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Oura is going public, but these smart ring companies are coming for its crown
Oura is preparing for an IPO while facing intensifying competition from emerging smart ring startups vying for market leadership through differentiated features and strategies.
Sep 5, 2026
Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman in $70M round on bet to turn smart rings into computers
Ultrahuman secured a $70M funding round led by Qualcomm to develop a new smart ring powered by Qualcomm chipsets, with an aggressive revenue target of $200M annual run rate by January 2027.
Sep 3, 2026
Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts
Circular announced its Ring 3 series smart ring featuring contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts, positioning itself in a crowded market alongside Oura Ring 5 and RingConn Gen 3.
Sep 3, 2026
Your Oura Ring can’t measure what’s going on in your skull
Oura Ring faces a class-action lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing over its sleep-stage tracking claims, as the device lacks direct brainwave measurement capability required for clinical-grade sleep staging.
Aug 26, 2026
Sources: smart ring maker Oura and some of its backers seek to raise up to $3B in a US IPO that could take place as soon as September and value it at over $16B (Bloomberg)
Oura Health Oy, a Finnish smart ring company, is preparing a US IPO targeting up to $3B in proceeds and a valuation exceeding $16B, potentially as early as September.
Aug 25, 2026
Vital Signals launches the $399 Signal Ring, which provides systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings without the need for the traditional arm cuff (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
Vital Signals, a three-year-old startup, launched the $399 Signal Ring—a wearable smart ring claiming clinical-grade systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurement without an arm cuff.
Jul 16, 2026