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KAMRAN ANSARI
FOUNDER
FLUXWEAR INC.
WHY: 20-year-old co-founder of wearable tech startup FluxWear Inc. with his sister Nadia Ansari. Invented a neuromodulation device, designed as a hat, to alleviate his sister’s chronic pain using pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy. Has raised $1.5M in funding to advance the FDA approval process and initial clinical trials, partnering with local hospitals to test the wearable device called Shift.
IN THE NEWS: Won a Business Journal Innovator of the Year Award last September and was the youngest recipient to win during its 10-year run.
NOTABLE: Has received praise from OC business heavyweights such as Mike Mussallem, former chief executive and chairman of Edwards Lifesciences, and Stuart McClure, founder of Cylance. Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in physics at Stanford University.
IN HIS WORDS: “There’s research on so many other potential applications in design. We believe, as a company that likes to innovate, that we’re going to be in this constant R&D process.”
