A South Florida startup raised millions to fund a fitness app that can take the place of a human personal trainer.
Fort Lauderdale-based Altis secured $3 million in financing to close $10.5 million seed round, backed by investors such as former Epic Games Head of Gaming Bill Flynn and Olympic athletes J.R. Selski and Georganne Moline.
The company's Movement OS system uses computer vision and artificial intelligence to personally instruct users from a console that connects to any screen. Altis' AI personal trainer creates customized fitness programs based on users' physical capabilities and goals, and then coaches them in real time as it monitors their live performance.
"Movement OS will not only support democratizing access to quality, personalized exercise instruction, but to virtually any body-related discipline across the human movement spectrum, from post-surgical and rehabilitation, to high performance," said Altis co-founder and CEO Jeff Halevy.
Altis's software can manage safety, detect incorrect form during training and provide feedback, the company reports.
The startup recently inked a partnership with hotel giant Hyatt, which is set to receive Altis consoles before they hit the consumer market for home use later this year. Altis reports it also finalized a commercial agreement with L.A. Fitness, a health club with more than 700 locations in North America.
Moline, an investor and track and field world record holder, said her own experience with a career-ending injury – the result of improper training – made her realize a program like Altis could benefit people at any stage of their fitness journey.
"If this can happen to me, in my prime, just imagine the risk to someone like my mom, who does not have the same profile and is not receiving expert training," she said. "I believe Altis uniquely solves this problem by meeting users at their level."
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