Velous Footwear, founded in early 2022, has launched its first line of sandals designed to promote and optimize active recovery for athletes of all levels. Velous’ sandals are designed to help feet, ankles, knees and legs recover quickly from athletic or strenuous activities. The sandals incorporate the company’s patent-pending TriMotion technology, which Velous says creates “the most comfortable, supportive and stable recovery footwear on the market.”

The Portland-based DTC brand was founded by Tim Bartels, Damon Butler and Brad Bischel, who have decades of experience in product design, product development and general management at brands such as Nike, Adidas, Columbia Sportswear, Teva, Keen, Saxx Underwear and others.