Hardware architecture & product
Mateo
Started OpenPulse after rejecting the subscription logic of closed wearables. Leads product direction, hardware architecture, and partner problem framing.
Team
Three founders. One open system.
OpenPulse started because Mateo was frustrated with a subscription wearable. It became a modular biosignal platform once the team realized the sharper problem was B2B: give partners exactly the sensors and data path they need.
Origin story
From "no subscription" to a configurable platform.
The first idea was an open-source fitness band: privacy-friendly, repairable, and customizable. The strategic shift came after hard target-group conversations: "everyone" was not a market. Pilot partners were.
Startfrustration with subscription wearables
First thesisopen-source fitness tracker for data sovereignty
ShiftB2B platform with B2C open-source secondary market
Nowhardware built, sensor-module validation next
Founders
Young, technical, and unusually close to the hardware.
The age is part of the story, but not the pitch. The pitch is that the team can design PCBs, run the build process, talk to partners, and keep shipping.
Business & strategy
Juan
Works across business model, competitions, and partner logic. Brings analytical strength and international perspective from Sevenoaks and math competition experience.
Firmware & signal processing
Roman
Focuses on firmware, math, physics, and signal logic. Early-study-level technical curiosity meets practical embedded development.