LVL Technologies, the developer of a sensor that can track hydration as part of a wearable device, has raised $6.75m in a Samsung-led round that included Maxim Ventures.

Samsung Catalyst Fund, a subsidiary of consumer electronics producer Samsung, has led a $6.75m series A round for US-based wearable sensor technology startup LVL Technologies.

Analogue and mixed-signal technology provider Maxim Integrated Products also participated in the round, through its Maxim Ventures subsidiary, along with unnamed investors from the wearable technology and manufacturing sectors.

Founded as BSX Athletics, LVL is the creator of a sensor platform that can measure hydration levels in the human body as well as other vital…