Kalogon Raises $5.75M in Funding Led by Enable Ventures

The round also saw participation from Florida Opportunity Fund, Castellan Group, and returning investors DeepWork Capital, Sawmill Angels, and Black Opal.

The company plans to use the funding to expand its operations and accelerate product development.

The funding follows a strong year for Kalogon, during which the company more than tripled its medical revenue compared to the previous year and moved into a larger manufacturing facility in Melbourne to support growing demand.

This investment reflects a simple idea: products designed to improve accessibility often benefit everyone. More than one in four Americans live with a disability, and people over 55 are one of the fastest-growing groups in the workforce. Companies that design for these users are often creating better products for a much wider audience.

Just as curb ramps and closed captions became useful for many people beyond their original purpose, Kalogons innovations in wheelchair seating are helping improve comfort, and healthy sitting for more people overall.

Kalogon was founded to address a major health challenge faced by wheelchair users: pressure injuries. These injuries contribute to thousands of deaths each year, and are estimated to cost the healthcare system around $20 billion annually. The companys first product, Orbiter, is a smart wheelchair cushion that has been clinically shown to improve comfort and blood flow.

Since then, Kalogon has expanded its offerings into a complete seating system that combines pressure management with postural support. The technology, developed and refined through extensive real world use, is also being tested to help reduce fatigue and discomfort for US Air Force crews on long duration missions, with additional opportunities being explored in commercial aviation and the automotive industry.

“People who use wheelchairs face real health consequences from sitting, but the stresses of sitting don't stop there,” said Tim Balz, founder and CEO of Kalogon. “When you solve for the people with the greatest need, you end up solving it for everyone. Our work with the U.S. Air Force showed us that the same technologies that help wheelchair users can help a B-52 pilot endure a 30-hour mission at peak performance. Improving seating has applications everywhere, and this investment lets us chase the full scope of that opportunity.”

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“Disability is not a niche market; it’s an inevitable part of the human experience, like being seated, yet there is still so much we don't know about the effects of sitting,” said Regina “Gina” Kline, founder and managing partner of Enable Ventures. “People want products that are intuitively designed and fit seamlessly into their lives. Kalogon's empathy-driven design process, rooted in data, is exactly what this market needs, and every cushion they put into the world teaches them something new about how people sit. That knowledge compounds, and what they're building for wheelchair users today will become the standard for seating for everyone tomorrow.”

About Kalogon

Founded in 2019 by Timothy Balz, Evan Rosenberg and Aaron Jones, Kalogon is a Melbourne, Florida based company focused on improving seated health. The company develops advanced seating solutions designed to reduce the physical strain of sitting for long periods, serving customers in healthcare, aviation and other industries. Kalogon’s technology uses real-time sensors, adaptive seating surfaces, and personalized controls to improve circulation, protect skin health and reduce fatigue, helping people stay more comfortable and healthier while seated.

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