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Oura

Wearables & Digital HealthOulu, Finland

Oura is a Finnish health technology company founded in 2013 in Oulu by Petteri Lahtela, Kari Kivelä and Markku Koskela, and the company that created the smart ring category. Its Oura Ring tracks sleep, readiness and activity through optical and temperature sensors. It holds US Patent 11,868,178 covering the layered internal construction of a sensor-filled ring, which it asserted at the International Trade Commission against Ultrahuman and RingConn, winning exclusion orders in 2025.

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2013Founded
Wearables & Digital HealthSector
Sept 2026Latest coverage

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What is Oura?

Oura is a Finnish health technology company founded in 2013 in Oulu by Petteri Lahtela, Kari Kivelä and Markku Koskela, and the company that created the smart ring category. Its Oura Ring tracks sleep, readiness and activity through optical and temperature sensors. It holds US Patent 11,868,178 covering the layered internal construction of a sensor-filled ring, which it asserted at the International Trade Commission against Ultrahuman and RingConn, winning exclusion orders in 2025.

Who founded Oura?

Oura is associated with Petteri Lahtela, Kari Kivelä, Markku Koskela.

What is the latest news on Oura?

The most recent StartupFox coverage is “Ultrahuman Raises $70M After Engineering Its Way Around a US Import Ban” (4 September 2026). All stories are listed on this page.