HeroWear
ExoskeletonExoskeletonActive
- Total funding
- $5M Series A
- Valuation
- —
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Nashville, TN, USA
- Segment
- Passive – Back Assist Exosuit
- Status
- Private
- Target market
- Industrial/Occupational (warehouse, production, retail), Military
- Founders
- Karl Zelik (Chief Scientific Officer), Matt Yandell (CTO), Mark Harris (business lead)
- Website
- herowearexo.com
Latest research
Updated Sep 8, 2026HeroWear raised a $5M Series A from White Road Investments to scale its passive back-assist exoskeletons for industrial and warehouse work.
- $5M Series A
- Led by White Road Investments
Notes
Apex exosuit prototyped over 3 years of Vanderbilt University research; original Apex launched 2020; collaborated with U.S. Army on the SABER device (2021), informing the Apex 2 (2023 release). $5M Series A (Apr 2025).