KinoTek, a Portland-based digital health startup, recently appointed Krystal Williams and Burak Sezen as independent members of its inaugural board of directors.
Williams and Sezen will join Justin Hafner, KinoTek’s co-founder and CEO, on the company’s three-member board.
“Krystal and Burak bring complimentarily expertise that creates immense value for our Board and KinoTek as a whole,” Hafner said in a statement. “This is an incredibly exciting and important time for KinoTek. The knowledge Burak and Krystal bring to our board will be pivotal as we launch our first product in 2021.”
KinoTek, founded in 2018, is developing software that uses computer vision technology to gather motion capture data that it then uses to create computer visualizations of the human body, including measurements of things like joint range of motion and asymmetry. The company originally targeted professional athletes and sports teams, but pivoted last year during the pandemic to tailor its software product for physical therapists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, and any other licensed professional who uses movement as a way to assess, treat, or prescribe rehabilitation—a customer segment Hafner calls “movement clinicians.”
Williams will serve as the board’s chairperson. She is founder of Providentia Group, a business and advisory firm in the Portland area that works with businesses to create paths to economic belonging for historically disenfranchised individuals. Williams most recently practiced transactional and regulatory law at Bernstein Shur, and Pierce Atwood before that. Before receiving her law degree from the University of Maine School of Law, she held senior management roles at John Deere. She also holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and dual BAs in Mathematics and Psychology from Williams College.
“KinoTek’s solution creates compelling and information-rich imagery in a user-friendly package,” Williams said in a statement. “There is just so much potential for how KinoTek’s solution can help small business movement specialists and add value to the individual seeking rehabilitative or strengthening care.”
Sezen is a partner and co-founder at 6ixth Event (Cataclysmic Capital), an investment firm focused on early-stage startups and alternative assets and markets. Previously, Sezen, who grew up in Turkey, co-founded and successfully exited two healthcare technology startups. He has a Chemical Engineering degree from Bogazici University in Turkey and an MBA from the University of Southern Maine.
There will also be two board observers: Matthew Hoffner of Maine Technology Institute and David Holomakoff, KinoTek’s co-founder and chief product officer.
“KinoTek has been able to add two esteemed board members without even having to leave Portland,” Holomakoff said. “This is just another indication of the strides Maine is making as a growing startup hub.”
The creation of its board follows several company milestones, including its acceptance in October into an international accelerator for tech companies in the areas of sports and health and the completion of a development partnership with Microsoft.
