HabitAware anti-compulsive behavior firm wins SBIR grant

Founders Aneela and Sameer Kumar of HabitAware with the "Keen" behavior-alerting bracelet.

HabitAware, a 2018 Minnesota Cup entrepreneur sweepstakes grand prize winner, has been awarded a $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Science Foundation to improve its “real-time” awareness solution for those who suffer from body-focused repetitive behaviors, such as nail biting, skin picking or hair pulling.

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