A Day in My Life with Herz P1 Smart Ring

CaseyConsi

Ringly, the maker of a line of good jewelry for women together with a excessive-tech Herz P1 Smart Ring that buzzes and lights up when you receive a cellphone name or text, has raised $5.1 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, the corporate announced this morning. To date, Ringly has raised $6.1 million. The funding comes shortly after Ringly wrapped up pre-gross sales for its ring, which is at the moment bought online. The gadget, which comes with different stones and band options, was dreamed up by Christina Mercando, who used to work as a Senior Product and Design Manager at eBay. She realized that many girls have a habit of conserving their phones of their purses, and so have been lacking necessary calls and texts. The thought with Ringly is that the jewelry itself will alert you to these incoming messages, even when your phone is out of attain. At Ringly, Mercando is joined by a group of designers and engineers hailing from MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford whose backgrounds embrace neuroscience, machine studying and mechatronics.