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Flare is your backup in a bracelet
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Sara de Zarraga

Flare - Flare is your backup in a bracelet

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Flare is a personal safety system that empowers wearers to feel confident and in control. Our first product is a discreet smart bracelet and mobile app with personalized options that give you an easy out in an uncomfortable situation before things escalate.

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Quinn Fitzgerald
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Hey, I'm Quinn, Flare's other co-founder. We were tired of the alarmist images and rhetoric that have dominated the personal safety industry. Instead we sought to create a brand based on real experience and data, backed by industry-leading experts. Flare is about hidden signals, much like a mood ring, because safety isn’t black and white; the energies we give off and receive are colorful signals that we can tap into to better recognize iffy situations. A rich supporting Aura system evokes these nuanced states of feeling, acting as heat maps or Auras that speak to the powerful and intuitive “sixth sense” we all feel when it comes to our safety. Our identity celebrates the intersection of the individual and the collective. Live your life. Flare, your intuition, and your friends are always there with you.
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
We fight to create a world where you don't have to make compromises for your safety, because we all deserve the power and confidence to boldly live the life we choose. Designed by survivors of assault, we know what it’s like to feel unsafe. That’s why we created Flare; to help you take control of your safety. Flare is a smart bracelet and mobile app with personalized features to get you out of uncomfortable situations sooner in the moment before things escalate. Just press the button and Flare's got your back. Press for a call: Press the button on the side of your bracelet once. You’ll get a recorded call that sounds like a friend who needs you. That’s your cue to leave. You can even choose and change up the caller’s voice and your excuses to leave, right from the Flare app. Hold for a friend: Press and hold the button on the side of your bracelet for 3 seconds. This will send a group text to your crew, along with your location, asking them to check in with you. Pre-select up to five trusted friends as your crew in the Flare app.
Ryan Hoover
I really like this idea and love that you figured out how to avoid the need to charge.
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
@rrhoover Thanks! That came from a lot of user feedback. Our first product design was rechargeable and users didn't like it because it was too hard to remember to charge it when you needed it. So we scrapped that design and started over. Always listening to user feedback!
Brian Roach
Great idea! Reminds me a lot of this IFTTT applet: https://ifttt.com/applets/12269p...
Quinn Fitzgerald
Maker
@itsbrex thank you! Yes - we heard from users that what they needed most is a super discreet way to activate exactly these kinds of features and more- that's why Flare is a smart bracelet.
Marlene Marijana Jandricic
What a innovative and great idea! Congratulations!! I have daughters, students and other people who I would like to share this with as I know this would catch on... Where was this device when I was dating or traveling a lot for business? or even on my own!
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
@marley_jandricic Thank you. I'm so glad you think this would be helpful for you. We built it exactly so that people can do all the things you mentioned (dating, traveling, etc.) without having to stress about safety!
Chris Tolles
This is so awesome!
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
Shena Lohardjo
Woohoo! Congrats @sdezarraga & the Flare team on your launch - so awesome to see it come to life :)
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
@shenalo Thanks Shena! So excited to tell the world about what we've been working on
Madhavi Gavini
Amazing! Congratulations on your launch :)
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
Brian Matt
Genius. My daughter will get one (gift) and hopefully her classmates will too.
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
@brianmatt Yes we would love her feedback
Irina Seng
Congrats on your launch @sdezarraga & the team! 🎉 Great product!
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
@irina_seng Thanks Irina. What aspects of the product resonate with you the most?
Amanda French
This is an amazing product!!! Congrats to the @flarejewelry team on launching :)
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
@flarejewelry @amandafrench Thank you Amanda! Excited to see what's next for EMME.
Kunal Bhatia
Congrats on the launch @sdezarraga and the @flarejewelry team! 🙌 After working through so many iterations with your beta users, how does it feel to launch? Are you surprised by any of the responses?
Quinn Fitzgerald
Maker
@sdezarraga @flarejewelry @kunalslab It honestly feels fantastic- this product has been in the making for over two years of deep research and testing. It was not just built by us, but by the thousands of people who have shared their stories and their feedback to make Flare what it is. Today is for them. This is just the beginning - we have already been overwhelmed by the support.
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
Hey @producthunt AMA about how we designed and build Flare! Happy to answer all your questions about creating physical tech products
Sara de Zarraga
Maker
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