# hDrop Technologies Inc.

> hDrop Technologies is a Little Rock sports-tech company selling a reusable wearable sensor that estimates sweat rate, fluid loss, sodium loss, potassium loss, and near-skin temperature during exercise. Its $249.99 Gen 2 device and companion app turn a messy physiological signal into a personal hydration plan without disposable patches, but independent field testing found the fluid-loss estimate could undercount heavy sweaters until properly calibrated. The useful idea is not to obey one magic score. It is to collect a personal pattern, validate it against body mass or lab results, and adjust drinking and electrolyte choices to the athlete, workout, and weather.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Little Rock, United States
- **Founders:** Adria Abella Villafranca (Co-Founder and CEO), Michael A. Cruz (Co-Founder and Mechanical Engineer), Amine Mehdi Mansouri (Co-Founder and Mechanical Engineer)
- **Team size:** Approximately 2-10 people; supplied company data lists 8 employees.
- **Products:** hDrop first-generation wearable, hDrop Gen 2, hDrop App, hDrop Lab, Research Program
- **Notable:** Raised $28,719.90 from 249 Kickstarter backers, reaching 114% of its $25,000 goal in January 2021., Received U.S. Patent 11,523,775 for non-invasive hydration and electrolyte monitoring in December 2022., Won a 2023 European Product Design Award in the professional sports-equipment category.

## Products & services

- **hDrop first-generation wearable** — A reusable upper-arm hydration and electrolyte monitor launched through Kickstarter, paired with a mobile app.
- **hDrop Gen 2** — A rechargeable, reusable sweat sensor that estimates fluid loss, sweat rate, sodium and potassium loss, and near-skin temperature; it clips to an arm strap or heart-rate strap.
- **hDrop App** — iOS and Android software for live readings, Sweat Zones, session history, calibration, hydration planning, and connected fitness data.
- **hDrop Lab** — An optional in-app subscription add-on offering expanded analysis, export and beta AI-assisted activity analysis.
- **Research Program** — A program that may provide devices at no cost to selected researchers studying sweat, hydration, heat adaptation and performance.

## Achievements

- Raised $28,719.90 from 249 Kickstarter backers, reaching 114% of its $25,000 goal in January 2021.
- Received U.S. Patent 11,523,775 for non-invasive hydration and electrolyte monitoring in December 2022.
- Won a 2023 European Product Design Award in the professional sports-equipment category.
- Secured FCC authorizations for first- and second-generation Bluetooth hardware in 2022 and 2023.
- Entered Europe through From Minus Zero, with RCD Espanyol announced as an early professional-team adopter in 2025.
- Released integrations spanning TrainingPeaks, Apple Health, Android Health Connect, Garmin workflows and Wahoo ELEMNT computers.
- Selected for the 2026 Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator cohort.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published a Lionel Sanders case study showing how he cross-checks hDrop readings with prior lab tests and body-mass change.
- **2026-07** — App version 0.50.1 improved Bluetooth uploads and calibration UX and added hDrop Lab features, while current store reviews continued to flag some connection and data-upload failures.
- **2026-06** — Wahoo support brought fluid loss, sweat rate, sodium concentration and sodium loss to compatible ELEMNT cycling computers.
- **2026-05** — Participated in the Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator cohort around Bentonville Bike Fest.
- **2026-02** — Announced a partnership with professional triathlete and former exercise-physiology professor Matt Hanson.
- **2025-07** — Entered the European market through From Minus Zero and announced RCD Espanyol as an early club adopter.

## Links

- Website: https://hdroptech.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hdrop-technologies-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hdroptech
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hdrop.tech/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/hdrop.tech

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Last updated: 2026-08-20