Wearables startup CUDIS is launching its newest series of health rings this week. The updated ring comes equipped with a number of features, including an AI agent coach designed to keep users on track to attain their fitness goals.
CUDIS says it differentiates itself from other wearables by not just delivering health metrics but also incentivizing healthy behavior through a points system. Users garner digital health points for healthy behaviors, like achieving daily sleep targets, walking 10,000 steps, completing sports activities, and having conversations with the ring’s AI coach. These points can then be redeemed through an integrated marketplace for discounts on health supplements and other products.
The ring’s AI Agent Coach is designed to leverage generative AI to aid with healthy programs for exercise and daily health. The company states that its agent generates tailored programs including daily tasks, recovery protocols, supplement recommendations, and direct referrals to licensed medical professionals.
The ring also tracks a host of body metrics and daily behaviors, such as sleep quality, stress management, movement, and recovery. This helps users see how these metrics affect their Pace of Aging, showing whether their body is aging faster or slower than their chronological age.
CUDIS CEO and co-founder Edison Chen said that since his company’s first wearable was launched in 2024, the company has sold over 30,000 units across its first two models. The app’s user base has also grown to 250,000 users across 103 countries. He noted their strongest markets so far have been North America, Europe, and Asia.
Chen explained that the company excels at pattern recognition for healthy people trying to optimize. The AI spots when a user is trending in the wrong direction, such as with chronic poor sleep, declining heart rate variability, or an elevated resting heart rate, and either suggests lifestyle changes or connects the user to a professional. He emphasized that the control is in the escalation pathway to the right care access.
The company claims that it keeps user data encrypted and secure via the Solana blockchain. It has previously been described as a web3 AI wellness company.
CUDIS announced five million dollars of seed funding in 2024. The round was led by Draper Associates and included a number of other investors, including blockchain-associated groups like Skybridge, DraperDragon, Monke Ventures, and Foresight Ventures, among others. The company also plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign soon.