MākuSafe® News Archive
“Comp Carrier Partnerships Raising Profile of Wearable Devices”
February 27, 2019
Story about MākuSafe® which appeared at workcompcentral.com
Business Record innovationIOWA Weekly
February 18, 2019
Business Record innovationIOWA reports on MākuSafe® funding and upcoming pilot deployments using our latest generation technology.
MākuSafe® Featured in Carrier Management
February 14, 2019
EMC Insurance Invests in MākuSafe, a SaaS Startup That Can Help Spot Workplace Risks
MākuSafe® Secures Nearly $3 Million In Additional Capital
February 12, 2019
MākuSafe® the safety technology leader, announced that the Company closed its nearly $3 million seed round.
AF Group Discusses MākuSafe® Partnership
February 5, 2019
In a recent interview with Digital Insurance, Abel Travis, VP of Underwriting and Product Development for AF Group, discusses partnering with MākuSafe® and the benefits they look forward to as a worker's compensation insurer.
MākuSafe® Featured in Industry Week & EHS Today
January 25, 2019
MākuSafe's wearable safety technology was discussed by Industry Week as one of the breakthrough technologies leading the new wave of industrial safety.
Mark Frederick & Tom West present MākuSafe® at IIAI Annual Conference
January 23, 2019
We're grateful to have been invited to discuss how technology & data are impacting safety and worker's compensation!
A new National Safety Council report reflects the growing costs of Slips/Falls and more
January 18, 2019
As a new report from the National Safety Council shows, costs for the most expensive workplace claims are increasing. One of the most expensive continues to be Slips/Falls, which averages in excess of $46,000 per incident. This according to the Jan 2019 edition of Safety & Health, The Official Magazine
MākuSafe® receives investment from Best of the Midwest meeting
December 18, 2018
MākuSafe® is grateful to receive investment as a result of the Angel Capital Association’s Best of the Midwest regional meeting that took place in Des Moines in September.
MākuSafe® CEO interviewed on Insurance Nerds
October 10, 2018
Thanks to Nick Lamparelli for having us on the Insurance Nerds Podcast
MākuSafe® selected by Plug and Play
October 10, 2018
We're proud to have been selected and able to participate in Plug and Play's Winter 2018 InsurTech Program
MākuSafe® featured in Novarica’s research report – InsureTech for Insurers
September 12, 2018
Insurers Seeing InsureTech as Opportunity More than Threat, Says Novarica - New report profiles InsureTechs with focus on opportunities to partner, learn, and create value.
Mark Frederick, CTO & Co-Founder of MākuSafe® at IASA Conferences
September 10, 2018
Mark will be presenting MākuSafe® to audiences at two IASA regional conferences this week!
MākuSafe® featured in PropertyCasualty360
September 4, 2018
MākuSafe® wearable tech can help improve worker safety by monitoring the wearer’s physical status and environmental conditions and raising alerts when conditions become dangerous.
MākuSafe® Recognized as a Smart Innovator by Verdantix
August 22, 2018
Verdantix, an independent research and consulting firm, has recognized MākuSafe® as one of a small number of companies to watch in the industrial wearables space. Their research identifies suppliers that EHS executives should target for pilot projects and broader roll outs. The study recommends that firms with innovative EHS strategies
With a patent in hand, Iowa-invented wearable safety device could be ‘game-changer’ for workplaces
August 17, 2018
MākuSafe® profile in The Des Moines Register shows a closer look at our hardware technology evolution and our analytics software platform advancements as our patents were awarded recently. See the video, slideshow and in-depth article!
Ramco Announces New Entrepreneur Support Center to Boost Industrial Innovation in Central Iowa
August 15, 2018
MākuSafe® has been co-located within Ramco Innovations for more than a year now, and we appreciate our partnership. We wish the best for Maple Ventures & their launch of The Entrepreneur Support Center!
MākuSafe® Launches Pilot Partner Program (PPP)
August 7, 2018
June 26, 2018 - We're excited to announce that MākuSafe® is now offering a paid pilot opportunity for insurance partners. This program will offer a very limited number of workers compensation insurers to become early adopters of MākuSafe® technology. We believe that through these pilots with close strategic partners and
MākuSafe® on Insurance Innovators Unscripted Podcast
August 6, 2018
Abel Travis' discussion with Gabe Glynn about the origin of MākuSafe® and real-time measurement of workplace conditions. and hazards
MākuSafe® featured on PlantServices.com
August 1, 2018
Gabe Glynn, CEO talks about mitigating workplace risks in this Plant Services "Big Picture Interview"
Nebraska Safety Council Breakfast with MākuSafe
July 25, 2018
Mark Frederick, Co-Founder & CTO of MākuSafe® will be speaking at the Nebraska Safety Council Networking Breakfast on August 23rd, 2018. If you're in or around Omaha we hope you'll join us! Click the link below for more information on registering to attend.
Insurance Thought Leadership features Mark Frederick, MākuSafe® – CTO
June 15, 2018
Workplace wearables impacting safety & reducing workers compensation claims, by tracking the environment around an employee.
Visit MākuSafe® at The IASA Conference in Nashville, TN, June 3-6
May 25, 2018
MākuSafe® is selected for the InsurTech Pavilion at IASA's 2018 Conference. Stop by the Pavilion in the Expo Hall! Tom West will also be a panelist in the IT Town Hall panel presentation. We hope to see you there!
Join MākuSafe® at Inside/Outside Innovation Summit
May 25, 2018
MākuSafe® CTO, Mark Frederick, invited to the I/O Tech Innovation Summit! We're proud to be part of the Startup Showcase, and also one of six companies selected to compete in the $120K Startup Investment Pitch Competition + $25K LNK Launch Grant! Lincoln, NE - MAY 29-31, 2018
MākuSafe® Celebrating our 2nd Birthday!
May 21, 2018
It's been 2 years now since MākuSafe® Corp. was formed in May 2016.