Overview
MakuSafe is a Des Moines-area insurtech and safety analytics company that develops patented wearable technology and cloud-based data analytics to identify, predict, and prevent workplace injuries. Founded in 2016 by Gabriel Glynn and Mark Frederick, the company has pioneered workforce wearables that monitor real-time environmental and motion data around industrial workers, enabling employers and insurers to take proactive action before incidents occur.
The company's MakuSafe Ally wearable armband device uses IoT sensors to capture environmental conditions such as ambient temperature, humidity, air quality, light levels, and noise, along with motion data related to strain, exertion, slips, trips, and falls. Importantly, the device does not monitor biometric or HIPAA-covered personal data. The companion MakuSmart cloud platform uses AI and machine learning to analyze trends, generate alerts, and provide actionable recommendations to EHS leaders and safety managers in near real-time.
Since launching commercially in 2020, MakuSafe has monitored over 7 million hours of industrial work and collected more than 7 billion data points. The platform has demonstrated the ability to reduce workers' compensation claims frequency by 50% or more and claims severity by 90%, making it a compelling value proposition for insurance carriers and their policyholders seeking to reduce loss costs.
Products & Services
MakuSafe Ally
Patented wearable armband device equipped with IoT sensors that monitors the environment around industrial workers in real time.
Key Features
- Environmental monitoring (temperature, humidity, air quality, light, noise)
- Motion detection for strain, exertion, slips, trips, and falls
- Non-biometric and non-HIPAA design focused on external conditions
- Location tracking at time of sensor threshold events
Target Users: Industrial workers, EHS managers, Safety teams
MakuSmart Platform
Cloud-based analytics platform that processes sensor data from wearable devices using AI and machine learning.
Key Features
- Real-time safety dashboard and data visualization
- AI-powered trend analysis and hazard identification
- Automated alerts with specific action recommendations
- Compliance reporting and near-miss documentation
Target Users: EHS leaders, Safety managers, Insurance loss control teams
MakuSafe MyVoice
Push-to-talk communication system enabling frontline workers to voice-record near-miss reports and safety observations directly from the field.
Key Features
- Voice memo recording for real-time hazard reporting
- Near-miss incident documentation
- Frontline worker communication tool
Target Users: Frontline workers, Safety managers
MakuSafe Scout
Forklift safety system with pedestrian detection capabilities designed to reduce dangerous forklift-pedestrian interactions.
Key Features
- Pedestrian detection and proximity alerts
- Forklift interaction monitoring
- Documented 85% reduction in dangerous forklift interactions
Target Users: Warehouse and logistics operations, Safety teams
MakuSafe Interact
Integration solution that connects MakuSafe wearable data with existing workplace safety and enterprise systems.
Key Features
- System integration capabilities
- Data sharing across safety platforms
Target Users: IT teams, EHS managers
MakuSafe SiteLink
Site-level connectivity and deployment solution for managing MakuSafe devices across facilities.
Key Features
- Multi-site device management
- Facility-level data aggregation
Target Users: Multi-site operations, Facility managers
At a Glance
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Employees
- 11-50
- Funding
- Seed
Category & Focus
- Category
- Risk & Safety Analytics
- Subcategories
- Wearable Technology Workplace Safety Workers' Compensation Loss Prevention IoT Sensors
- Insurance Verticals
- P&C
- Target Customers
- Carriers, Brokers, Employers
Customers
- Coca-Cola
- Nestle
- Tyson Foods
- Procter & Gamble
- Subaru
- Cargill
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Last updated: 2026-03-25