Pristine (company)
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| Company type | Private (venture funded) |
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| Industry | Telepresence, Videoconferencing |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, United States |
Key people | CEO: Kyle Samani |
Number of employees | 20 |
| Website | www.pristine.io |
Pristine is a VC funded startup that develops software for hands-free smartglasses and smart mobile devices, enabling video collaboration and remote support in industrial and manufacturing environments, field service management and healthcare.[1] Pristine is based in Austin, Texas.
History
[edit]Pristine was founded by Kyle Samani and Patrick Kolencherry May 2013, shortly after Google announced the Google Glass program. It raised initial funding through angel investors[2] and began piloting in a major academic medical center. In the months following, Pristine raised over $5 million in venture capital investment from S3 Ventures,[3][4] Capital Factory, Healthfundr, and others.
Pristine took second place at HATCH Pitch 2013,[5] a start up pitch competition that was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
University of California, Irvine participated in a smartglasses pilot in October 2013, and announced in February the following year that they would roll out the technology to outpatient programs and wound care.[6]
Pristine launched the first Google Glass pilot in an emergency room at Rhode Island Hospital in April 2014.[7][8][9] It resulted in a peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Dermatology on the use of smartglasses in a healthcare environment.[10][11][12][13]
Partners
[edit]In October 2014, Pristine was announced as an official partner of Google’s "Glass at Work" program.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Strickland, Eliza (2014-08-19). "Start-up Profile: Pristine Is Bringing Google Glass to the Hospital - IEEE Spectrum". IEEE. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "MicroVentures Marketplace reaches $50M milestone - Austin Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Pristine grabs $5.4M to cure the doctor shortage and save lives with Google Glass | VentureBeat | Health | by Tom Cheredar". VentureBeat.com. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Pristine Nabs $5.4M To Expand Telehealth Through Google Glass". Hitconsultant.net. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "HATCH pitch at TechStreet Winners Announced — HATCH pitch". Hatchpitch.com. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ Stephanie M. Lee (2014-02-05). "Startups see healthy future for Google Glass in medicine". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Rhode Island Hospital Launches Country's First Google Glass Study in Emergency Department Setting". Rhodeislandhospital.org. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ Mooney, Tom (2014-03-07). "R.I. Hospital's emergency department first to test Google Glass on medical conditions/ Video". Providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Rhode Island Hospital is first in nation to adapt Google Glass for ED use | Department of Emergency Medicine". Brown.edu. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ Feasibility and Acceptability of Google Glass for Emergency Department Dermatology Consultations
- ^ "Rhode Island Hospital Uses Google Glass to Diagnose Skin Conditions". GoLocalProv.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Patients Prefer Google Glass Over Telephone Consults, Study Finds". iHealthBea.orgt. 2001-10-26. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ "Google Glass In The ER? Health Care Moves One Step Closer To Star Trek …". Kaiserhealthnews.org. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
- ^ Al Sacco (2014-10-22). "Google Adds 5 New 'Glass at Work' Partners". CIO.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-07.