Kathryn Zealand
Founder & CEO, Skip
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S3 | E2 - Kathryn Zealand (Skip) on robotic exoskeletons, mobility for life, and spinning out of Google XAbout Skip
Skip makes powered clothing designed to help people walk and hike with less effort. It began at X, Alphabet's moonshot lab, and became an independent company in 2023 under founder and chief executive Kathryn Zealand. Its first product, MO/GO, is a pair of powered pants developed with outdoor brand Arc'teryx that uses sensors, batteries and a custom actuator to assist the wearer. Skip announced MO/GO in July 2024 and takes refundable reservations through its website.
- Sector
- Wearable robotics / exoskeletons
- Business model
- Hardware + SaaS
- Founded
- 2023
- Founders
- Kathryn Zealand, Anna Roumiantseva
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
Sources: mckinsey.com, x.company, parsers.vc, nzdiaspora.substack.com
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Milestones.
- Began as a moonshot project inside Google Xx.company
- Spun out of Alphabet as an independent company led by Kathryn Zealandparsers.vc
- Launched MO/GO powered pants with Arc'teryxtechcrunch.com
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“And Joe, you had the privilege of Airtree, Blackbird, and Skip in your pre-seed round, I believe?”
“If we're, if we count a bunch of the family offices that have VC arms like Skip and Euphemia, then absolutely. I would say that's at least 130.”
“They recently closed a $14 million round from the big dogs in, in VC— Blackbird, Square Peg, Skip Capital— and I was thrilled to chat to Steve on the back of a lot of media attention they've been receiving.”
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