Alter-G uses anti-gravity tech for physical therapy, raises $8M
Medical device maker Alter-G, has an interesting concept for physical therapy: Anti-gravity. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., it offers a special treadmill, called the G-Trainer, that uses air pressure to give patients the feeling of weightlessness as they are moving. And it just landed $8… Continue Reading
Alter-G raises $2.5M more for anti-gravity treadmills
Alter-G, a Menlo Park, Calif. company whose first round of funding we reported last year, has taken an equal follow-on amount of $2.5 million to help roll out its “anti-gravity” treadmills for physical therapy.
The device assumes a portion of the patient’s load by use of… Continue Reading
Alter-G raises $2.5M for pressured treadmill, from NASA’s threatened VC arm
Alter-G, a Menlo Park, Ca. company that helps people run on a treadmill with the use of air pressure to reduce their effective weight, has raised $2.5 million in a first round of funding (see VentureWire; sub required).
Red Planet Capital, the venture arm of NASA… Continue Reading