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Myant

Myant is a Toronto textile-computing company that knits biometric sensors into everyday garments. Its Skiin line captures continuous health data such as heart rate and ECG from clothing.

Smart textilesTorontoFounded 2010myant.ca
2019year the Skiin biometric textile platform launchedKnitting Industry

The people

What they build

Skiin — biosensing underwear and garments that track heart rate, ECG and activity

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About

Founded in 2010 by Tony Chahine, Myant builds garments with sensors knitted directly into the fabric, a field it calls textile computing. Its Skiin platform, launched in 2019, offers biosensing underwear and garments that continuously track heart rate, ECG and activity, and has received Health Canada clearance as a Class II medical device. The company operates a large textile-computing facility in the Toronto area and has partnered with organizations including Canadian Tire.

Backers

Myant is privately funded and has drawn strategic backing, including a partnership with Canadian Tire and a $1.5M Ontario Together Fund grant. Specific venture investors and round sizes are not confirmed here.

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What does Myant make?

Myant develops textile-computing garments that embed sensors into clothing to continuously capture biometric data. Its Skiin line tracks heart rate, ECG and activity.

Who founded Myant and when?

Myant was founded in 2010 by Tony Chahine, who serves as CEO. It is headquartered in the Toronto area.

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