Device regulation is a hurdle for any medical tech company, but doubly so for startups hoping to strike it big with their very first digital health product. With limited resources and experience, pushing a device through the FDA’s door and onto the market is a multi-year gauntlet of validation, documentation and, unfortunately, frustration.
To help young companies take a bit of the guesswork out...
Eko, maker of devices and platforms for monitoring heart function, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The raise was led by ARTIS Ventures, and also includes DigiTx Partners, NTT Venture Capital (NTTVC), 3M Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Seaph Group and XTX Ventures.
Eko closed its previous rounds in February of last year and early 2015. Today’s announcement brings the company’s lifetime capital...
Last week, Eko Devices announced a new service that matches ECG and heart sound recordings with clinical data to help pinpoint novel drug-data combinations. The Silicon Valley startup is pitching the platform, called Eko Home, as a resource for clinical trials targeting new therapies.
The new platform is already seeing some action. According to the company, an ongoing Mayo Clinic study exploring...
Berkeley, California-based smart stethoscope company Eko Devices has raised $5 million in new funding. Artis Ventures led the round, with additional participation from Strategic Partners, Dreamlt Ventures, 1812 Ventures, and Founder.org. This brings the company's funding up to $7.8 million — it last raised money in 2015.
Eko Devices received FDA clearance last year for Duo, a smart heart monitor...
Berkeley, California-based Eko Devices has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its smartphone-enabled stethoscope, called Eko Core as well as the companion smartphone app.
Eko Devices, which describes itself as a "Shazam for heartbeats", has previously received an investment from two Shazam cofounders, as well as Founder.org, Stanford StartX, former HHS advisor John Noonan. The company has raised...
Berkeley, California-based smartphone-enabled stethoscope company Eko Devices has raised $2 million in a round led by existing investor Founder.org with participation from Stanford StartX, and angels, including former HHS advisor John Noonan and the cofounders of music identification company Shazam. This brings the company's total funding to date to $2.8 million.
Eko's device, called Core, hooks...
