iBeat rebrands to 100Plus
San Francisco-based iBeat was established in 2016 by Ryan Howard, Larry Stone, and Brian Boarini (now working at Google) to operate in the space of wearables and wellness with plans to offer the iBeat Heart Watch, “a breakthrough cellular smartwatch that monitors users’ heart activity 24-7.” And in life-threatening emergency, iBeat promised to alert the user, their loved ones, and emergency responders in real-time.
In 2018, the company secured a $2.5 million seed round from SCOR and Transamerica Ventures; bringing its total funding to $12.5 million.
That was then:
This is now:
The company has since rebranded to 100Plus and is now looking to offer the watch at no cost to Medicare patients. “At this time, the 100Plus watch is only available to eligible Medicare patients. We want to ensure that this product is available at no cost to patients. Please keep us in mind for the future!”
Finally, several tweets hint to a struggling startup.
Ordered and prepaid for iBeat over two years ago and have not received my purchase. Was part or bata program; maybe they didn’t like my review. Now won’t reply to emails or calls. At least refund my money.
— DSPIV (@spivcom) April 12, 2019
I would cancel if I were you. The customer service is horrible and my watch stopped working and they don’t reply to me.
— Alfredo (@aalva004) October 31, 2018
@ibeatwatch why is it that many indiegogo backers have never received the product, and you've disconnected one number, the other being a google voice # you never answer?
— J Anderson (@JAnders36491680) December 5, 2018
Hey @Indiegogo been trying to reach you, or @ibeatwatch
for quite some time, with no results. Purchased a ibeat
Smartwatch in Oct. 2016 was told delivery in July 2017,
Well it's Dec. 2018, no watch, can't contact anyone,
your Terms of Service require watch or refund, Help !— David Benoit 🇺🇸 (@davebenoit514) December 12, 2018
