Pristine (company)

Pristine.io
Company typePrivate (venture funded)
IndustryTelepresence, Videoconferencing
Founded2013
HeadquartersAustin, Texas, United States
Key people
CEO: Kyle Samani
Number of employees
20+
Websitewww.pristine.io

Pristine is a VC funded startup that develops software for hands-free smartglasses and smart mobile devices, enabling video collaboration and remote support in industrial and manufacturing environments, field service management and healthcare.[1] Pristine is based in Austin, Texas.

History

Pristine was founded by Kyle Samani and Patrick Kolencherry May 2013, shortly after Google announced the Google Glass program. It raised initial funding through angel investors[2] and began piloting in a major academic medical center. In the months following, Pristine raised over $5 million in venture capital investment from S3 Ventures,[3][4] Capital Factory, Healthfundr, and others.

Pristine took second place at HATCH Pitch 2013,[5] a start up pitch competition that was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

University of California, Irvine participated in a smartglasses pilot in October 2013, and announced in February the following year that they would roll out the technology to outpatient programs and wound care.[6]

Pristine launched the first Google Glass pilot in an emergency room at Rhode Island Hospital in April 2014.[7][8][9] It resulted in a peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Dermatology on the use of smartglasses in a healthcare environment.[10][11][12][13]

Partners

In October 2014, Pristine was announced as an official partner of Google’s "Glass at Work" program.[14]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "MicroVentures Marketplace reaches $50M milestone - Austin Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. 2014-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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  5. ^ "HATCH pitch at TechStreet Winners Announced — HATCH pitch". Hatchpitch.com. 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  6. ^ Stephanie M. Lee (2014-02-05). "Startups see healthy future for Google Glass in medicine". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  7. ^ "Rhode Island Hospital Launches Country's First Google Glass Study in Emergency Department Setting". Rhodeislandhospital.org. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  8. ^ Mooney, Tom (2014-03-07). "R.I. Hospital's emergency department first to test Google Glass on medical conditions/ Video". Providencejournal.com. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  9. ^ "Rhode Island Hospital is first in nation to adapt Google Glass for ED use | Department of Emergency Medicine". Brown.edu. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  10. ^ Feasibility and Acceptability of Google Glass for Emergency Department Dermatology Consultations
  11. ^ "Rhode Island Hospital Uses Google Glass to Diagnose Skin Conditions". GoLocalProv.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  12. ^ "Patients Prefer Google Glass Over Telephone Consults, Study Finds". iHealthBea.orgt. 2001-10-26. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  13. ^ "Google Glass In The ER? Health Care Moves One Step Closer To Star Trek …". Kaiserhealthnews.org. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  14. ^ Al Sacco (2014-10-22). "Google Adds 5 New 'Glass at Work' Partners". CIO.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-05-07.