Our
Story
Oly didn't start with a technology.
Years before any of this existed, our co-founder and CEO, Elhanan Mandel, was recovering from surgery and the long, slow months that follow it. What helped wasn't only rest. It was breath. It was movement, done slowly and done right. Yoga gave him a way back into his own body and somewhere along the way it stopped being something he practiced and became the way he lived.
He became a certified yoga instructor, carrying with him a background in industrial design. And in years of teaching, he kept hearing the same sentence: "I want to practice on my own, but I'm never sure I'm doing it right." Practicing alone means guessing. And guessing is what makes people give up long before the practice has a chance to give them anything back.
So we looked at what was already out there. Libraries of pre-recorded videos that play the same way whether you're in the room or not. Apps that count your steps and your sleep but have nothing to say about how you're actually moving. Wearables that measure everything except form. Plenty of wellness. Almost no one watching.
So he teamed up with Adi Oz Hayat - branding, UX, and digital strategy - and together they built what didn't exist yet. Oly reads your posture in real time, corrects you as you go, and adapts to the body you brought with you today. No wearables. No sensors. Nothing but a phone camera and everything stays on your device.
And it doesn't stop at the mat. Yoga, breathwork, meditation, one place that moves with your day, whether you have forty minutes or four. Not a class you attend. A personal wellness partner that shows up wherever you are.
Not to replace the 5,000 years that came before it. To make them reachable.
We believe that wellness should be a seamless part of everyday life - personalized, proactive, and always within reach. Our vision is to redefine the way people engage with their physical and mental wellbeing, using AI to turn wellness into a natural habit - not a scheduled activity.
Mission
Oly’s mission is to deliver intelligent, adaptive wellness experiences that feel effortless and intuitive - anytime, anywhere. We harness motion tracking, AI, and behavioral design to bring personalized yoga and mindfulness into people’s daily routines, safely and effectively.
Who we are
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Vision
Founders
Elhanan Mandel and Adi Oz Hayat met during their master's studies in Design, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, asking the same question: how do you give someone practicing alone what a teacher in the studio gives them?
CEO
Elhanan Mandel
A certified yoga instructor and multidisciplinary designer, Elhanan previously headed the academic department at Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv. At Oly he leads overall management and product.
COO / CMO
Adi Oz Hayat
A designer, innovation project lead, and lecturer in design and entrepreneurship, Adi runs Oly's growth, marketing, and operations. He treats how the product feels and how it reaches people as one problem, not two.
Our Values
Technology With Humanity
AI should make wellness feel more personal, not less. Every feature we build starts with one question: does this actually help someone practice better?
Accessible By Design
No studio, no special equipment, no waiting for the right class time. Just a phone - wherever you are.
Real Feedback
We don't just show you a video and hope you're doing it right. OLY watches, tracks, and corrects - because guidance only helps if it's actually guidance.
Privacy First
Your camera, your body, your data. All motion tracking happens on your device - nothing is stored or shared.
