Vara is solving the issue of how firearms are secured in the civilian and government markets. There are over 400M firearms in the U.S. and 43% of firearms are left unsecured and loaded. Vara created a patented biometric locking system to enable smarter security and insights into firearm use.

Timmy Oh grew up in California and was taught gun safety from his uncle, a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department. He started the idea for Vara while studying engineering in New York and met Christine Tate, his cofounder, when he won the $100K NY business competition. Christine was one of the judges at the competition and a NY angel investor who has over 20 years of experience in management, operations, and finance. Together, they built a team to tackle the problem of gun safety and Vara was formed.

Vara is bringing a solution to one of the most preventable areas of gun violence- unauthorized access to firearms. Through biometric technology and smart software, Vara enables its customers to keep their guns secure and brings insights into firearm use.

Since launching in late 2019, Vara has sold over 7000 units and generated $1.8M in revenue to date. Vara's initial product is a smart locking device for firearms, focused on a social impact mission of keeping guns safe from children and intruders. Vara has strong patents around biometric systems and a connected platform for firearm data/analytics. Vara currently has over 9500 customers on our waitlist and 50 agencies signed up for beta-testing our newest product line. Our estimated runrate for 2022 is $3.3M.