Ian Chiu, Managing Director at Owl Ventures, on the VatorNews Innovation podcast
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Read more...Steven Loeb and Bambi Francisco Roizen speak with Bruce Smith, founder and CEO of Hydrow, the creators of a connected indoor rowing machine that also features live and on-demand classes.
Members can put the upfront cost of the machine in full, for $2,495, or can get the machine with financing for $70 per month. They also pay a monthly subscription to access daily live workouts with Hydrow athletes, a library of on-demand rowing workouts, other fitness content such as pilates, yoga, strengthening and stretching workouts, the Hydrow community of fellow rowers, and one free personalized coaching session per month.
Hydrow has raised $200 million in venture funding.
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Editor's note: this story has been updated to reflect Hydrow's correct fundraising total
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