<s>
Valencell	B-Device
is	O
a	O
US-based	O
biometric	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
biometric	O
sensor	O
technology	O
for	O
wearables	B-Operating_System
and	O
hearables	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
its	O
patent-protected	O
technology	O
to	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
manufacturers	O
in	O
various	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valencell	B-Device
's	O
PerformTek	O
technology	O
enables	O
wearables	B-Operating_System
and	O
hearables	O
to	O
continuously	O
measure	O
biometrics	O
such	O
as	O
heart	O
rate	O
,	O
blood	O
oxygen	O
levels	O
,	O
blood	O
pressure	O
,	O
heart	O
rate	O
variability	O
,	O
respiration	O
rate	O
,	O
VO2	O
and	O
other	O
parameters	O
for	O
health	O
and	O
fitness	O
assessment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valencell	B-Device
has	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
patents	O
granted	O
,	O
plus	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
patents	O
pending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
35	O
companies	O
utilize	O
Valencell	B-Device
's	O
technology	O
and	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
commercialized	O
in	O
wearable	O
devices	O
made	O
by	O
companies	O
including	O
Bose	O
,	O
Suunto	O
,	O
LG	O
,	O
Jabra	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valencell	B-Device
was	O
co-founded	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
scientists	O
and	O
engineers	O
-	O
President	O
Dr.	O
Steven	O
LeBoeuf	O
,	O
VP	O
Engineering	O
Dr.	O
Jesse	O
Tucker	O
and	O
VP	O
Product	O
Management	O
Dr.	O
Mike	O
Aumer	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
augmented	O
further	O
with	O
R&D	O
talent	O
since	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
formed	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Valencell	B-Device
raised	O
$10.5	O
M	O
from	O
Sonion	O
and	O
existing	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Valencell	B-Device
opened	O
the	O
Valencell	B-Device
Biometrics	O
Lab	O
,	O
an	O
exercise	O
science	O
lab	O
designed	O
to	O
test	O
biometric	O
wearables	B-Operating_System
and	O
hearables	O
in	O
their	O
intended	O
use	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
