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Vital Signals Raises $15M for Direct-to-Consumer Blood Pressure Tracking

Marty S.

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Perplexity debuts ‘Health’ AI assistant with Fitbit and Apple Health integration

📊 Industry Moves

Vital Signals’ $15M validates investor confidence that consumers want serious blood pressure tracking—something the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra 3 treat as an afterthought. Specialist hardware becoming fundable means the all-in-one smartwatch approach just got disrupted.

Shop mentioned gear: Apple Watch Ultra 3 | Garmin Fenix 8 Pro

Source: Axios

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Marty S.

Marty S.

Marty is a contributor at Fitness Tech Trends, focused on helping readers cut through the noise and make informed decisions about fitness technology. He dives deep into product comparisons, analyzes features that actually matter, and breaks down technical specs into practical insights. Whether readers are choosing between heart rate monitors, deciding on recovery tools, or figuring out which smartwatch fits their training style, Marty aims to provide straightforward, no-hype guidance. When he’s not researching the latest gear, he’s probably testing theories about what makes certain products stick while others fade into the gadget graveyard.