Quell is an immersive fitness game where players get fit fighting their way through a fantasy world. Our low-cost wearable uses smart resistance bands to guide you through an exciting, effective combat workout at home. We’re Peloton meets gaming at 1/10th of the price
CEO of Quell. Ex-McKinsey consultant turned design engineer. Passionate about making boring things fun.
CPO of Quell. Italian design engineer from Imperial College London / Royal College or Art. Experience in product development in sports tech and medical devices. Innovation Design Engineering MSc/MA, Imperial College London & Royal College of Art. Product Design BSc, University of Leeds.
Co-Founder/COO at Quell. Former Start-Up Adviser at UCL and Red Bull Brand Marketeer. Has founded businesses in the adventure travel and professional development sectors, with start-up experience across fintech, sports retail and marketplace platforms. Hosted a series of remote work/adventure retreats in 2016-19 for founders and Fortune 500 leadership teams based around philosophy of 'Development Through Adventure'.
I spent 10 years studying Materials Science at the University of Oxford, initially as an undergraduate, before building novel sensor technology from graphene and other 2D materials as a graduate student. Quell brings together my technical background and interests in gaming and fitness (although we still haven't worked out how to work graphene into this project...).
CEO of Quell. Ex-McKinsey consultant turned design engineer. Passionate about making boring things fun.
CPO of Quell. Italian design engineer from Imperial College London / Royal College or Art. Experience in product development in sports tech and medical devices. Innovation Design Engineering MSc/MA, Imperial College London & Royal College of Art. Product Design BSc, University of Leeds.
Co-Founder/COO at Quell. Former Start-Up Adviser at UCL and Red Bull Brand Marketeer. Has founded businesses in the adventure travel and professional development sectors, with start-up experience across fintech, sports retail and marketplace platforms. Hosted a series of remote work/adventure retreats in 2016-19 for founders and Fortune 500 leadership teams based around philosophy of 'Development Through Adventure'.
I spent 10 years studying Materials Science at the University of Oxford, initially as an undergraduate, before building novel sensor technology from graphene and other 2D materials as a graduate student. Quell brings together my technical background and interests in gaming and fitness (although we still haven't worked out how to work graphene into this project...).
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Total raised: $3M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 18.08.2020 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| 07.10.2020 | Social Imp... | social-imp... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.12.2020 | - | $3M | Social Imp... |
Mentions in press and media 3
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| 07.12.2020 | Quell, Inc. announced that it has received $3 million in funding from Heartcore Capital, JamJar Investments LLP, Khosla Ventures, LLC, Social Impact Capital, Tencent Holdings Limited, and other invest... | Quell, Inc. announced that it has received $3 million in a round of funding on December 7, 2020. The transaction included participation from new investors Heartcore Capital, JamJar Investments LLP, Khosla Ventures, LLC, Social Impact Capita... |
| 07.12.2020 | Quell raises $3M to turn home fitness into a game | Do people want their at-home fitness to come in video-game form? The incredible popularity of games like Ring Fit Adventure suggests yes. London-based startup Quell thinks it’s just the beginning for this genre, and they’ve raised a $3 mill... |
| 27.08.2020 | Here are the 197 tech startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Batch | We wrote about Y Combinator (YC) back in June after the startup incubator relaunched its Startup School as a Continuous Program. Y Combinator is a startup incubator that provides funding for early-stage startups. Since its inception in 2005... |