Jamie Weeks’ Founders Row has made a strategic investment in Ohm, a screen-free nervous system device. The deal signals a shift in wellness toward stress regulation and intentional disconnection from digital devices
When Jamie Weeks launched Founders Row, his mission was to support startups full of potential, but who may need an extra push in getting up off the ground.
The latest company on his radar: Ohm Health.
The founder of contrast-therapy concept SweatHouz and once the largest franchisee within Orangetheory Fitness has been backing startups in years one through four through Founders Row, which combines the capital strength of private equity with the timing of venture capital.
Now, Weeks is betting on the future of Ohm with a strategic investment and advisory partnership. The brand’s flagship product, the Resonance Lamp, helps users recover from stress and enhance nervous system regulation through guided breathing from the device’s light, sound and touch cues.
“Ohm is our first partnership centered on nervous-system reset and intentional disconnection — and it will not be our last,” said Weeks. “For years, the status signal was being always on. We believe the next era will reward those who know how to turn off.”
The sides didn’t disclose the financial details of the investment.
The Ohm lamp is based around guided breath work, with a handheld stone that tracks the body’s rhythm using biometric sensors to guide you toward your ideal breathing cadence with subtle pulses. After lifting the stone from the top of the lamp, Circadian rhythm-inspired light rises and falls to guide your breath, and after your heart and lungs become in sync the lamp turns from yellow to blue to reflect a balanced nervous system.
The investment signals Founders Row’s belief in the importance of regulation within wellness, as Ohm encourages intentionally stepping away from digital stimulation to recalibrate the nervous system and downshift from a society of constant productivity and chronic stress.
“In a world where we are overwhelmed by screens and rely on digital apps to track and guide everything, we believe the next frontier is actually disconnection,” said Founders Row partner and chief operating officer Jess Yuan. “The brands that define this next era will reduce digital noise.”
Ohm Health was founded by James McGoff with the goal of providing nervous system self-care through a device without a companion app or wearable device dashboard to find screen-free calm in an overstimulating world.
“We built Ohm to help people change states in real time,” said McGoff. “It’s not about tracking stress. It’s about helping people regulate it. Founders Row immediately understood that this category is more about behavior and environment than just metrics, and we are excited to bring them on as an investor and strategic advisor.”
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