November 9th, 2021

"The Most Disruptive Business School Startups Of 2021"

Telo is equally ambitious. The healthtech firm was founded by three spring graduates of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School (and one grad from the College of Design). They intend to become a leader in the area of mobility products and services that enable people to continue living independently. That starts, says Morgan Kerfeld, with the company’s “patent-pending posterior rollator” that acts as parallel bars. However, Telo is focused on more than balance and mobility.

October 23rd, 2021

"University of Minnesota students redesign walker for younger users"

Four University of Minnesota students have come up with a new way for people to move around. They took the wheeled walker that many seniors use and reimagined it for a younger clientele. Growing up, Steven Bleau saw how multiple sclerosis complicated his dad's mobility. Bleau said he noticed how others with the same condition used mobility devices when he volunteered at the MS Society’s youth camp.

October 13th, 2021

"UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA STUDENTS REDESIGN WALKER FOR YOUNGER USERS"

Four University of Minnesota students have come up with a new way for people to move around. They took the wheeled walker that many seniors use and reimagined it for a younger clientele. Growing up, Steven Bleau saw how multiple sclerosis complicated his dad's mobility. Bleau said he noticed how others with the same condition used mobility devices when he volunteered at the MS Society’s youth camp.

October 4th, 2021

"TELO WINS SECURIAN FINANCIAL AWARD IN MN CUP STARTUP COMPETITION"

Securian Financial has awarded $10,000 to Telo, a Minneapolis-based startup, as the 2021 winner of a Securian Financial-sponsored award to innovators working to improve and enrich the lives of families and whose ideas make it easier to put family first. The award, launched in 2016, is part of MN Cup, an annual statewide startup competition.

September 23rd, 2021

"MOVING MOBILITY FORWARD: TELO BRINGS IDEA TO REALITY"

There has been no significant design change to the rollator walker since its invention more than 40 years ago. Until now. Telo, a company founded by four recent University of Minnesota graduates, rethought the entire device. By putting the user in front, rather than behind, the new design could benefit millions of mobility-compromised people. What started as an idea in a Carlson School course is one of the most promising startups in Minnesota.

September 22nd, 2021

"TELO WINS INNOVATIVE BIPOC ENTREPRENEUR PRIZE"

The Metropolitan Economic Development Association (Meda) and JPMorgan Chase have awarded Telo the Innovative BIPOC Entrepreneur Prize of $25,000 as part of the Minnesota Cup. For six years, JPMorgan Chase and Meda have collaborated to offer the prize to BIPOC-led division finalists at the Minnesota Cup. 

July 13th, 2021

"TELO: REVOLUTIONIZING HUMAN MOBILITY"

Four University of Minnesota students in an undergraduate entrepreneurship course looked at rollator walkers and said, “We can do better.” It turns out they were right, and now they’ve founded a startup based on the first significant design change to the walker in over 40 years.

July 8th, 2021

"STUDENT INNOVATORS GIVE THE WALKER A FRESH SPIN"

Four University of Minnesota students founded the health-tech solutions company Telo to develop innovative devices for mobility-compromised people, including those with multiple sclerosis, which afflicts approximately 2.8 million people worldwide. Their first device: a rollator walker that breaks with decades of neglectful design, incorporates smart phone technology, and will be displayed next to Fitbits rather than bedpans in stores.