Company Profile

6Degrees LTD

  • Startup

Tel Aviv
Israel
6Degrees LTD

About

6Degrees’ award-winning revolutionary wearable enables people with dexterity loss gain independence via touch-free control of smart devices.

Our fashionable smart wearable translates motion into commands (swipe, zoom, point, etc.) while its embedded AI adapts to individual capabilities (range, tremor, etc.).

Founders Bio

Founder and CEO, Miri Berger, has previously worked as the lead industrial designer at Mi Studios Inc. and has more than 15 years of experience in industrial design taking products from initial design through to manufacturing. She holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute (New York) as well as an undergraduate degree in Ceramics Design from Bezalel Academy.

Miri has extensive knowledge in product manufacturing, having worked with leading designers in Israel; taught 3D- Design and Innovation at Bezalel Academy; served as a laboratory technician at Pratt Institute, and directed the Design Department of a consultancy based in Brooklyn NY.

As part of her work, she created “design for manufacturing” books as well as helped to set up a production line in China. These experiences give her an extended and in-depth understanding of a wide variety of projects and media including Toys, Furniture, Tiles, Wrist-watches, Soft goods, Kitchenware, and Electronics.

Founder and CTO, Aryeh Katz, brings over 10 years of work experience in biology and electrical systems. He has completed his master’s from the prestigious NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering in New York, winner of the NYU Presidents Service Award. Aryeh served as the head of the special projects and prototype lab. During this time, Aryeh was a founder and tech lead for 3 startups in the medical, communications, and machinery fields.

During his time at the institute, he managed numerous industrial consultations as well as supervised personnel throughout the prototyping to the final design stage. His position included overseeing of the lab’s day-to-day operations such as system maintenance, restocking of materials as well as training other users on the use of machines (Embedded Systems Engineer).

Product Overview

Honors and Awards

  • MassChallenge Gold winners
  • Creative Business Cup: most investable startup and best startup winners
  • Get in the ring heath 2nd place