Episode #19: 3D Body Scans: Coming to Your Gym
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Join Mike Collins on the Tech Optimist as he dives into the innovative world of body scanning technology with Alex Wayenberg, CEO of Shape. Discover how ShapeScale, the company’s flagship product, is transforming personal health tracking by providing detailed, photorealistic 3D scans. Learn about the impact of this cutting-edge technology in various sectors, from fitness and healthcare to plastic surgery, and how it’s setting new standards in body measurement accuracy and personal health insights.
Episode #19: 3D Body Scans: Coming to Your Gym
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In this episode, join Alex Wayenberg, CEO of Shape, and find out how the company’s flagship product, ShapeScale, leverages cutting-edge AI technology to redefine personal health tracking. This innovative 3D body scanner offers users an unprecedented ability to monitor changes in their body shape, pinpointing exact areas of weight gain or loss.
Watch Time ~36 minutes
The show is produced by Alumni Ventures, which has been recognized as a “Top 20 Venture Firm” by CB Insights (’24) and as the “#1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US” by Pitchbook (’22 & ’23).
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Creators and Guests
HOST
Mike Collins
CEO, and Co-Founder at Alumni Ventures
Mike has been involved in almost every facet of venturing, from angel investing to venture capital, new business and product launches, and innovation consulting. He is currently CEO of Alumni Ventures Group, the managing company for our fund, and launched AV’s first alumni fund, Green D Ventures, where he oversaw the portfolio as Managing Partner and is now Managing Partner Emeritus. Mike is a serial entrepreneur who has started multiple companies, including Kid Galaxy, Big Idea Group (partially owned by WPP), and RDM. He began his career at VC firm TA Associates. He holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science from Dartmouth and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
GUEST
Alexandre Wayenberg
CEO, Shape
Alexandre Wayenberg is the CEO of Shape, a startup developing the ShapeScale, a scale that scans your body in 3D and allow users to visualize how their body shape change. Shape has been funded and been part of the Summer 2015 batch of Y Combinator.
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