We are Team heat it™
How everything began...
The brilliant idea originally came about in 2017 during a student competition. Fed up with mosquito bites, we tried out the treatment using concentrated heat and were immediately convinced by the principle, but not by the available products. Too clunky, never with us and unadaptable! So we decided to take the development into our own hands.
On an itch-free mission
Heat can be a highly effective way to relieve insect bites, but we believe this kind of relief should also be convenient and accessible. That’s the idea that inspired our four founders to start developing a groundbreaking medical product while still in engineering school. Today, we're an energetic start-up based in Karlsruhe, Germany, focused on creating and manufacturing innovative solutions for fast, effective relief.
Based in Germany
with our own development and production
Over 25
employees fighting itchy insect bites
Certified
manufacturer with over 5 years experience
Own development and production
Made in Germany
Since 2019, we've been a certified medical device manufacturer with in-house development and production. Today, our team has grown to over 25 talented individuals across various departments in our medtech start-up. From procurement to production, we don’t leave anything to chance.
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2024
Over 1,000,000 people worldwide already trust heat it™ for relief, with over 50 million treatments performed. Let the next mosquito season begin - we’ll be ready!
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2023
Off to new horizons. heat it™ is now available in 15 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia!
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2022
We've reached 250,000 satisfied customers and 3 million treatments worldwide. On top of that, the heat it™ app has been completely revamped with a sleek new update!
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2021
The new product generation of heat it™ takes our insect bite healer to a new level. This is honored with the ISPO Gold Award and numerous TV appearances.
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2020
The time has finally come. heat it™ can be purchased in the online store, selected pharmacies and specialty stores.
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2019
In the summer of 2019, we were able to convince almost 2,000 people to support us in crowdfunding on Startnext. In parallel, we were able to complete the German certification as a medical device manufacturer.
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2018
After founding the company, we found our place at Cyberlab Karlsruhe. This startup accelerator offered us the perfect opportunity to put the final touches on heat it™ and our company.
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2017
The initial idea came about as part of a student competition at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. This was quickly followed by the first prototypes, further competitions and the first patent applications.
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