Vara Safety founder Timmy Oh started in 2013 with an idea to keep children safer while allowing parents to quickly access a secured firearm. After winning the $10,000 Smart Tech Challenges Foundation grant, Timmy was able to do start research that led to the development of Reach and his company.
After 3 years of research and creating dozens of prototypes, Timmy won a $100,000 New York business competition as was able to hire a team and build a company. Vara Safety launched their product, Reach, in the summer of 2019 and sold out on their pre-order campaign.
Reach is a hybrid of a holster and a safe, allowing gun owners to keep their firearm locked and secure but immediately accessible in an emergency. The holstersafe uses a biometric fingerprint sensor on top, that naturally reads the user’s thumb when they grab the grip of the gun (similar to a holster draw). Keeping the gun secure from intruders or children, Reach can be mounted anywhere in the home or even in the vehicle.
For more information, visit: varasafety.com