Equine Smartbit, LLC | Vator profile

1994
Startup/business
Clayton, Missouri, United States

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Company description

Equine Smartbit has embeded advanced sensors into existing horse bit, which allows users to monitor horse vital signs in a real time basis through the mouth. The biometric data allows users to monitor a horse's health in a simple manner. Users can make data-informed decision when it comes to horse training, healthcare decisions, and much more.

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Awards and Mentions

The Business Journal's inaugural Cutting Edge Award winners

The Cutting Edge Awards honors technologies, products and processes that are rethinking how business gets done.

Finalist in 2019 Startup Runway

The mission of Startup Runway is introducing top under-represented founders to professional investors. Finalists are chosen from hundreds of applicants.

2018 Lewis Rice Prize at Startup Connection

Equine Smartbit took home Lewis Rice prize at this year’s Startup Connection. The annual event, held Wednesday at The Globe Building, 710 N. Tucker Blvd. in downtown St. Louis, featured dozens of startups in a wide variety of sectors including advanced manufacturing, bioscience, consumer products, education and technology. More than 60 startups were selected to present as part of the event’s Venture Showcase, competing for prizes that included cash, office space and professional services.

2018 Arch Grants Recipient

Equine Smartbit is a winner of 2018 Arch Grants Recipients. Arch Grants has handed more than $7 million to more than 130 early-stage companies since 2012. It calculates that past winners employ more than 1,400 people, generate $135 million in revenue and have attracted more than $173 million in follow-on capital.

Business model

Our business model is B2B. We have partnered with 3 world leading horse bit manufacturers. They have committed many hours to our product because they believe it will help them to further develop their market, and tap into new customers, and help to improve their product as well. Our business model to be Business to Business. We will leverage the Horsebit manufacturers to be our distributors and sell our product along with their bits through their existing retail channels.

Competitive advantage

We have filed 4 patents to protect our technology