Rowe Metzer

Founder and CEO, Avelo Running · 1 appearance on the record.

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Royi Metser is the founder and CEO of Avelo Running. He developed a smart running shoe technology and pitched the company on The Pitch.

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1 supported 0 partly supported 1 contradicted 1 not yet assessed 2 not checkable as stated how the 5 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

1 prediction · 4 assertions · 1 opinion · 2 insights · 1 disclosure · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved, 1 is not yet assessed, and 2 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Rowe argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported

Metzer: Studies show up to 79% of runners get injured annually

“Studies show that up to 79% of runners are injured every single year.”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 3:53 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Their most notable contradicted claim

Assertion Contradicted

Metzer: Measuring Step Impact Previously Required Expensive Lab Equipment

“Until now, there was not a good way for runners to measure that on every step. You'd have to go into a lab and run on a very expensive piece of equipment, and that was the only option”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 11:35 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

What they said9 What others said3 Episodes1

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Insight

Metzer: Smart shoes build aspirational brands impossible with insoles

“And so we think we can build a really exciting and aspirational brand around the first of its kind smart running shoe in a way that you just can't around an insole that's hidden inside of your shoes or a gadget that's attached to your laces.”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 7:17 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Insight

Metzer: Running Injury Rates Unchanged in 50 Years Despite Footwear Changes

“The thing about running-related injury and the rate of injury, it hasn't changed for 50 years, it hasn't improved. It doesn't matter what shoes are running in, and so ultimately what we've learned The shoe can have a small impact, the materials of the shoe, an…”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 10:09 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Opinion

Metzer: Incumbent Footwear Brands Lack The DNA To Build Technology

“And so the footwear brands, they're just not going to build technology. They don't want to extend their business into technology. You're talking about hardware and software, and it's just not in their DNA.”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 15:13 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Assertion Supported

Metzer: Studies show up to 79% of runners get injured annually

“Studies show that up to 79% of runners are injured every single year.”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 3:53 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Assertion Contradicted

Metzer: Measuring Step Impact Previously Required Expensive Lab Equipment

“Until now, there was not a good way for runners to measure that on every step. You'd have to go into a lab and run on a very expensive piece of equipment, and that was the only option”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 11:35 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Metzer: Avello margins will start at 60% and reach over 70%

“We'll start around 60% gross margin, and obviously we're doing small volumes. That also depends on how we monetize the app, how much we can charge for the app, and how many people are willing to pay for it over time. I see an opportunity to build a gross margi…”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 20:03 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Metzer: Avello prototype has logged over 1,000 miles across 10 runners

“And we already have a prototype that's getting great reviews from 10 runners who've logged over a thousand miles in them.”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 5:07 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Disclosure

Metzer: Avello is raising $3M to launch and sell 5,000 pairs

“We're raising three million dollars to go from prototype to production, launch our product, and sell our first 5000 pairs, and our vision is to create and lead the smart footwear category”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 5:31 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Assertion Not publicly verifiable

Avello Raised $890K Pre-Seed at $12M Post-Money Cap

“We raised 516,000 dollars in 2023. And then last year we kicked off a pre-seed and we raised 890,000 dollars. At a twelve million dollar post money cap.”

Rowe Metzer Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 13:34 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

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Statements about Rowe Metzer, by other people (3)

Opinion

Zises: Avello founder Rowe Metzer's pitch ranks in top 1%

“I would put you in the top one percent of all the pitches that I get. Like you definitely are in that class of founder and hopefully see this in the market.”

Ben Zeises Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 26:16 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Metzer Lowers Avello's Funding Round Target To $1 Million

“He's just raising a million now instead of the full three.”

Josh Muccio Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 33:35 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Assertion Contradicted

Metzer Plans Avello Kickstarter Pre-Order Launch In May 2025

“In other news, Rowey is planning to take pre-orders for the world's first smart running shoe, On Kickstarter in May.”

Josh Muccio Apr 2, 2025 ▶ 33:39 This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe	Apr 2, 2025	14m

Rowe Metzer

The record, in short

Their most notable supported claim

Their most notable contradicted claim

Statements about Rowe Metzer, by other people (3)

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