Wahoo Fitness, LLC

Wahoo Fitness, LLC is a private American fitness technology company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded by Chip Hawkins, who re-acquired the company in early 2024. As a private entity, Wahoo Fitness does not publicly disclose revenue figures; sources estimated its employee count to be between 200 and 300 people in 2021.

Wahoo Fitness is an operating company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive ecosystem of connected devices and sensors for cyclists, runners, and endurance athletes. Its major product lines include the KICKR family of smart indoor cycling trainers, the ELEMNT family of GPS cycling computers and sport watches, the TICKR family of heart rate monitors, and the SPEEDPLAY brand of road cycling pedals. The company also offers the Wahoo SYSTM training app, which integrates with its hardware to provide structured workouts.

The company's patent litigation posture, based on available data, is that of an operating company defending itself against patent assertions. It has been a defendant in one tracked case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This pattern is typical for a technology manufacturer targeted by a non-practicing entity (NPE).

The single tracked case is Blackbird Tech LLC v. Wahoo Fitness, LLC, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in 2016. The plaintiff, Blackbird Tech LLC, is a patent assertion entity known for acquiring patents and monetizing them through litigation. This firm's business model consists of purchasing patents and asserting them against technology companies.