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The Breakaway

The personal coach and companion for cyclists.

Y CombinatorSummer 2021ActiveConsumerFitnessHealth & Wellness

What they do

Problem

Cyclists and fitness enthusiasts lack accessible, personalized coaching and companionship to improve performance, health, and wellness based on their tracked data.

Solution

An AI-driven personal performance coaching and companion app that analyzes tracked cycling (and eventually broader fitness) data to deliver individualized training guidance.

Who it's for

Cyclists today and, over time, any consumer who tracks exercise performance and wants personalized coaching.

Founders

Jordan Kobert
Founder

CEO & Co-founder of The Breakaway. I founded The Breakaway in 2020 along with Kyle Yugawa. Our mission is to help people improve and we're starting with cycling, leveraging the explosive growth in platforms like Peloton, Zwift and Strava. We'll expand to all aspects of digital fitness to become the go-to coaching app for fitness enthusiasts. Previously I was at: Urbandoor (Acq by Airbnb), Strava, Google, AdMob (Acq by Google), HomeGain.

Kyle Yugawa
Founder

Product designer. Father of two. Recovering jiujiteiro. Weekend warrior cyclist. Co-founder & design leader at The Breakaway YCS21. Singularly focused on helping more people improve their fitness and finding joy in riding their bikes. Previously at Strava, VSCO, and Tempo

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