Prorizon, a Manchester-based health and sports tech startup, has successfully raised £400k in a pre-seed funding round in which GC Angels acted as the lead Innovate UK investment partner. The investment from GC Angels was raised alongside an Innovate UK Investor partnership award with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) and other angel investors.
It will enable Prorizon to enhance its platform, integrating advanced AI technologies to provide personalised and preventative interventions for individuals managing both physical and psychological stress.
This will support Prorizon’s mission of optimising long-term health and performance while tackling the root causes of stress, particularly among young people working in highly competitive environments.
Prorizon enables individuals to proactively monitor and manage their mental and physical stress (mind-body load) through an app that integrates biopsychosocial data. These data are then continuously analysed by the Prorizon technology to deliver real-time predictive insights and personalised interventions. Additionally, these findings are aggregated to generate full team reports which can be shared with coaches, nutritionists and analysts to evaluate the overall health and performance of a sports team.
Prorizon’s unique approach combines physical health data with psychosocial well-being metrics, giving users tools to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and enhance their performance. The platform is designed especially for high-performance sectors, including sports and education, where stress management is crucial for success.
This funding round will support Prorizon in expanding its team and continue to commercialise its platform. It is also set to launch a new product powered by AI which will further enhance its offering to athletes and high-performance teams.
In the coming 12 months, Prorizon is set to expand its footprint in the sporting industry, with a strong emphasis on professional sports teams. The company is also eyeing the American college sports market for further growth. Additionally, Prorizon aims to extend its innovative platform to other high-performance sectors, including education and performing arts. By delivering on its growth strategy, Prorizon expects to generate £200k in revenue by the end of 2025.
Joly Fengyang Zou, co-founder and CEO of Prorizon, said: “Our goal is to provide a holistic approach to mental and physical health, allowing users to take control of their well-being in a way that is tailored to their unique needs. The funding from GC Angels will allow us to integrate AI technology into our platform and improve our solution, helping even more people manage their health and performance across industries like sports and education.”
Claire Stewart, co-founder of Prorizon and Professor at LJMU, said: “We are tackling the root causes of stress, not just the symptoms. By using data to monitor both the mind and body, we can help people to not only build resilience but optimise their performance too. With this investment from GC Angels, we’ll be able to reach new markets and provide valuable tools for individuals and teams in high stress, performance-driven sectors.”
Ranvir Singh, investment manager at GC Angels, said: “Prorizon’s innovative approach is something we are really excited about at GC Angels. By combining physical health with mental wellbeing, the Prorizon platform provides an impressive and futuristic solution for managing stress and optimising performance. With our investment, we are confident that Prorizon will scale and make a real impact in industries where performance is equal to success.”
For more information about Prorizon, or to find out how you can get involved, visit:https://prorizon.tech.
