Matthew Bailey

Founder

CTO and co-founder of North (formerly Thalmic Labs). BASc in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo (2012). Visiting scholar at ETH Zurich. Specialization in pattern recognition and machine learning. Forbes 30 Under 30 (2017).

Overview

Companies

Roles

Companies

1 company

North $176M

Acquired

Canadian wearable technology company, originally founded as Thalmic Labs. First gained attention with the Myo gesture control armband, which used electromyography sensors to translate arm muscle activity into computer input (named one of Time Magazine's top inventions). Rebranded to North in 2018 and pivoted to Focals, everyday smart glasses with holographic display and Alexa integration. YC W13. Acquired by Google/Alphabet in June 2020 for a reported $180M.

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