Our July Startup Happy Hour guest was Kaleen Canevari, founder and CEO of Flexia. Her company, a connected fitness startup, helps people build strength, flexibility, and mindfulness with the world’s first smart Pilates Reformer.
Kaleen is successfully scaling her company in our region by tapping into many of our local resources. In 2020, she completed the Carlsen Center and MetroBusiness Center’s Lean Innovator program. She is also a 2021 aluma of the FourthWave Accelerator for women-led technology companies. And she presented twice at 1 Million Cups Sacramento. Additionaly, Kaleen participated in the 2021 TechStars Sports Accelerator where she raised a $4 million dollar seed round in April of 2022.
Kaleen holds a B.S. Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and is a certified Pilates instructor. She has deep roots in the world of product development having worked in the automotive, medical device, and fitness equipment industries.
Laura Good, cofounder and CEO of StartupSac, interviewed Kaleen and then invited the audience to ask their questions.
Watch the recording of this session below:
About Flexia
Flexia is the world’s first smart Pilates reformer designed to be used at-home with innovative technology that tailors workouts and quantifies the health benefits of mind and body movements. Founded in in 2020 by Founder and CEO, Kaleen Canevari, Co-Founder and CTO, David Ducrest, and Co-Founder and CCO, CJ Kelly, Flexia was built upon three core concepts: a premium reformer experience at home, effective, low impact workouts and a more meaningful way to reconnect with your body. For more information, visit FlexiaPilates.com.
About Startup Happy Hour
Startup Happy Hour is a monthly informal community-building event for founders, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Happy Hour features a Fireside Chat interview with a successful entrepreneur, followed by Q&A and discussion from the audience. Startup Happy Hour is organized by StartupSac and the Carlsen Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Sac State. View video’s from previous Happy Hour events here
