Pristine (company)
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{{Infobox company
| name = Pristine.io
| logo =
| type = Private (venture funded)
| foundation = 2013
| location = Austin, Texas, United States
| key_people = CEO: Kyle Samani
| industry = Telepresence, Videoconferencing
| num_employees = 20+
| homepage = [https://pristine.io www.pristine.io]
}}
Pristine is a VC funded startup that develops software for hands-free smartglasses and smart mobile devices, enabling video collaboration and remote support in industrial and manufacturing environments, field service management and healthcare.{{cite web|last=Strickland |first=Eliza |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/startup-profile-pristine-is-bringing-google-glass-to-the-hospital |title=Start-up Profile: Pristine Is Bringing Google Glass to the Hospital - IEEE Spectrum |publisher=IEEE |date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2015-05-07}} Pristine is based in Austin, Texas.
History
Pristine was founded by Kyle Samani and Patrick Kolencherry May 2013, shortly after Google announced the Google Glass program. It raised initial funding through angel investors{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/09/microventures-marketplace-reaches-50m-milestone.html |title=MicroVentures Marketplace reaches $50M milestone - Austin Business Journal |publisher=Bizjournals.com |date=2014-09-17 |access-date=2015-05-07}} and began piloting in a major academic medical center. In the months following, Pristine raised over $5 million in venture capital investment from S3 Ventures,{{cite web|author= |url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/09/29/pristine-grabs-5-4m-to-cure-the-doctor-shortage-and-save-lives-with-google-glass/ |title=Pristine grabs $5.4M to cure the doctor shortage and save lives with Google Glass | VentureBeat | Health | by Tom Cheredar |publisher=VentureBeat.com |date=2014-09-29 |access-date=2015-05-07}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://hitconsultant.net/2014/09/29/pristine-nabs-5-5m-to-expand-telehealth-through-google-glass/ |title=Pristine Nabs $5.4M To Expand Telehealth Through Google Glass |publisher=Hitconsultant.net |date=2014-09-29 |access-date=2015-05-07}} Capital Factory, Healthfundr, and others.
Pristine took second place at HATCH Pitch 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.hatchpitch.com/news/2013/hatchou/techstreet-2013-winners |title=HATCH pitch at TechStreet Winners Announced — HATCH pitch |publisher=Hatchpitch.com |date=2014-03-10 |access-date=2015-05-07}} a start up pitch competition that was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
University of California, Irvine participated in a smartglasses pilot in October 2013, and announced in February the following year that they would roll out the technology to outpatient programs and wound care.{{cite web|author=Stephanie M. Lee |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Startups-see-healthy-future-for-Google-Glass-in-5205142.php |title=Startups see healthy future for Google Glass in medicine |publisher=SFGate.com |date=2014-02-05 |access-date=2015-05-07}}
Pristine launched the first Google Glass pilot in an emergency room at Rhode Island Hospital in April 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.rhodeislandhospital.org/Newsroom/News.aspx?NewsId=65544/Rhode-Island-Hospital-Launches-Country%E2%80%99s-First-Google-Glass-Study-in-Emergency-Department-Setting/ |title=Rhode Island Hospital Launches Country's First Google Glass Study in Emergency Department Setting |publisher=Rhodeislandhospital.org |date= |access-date=2015-05-07}}{{cite web|last=Mooney |first=Tom |url=http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20140307-r.i.-hospitals-emergency-department-first-to-test-google-glass-technology-on-medical-conditions.ece |title=R.I. Hospital's emergency department first to test Google Glass on medical conditions/ Video |publisher=Providencejournal.com |date=2014-03-07 |access-date=2015-05-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.brown.edu/academics/medical/about/departments/emergency-medicine/news/2014-06/rhode-island-hospital-first-nation-adapt-google-glass-ed-use |title=Rhode Island Hospital is first in nation to adapt Google Glass for ED use | Department of Emergency Medicine |publisher=Brown.edu |date=2014-06-09 |access-date=2015-05-07}} It resulted in a peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Dermatology on the use of smartglasses in a healthcare environment.[http://archderm.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2250434 Feasibility and Acceptability of Google Glass for Emergency Department Dermatology Consultations]{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.golocalprov.com/health/rhode-island-hospital-uses-google-glass-to-diagnose-skin-conditions |title=Rhode Island Hospital Uses Google Glass to Diagnose Skin Conditions |publisher=GoLocalProv.com |date=2015-03-30 |access-date=2015-05-07}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2015/4/20/study-patients-prefer-google-glass-over-telephone-consults-in-eds |title=Patients Prefer Google Glass Over Telephone Consults, Study Finds |publisher=iHealthBea.orgt |date=2001-10-26 |access-date=2015-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509020954/http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2015/4/20/study-patients-prefer-google-glass-over-telephone-consults-in-eds |archive-date=2015-05-09 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/google-glass-in-the-er-health-care-moves-one-step-closer-to-star-trek/ |title=Google Glass In The ER? Health Care Moves One Step Closer To Star Trek … |publisher=Kaiserhealthnews.org |date=2015-04-20 |access-date=2015-05-07}}
Partners
In October 2014, Pristine was announced as an official partner of Google’s "Glass at Work" program.{{cite web |author=Al Sacco |url=http://www.cio.com/article/2837432/google-glass/google-adds-5-new-glass-at-work-partners.html |title=Google Adds 5 New 'Glass at Work' Partners |publisher=CIO.com |date=2014-10-22 |access-date=2015-05-07 |archive-date=2015-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501222641/http://www.cio.com/article/2837432/google-glass/google-adds-5-new-glass-at-work-partners.html |url-status=dead }}