The aptly named Softwheel is a company that tries to make riding through cobblestone street with a neck injury on a wheelchair less painful.
The company is valued at $140 million and recently raised $25 million dollars to move forward with its new wheel design.
The wheel has a built-in suspension system. The spokes (the structure between the outer edge and the center disc of a wheel) would absorb the impact created by riding on an uneven surface.
![Softwheel has three suspension arms attached to the wheel frame. Image via Bike-on](https://i0.wp.com/gigadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/softwheel_acrobat_wheels.jpg?resize=600%2C594)
Users can fit the wheel on a wheelchair or a bicycle.
![A wheelchair user travels uphill on Softwheel. Image via Softwheel Technology](https://i0.wp.com/gigadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/softwheel-wheelchair-uphill.jpg?resize=750%2C464)
The less vibration coming from the wheels means less pain for the users. The wheel is available in size 24 and 25. The weight limit is 300 pounds.
![Gilad Wolf, the product designer tests out the Softwheel on his wheelchair. Image via NoCamel](https://i0.wp.com/gigadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/softwheel-concept-creator-Gilad-Wolf-1.jpg?resize=715%2C581)
The founder of Softwheel, Gilad Wolf, started the company as he was trying to recover from a broken pelvis in 2008. He presented his concepts to Rad-Biomed Technology Accelerator, an organization that funds life science companies in Israel.