Retrofit, a Chicago, IL-based weight loss company, has raised $8m in Series A funding.
The round was led by DFJ, with participation from Correlation Ventures and Hyde Park Angels and previous investors New World Ventures and I2A Fund.
Led by CEO and Founder Jeff Hyman, Retrofit provides a year-long weight loss program that includes wireless monitoring of a client’s weight, activity and sleep, as well as private lessons with a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, and behavior coach.
In conjunction with the funding, Mohanjit Jolly, DFJ Managing Director, will join the company’s board of directors.
The company currently has 80 full-time & part-time employees nationwide.
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13/11/2012