Vicis will maintain a Seattle presence, two years after the helmet maker went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019. Vicis is now owned by Certor Sports, a company that… Read More
High-tech football helmet maker Vicis is a runaway leader in a new ranking of the key piece of equipment by the National Football League and the NFL Players Association. Vicis… Read More
Vicis is back. The one-time Seattle startup darling that went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019 just debuted a new-and-improved version of its high-tech football helmet called the… Read More
— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas area, Berry was most recently SVP of human resources and… Read More
The New York City investment firm that just purchased the assets and technology of football helmet maker Vicis plans to keep the company’s brand alive and maintain a Seattle presence.… Read More
After a sudden downfall last year that left high-tech football helmet maker Vicis out of cash and no longer in business, a New York City investment firm has purchased the… Read More
The Seattle Seahawks didn’t make it to Super Bowl LIV on Sunday, but that didn’t stop Seattle from being well represented in Miami and on TV during the NFL’s showcase… Read More
It’s been a couple weeks since the demise of Seattle-based Vicis, the high-tech football helmet maker that laid off all of its employees and was placed into receivership by its… Read More
Raising money and managing investors can be a major undertaking for any startup, but for failed Seattle startup Vicis, the complexity was on a whole other level. The high-tech football… Read More
From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from and impacting Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. That’s our consensus… Read More
Update, Monday, Dec. 23, 3:10 p.m.: This story has been updated with additional comments from Vicis Board Chair Bruce Montgomery. Just days after laying off more than 100 employees, high-tech… Read More
Seattle startup Vicis officially eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees on Friday, including its interim CEO, in the latest sign of problems at the high-tech football helmet maker.… Read More
We made it through the rain and into the studio to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week: Car2go’s exit from North America, which will leave Seattle without… Read More
Inside the lobby of Vicis‘ headquarters in Seattle this week, floor-to-ceiling images on the walls showed young football players wearing the company’s high-tech helmet. A portrait of former Seattle Seahawks… Read More
Vicis, the high-profile Seattle startup that garnered support from the NFL for its high-tech football helmet, is in financial trouble. The company is running out of money, has furloughed employees,… Read More
Vicis CEO Dave Marver is stepping down, GeekWire has learned. Marver co-founded the Seattle startup six years ago after Vicis spun out of the University of Washington. The company’s $950… Read More
— Goldman Sachs hired former AWS exec Marco Argenti as co-chief information officer and former Verizon chief technology officer Atte Lahtiranta as CTO. Argenti is the former vice president of… Read More
High-tech football helmet maker Vicis today announced a soft helmet for use during practices, 7-on-7 and flag football. The Ultim cap is designed to protect players from head injuries when… Read More
Football is still America’s game in U.S. high schools, drawing more than a million athletes each year. But concerns over the lasting effects of concussions have caused youth participation in… Read More
Vicis once again ranked atop the NFL’s laboratory test to determine which helmets best reduce head impact severity experienced by players on the field. The Seattle startup and its high-tech… Read More
Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2 billion across 175 deals, according to a report from PwC… Read More
NFL quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith are re-upping their investment in Vicis. The Seattle-based high-tech helmet maker expanded its Series B investment round by $1.5 million thanks to more… Read More
Vicis is adding another big name to its investor list as the company opens up sales of its high-tech football helmet to all youth football players. Green Bay Packers quarterback… Read More
Vicis, the Seattle-based company known for high-tech helmets used in the NFL, NCAA, high school and youth football, has raised an additional $15 million, bringing its total funding to $70… Read More
Vicis is bringing its high-tech helmet technology from the playing field to the battlefield. The Seattle startup today announced a contract with the U.S. Army to improve the safety of… Read More
There’s something cool about getting to touch, feel, and use a high-tech hardware product, perhaps more so today than in the years past given how software is eating the world.… Read More
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Vicis makes the safest helmet in football. That’s the verdict again from the NFL, which ranked the Seattle startup atop its 2018 Helmet Laboratory Testing Performance Results. The league worked with… Read More
The idea of sketching business plans and ideas on cocktail napkins dates back decades. You quickly draw out the core components of a business on a napkin, and it helps… Read More
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