MākuSafe® News

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Mark Frederick to speak at IISC Networking Breakfast

Mark, CTO and co-founder of MākuSafe, will speak at the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council Networking Breakfast about identifying safety risk using wearable technology.

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The MākuSafe® software team strengthens with new engineer

Damon Gentry joins the Software Engineering Team at MākuSafe

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MākuSafe® develops wearable devices to improve workplace safety

In mid-2015, entrepreneur Gabriel Glynn found himself between startups. He had just sold his one-off software company and was launching his next project, a podcast about the manufacturing industry. He didn’t know it at the time, but that podcast would eventually lead him to his next business, insurtech startup MākuSafe.

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EMC Launches Pilot Project With Tech Startup MākuSafe

MākuSafe® is proud to begin piloting its wearable safety technology in manufacturing & logistics facilities, through our partnership with EMC Insurance. These mutually beneficial pilot projects will yield valuable information for MākuSafe, including validation of data and feedback on hardware devices, as well as benefits for EMC and their insured.

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Enterprise IT Startup MākuSafe® Closes $1.3 Million

MākuSafe® announced it has raised $1.3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor.

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MākuSafe® raises $1.25 million to make workers safer

Ankeny-based MākuSafe® has raised $1.25 million for continued development of wearable technology aimed at improving the safety for factory workers. The money was raised from private investors and was a convertible note round.

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MākuSafe® Closes on $1.25M Funding for Wearable/Workplace Safety Platform

Looking to launch its wearable tech and workplace safety platform 2018, MākuSafe® wants to do for workplace safety and productivity what Fitbit did for personal fitness.

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Workplace safety’s next horizon: Wearable sensors

Startup company MākuSafe® testing device with manufacturers, insurers.

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Manufacturing Safety Tech Deep in the Heartland

How has a serial entrepreneur with a manufacturing podcast and a passion for the industry turned his attention to improving safety in factories? By crunching data, developing new tech and listening to just about everybody.

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MākuSafe® Founder in Accelerant Magazine

Gabriel Glynn is an entrepreneur with a laser focus on the greater good.

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MākuSafe® wants to use wearables to protect factory workers

Gabe Glynn’s path to creating a company around wearable hardware is tied to family history, podcasting and a mix of ignorance.

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EMC Insurance Companies Forms Partnership With Tech Startup MākuSafe

EMC Insurance Companies announces a partnership with tech startup MākuSafe.