardware itself, in the form factor, in the ear cuff.
Ben Zices: Is that protected?
Antonio Forenza: Yeah, we have, yeah.
Ben Zices: So nobody else can measure EEG with an ear cuff device.
Antonio Forenza: Yes.”
Forenza: EEG measures mental stress much more accurately than HRV-based wearables
“Exactly, because it's a measure of HRV. We tap into the central nervous system, which is where everything originates, and so we can have much, much higher accuracy, The real time component of EEG is phenomenal. We give you a sample of your emotion every second…”
Muccio: Elizabeth Yin and The Pitch Fund invested $200k in Aware
“A week later, Elizabeth signed and wired, a 150 K. And the Pitch Fund signed and wired too. 50 K alongside Hustle Fund. Since the show, Antonio has raised an additional 100,000, and he's still looking to raise 400 more to close out the round.”