Onewheel, operating under the parent entity Future Motion, designs and assembles single-wheel self-balancing electric boards at its headquarters in Santa Cruz, California. The product - a motorised personal electric vehicle driven by a single central wheel - is built around the physical sensation of snowboarding, and is used both as a boardsport device and as a practical commuting tool. All design and assembly takes place in the United States.
The company was founded by Kyle Doerksen, an engineer who grew up snowboarding in the Canadian Rockies before moving to California. He spent years tinkering with motors, batteries, and control electronics on nights and weekends before leaving his engineering role in 2013 to work on Onewheel full-time. The product originated in a garage and has since scaled to a community of over 300,000 riders who have collectively logged 150 million miles.
The core technical work spans electric motors, battery systems, control electronics, and board hardware - disciplines that sit at the intersection of boardsport design and personal electric mobility engineering. The company's offices are located steps from the ocean in Santa Cruz.