Bright light therapy
Location: Finland, Northern Finland, Oulu
Total raised: $10.31M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Innovestor | innovestor... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.06.2013 | Series A | $9.78M | - |
| 15.12.2010 | - | $530.87K | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.09.2013 | With 45,000 Units Shipped, Valkee’s Light-Emitting ‘Medical iPod’ Gets A Sleeker Look | After closing a $9.7 million round this summer, Finnish startup Valkee — which makes a light-emitting pair of earbuds designed to counteract seasonal affective disorder (SAD) — has put some of that cash towards a product refresh. The second... |
| 07.06.2013 | Valkee, The Profitable Startup That Shines Lights Through Your Ears, Raises $9.7M | Valkee, the Finnish company that built a contraption that shines lights through your ear canals to treat seasonal affective disorder, closed $9.7 million in funding from current and new investors. Beyond the ones that were already revealed ... |
| 07.06.2013 | Valkee Raises €7.4M in Series A Funding | Valkee, an Oulu, Finland-based developer of a brain stimulation headset designed to improve the human mind and performance, raised €7.4m (approximately $9.7m) in Series A funding. Investors include both current and new shareholders. Backers... |
| 12.02.2013 | Nokia Sells Oulu Campus For €30.5M, Leases Back Space — Leaving Room For Finnish Startups | The assets sale at Nokia, the world’s former number one mobile maker, continues. After selling and leasing back its headquarters in December — injecting $230 million (€170 million) into its coffers — the company has now sold its Peltola cam... |
| 03.12.2012 | Behind Valkee: The Profitable Startup That Shines Lights Into Your Ears To Cure The Winter Blues | Finland has produced Angry Birds and red-hot gaming company Supercell, but there’s another profitable startup that’s got a far unlikelier background and product. One of the more outlandish-sounding startups I met in Helsinki last week was V... |
| 28.08.2012 | Latest bright light research finding: trans-cranial bright light therapy improves performance and mood of the un-depressed, too | Bright light therapy has been shown to be an effective cure for seasonal depression. New Finnish research reveals that bright light therapy, when administered through the ear canal directly to the photosensitive brain tissue, offers benefit... |
| 07.09.2011 | If you're feeling S.A.D. try a Valkee – Special offer for TC readers | Back in January we noticed a clever little device which claimed to ease seasonal depression – sometimes known as Seasonal Affected Disorder or SAD. The Finnish Valkee is Sci-Fi style device which literally shines light into your ear canals.... |
| 07.09.2011 | If You’re Feeling S.A.D. Try A Valkee – Special Offer For TC Readers | Back in January we noticed a clever little device which claimed to ease seasonal depression – sometimes known as Seasonal Affected Disorder or SAD. The Finnish Valkee is Sci-Fi style device which literally shines light into your ear canals.... |
| 01.06.2011 | The Brain Stimulation Headset from Valkee Makes Light Work of Jet Lag, Job Stress and Winter Blues | The Brain Stimulation Headset, Valkee (http://www.valkee.com), substitutes the mood-elevating effects of the sun, by channelling safe bright light directly to photosensitive regions of the brain through the ear canal. Valkee has been proven... |
| 13.01.2011 | Ease Seasonal Depression The Easy Way With Valkee Ear Buds | I’ve always worried about people on depression meds; there are all kinds of meds, like Prozac and whatnot, then if that’s not working — probably due to overuse — there’s Abilify. Are you f’in kidding me? Stop these bad things now! Now! And ... |
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