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Kalogon's mission is to eliminate the stresses of sitting and improve health through inventive seating solutions. Our vision is to become the trusted leader in seated health, driven by clinical research, deep customer empathy, and rapid product iterations to meet customer needs.
Army Veteran LeToi Adams uses the Kalogon Orbiter Cushion in the Wheelchair Games
"Paralyzation is what you see and not what you're going through” says LeToi Adams, Army Veteran and wheelchair games athlete. In 2011 LeToi was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer originating in the lymphatic system. The tumor wrapped around her spinal cord, resulting in a T-10 spinal cord injury and paralysis from the waist down. After her year-long recovery, LeToi found adaptive sports, a form of competitive or recreational sports for people with disabil
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Oct 19, 20222 min read
Former SpaceX engineer’s startup punches ticket to Synapse, announces investment
Written by Marco Santana September 23, 2022 It has been a whirlwind 24 hours for former SpaceX engineer Tim Balz, who now leads Melbourne-based Kalogon. Not only did the company punch a ticket to be a presenter at Synapse Florida next month by impressing a distinguished panel of judges during an event in downtown Orlando Thursday night. But the company also shared news Friday morning that it had raised $1.9 million for its medical-tech company. SeedFundersOrlando led the roun
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Oct 13, 20223 min read
Florida’s Kalogon raises money from Orlando investors to enhance its smart wheelchair cushion
Kalogon's smart cushion increases blood flow for people in wheelchairs, which makes them more comfortable while preventing deadly pressure sores. Westend61 By Alex Soderstrom - OBJ Staff Writer & Orlando Inno Reporter September 23, 2022, 03:02pm EDT Kalogon Inc. recently hauled in millions of dollars in new funds and was named a winner of an Orlando Tech Council startup competition — all in less than 24 hours. The Melbourne-based maker of a high-tech wheelchair cushion has ra
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Oct 13, 20221 min read
Kalogon raises $3.3M to prevent pressure injuries in wheelchair users
The company's smart cushion can analyze pressure points in real-time and redistribute pressure Pressure injuries develop due to unmitigated pressure applied to the skin and deep tissue when a person seated for a long periods of time, making people who use wheelchairs particularly susceptible and vulnerable. These injuries are the most preventable cause of death in wheelchair users, yet they kill more people each year than colon, breast or prostate cancer, said Tim Balz, found
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Oct 13, 20223 min read
Kalogon Raises $3.3M in Funding to Drive Expansion for Line of Smart Wheelchair Seating
MELBOURNE, FL (Sept. 22, 2022)- Kalogon, the market leader in smart wheelchair cushions, today announced it has raised $3.3 million in seed funding and federal grants for the development and expansion of its patent-pending technology. The investor group includes leading Florida investors DeepWork Capital, SeedFundersOrlando and VenVelo, with additional investment from Sawmill Angels, a new investment arm of alumni of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and federal grants
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Oct 13, 20223 min read
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