POPS! Diabetes Care

By  Laura Lovett 02:22 pm July 16, 2019
Diabetes management startup Pops! Diabetes Care has scored $6 million in an oversubscribed Series A round. The round was led by 30Ventures with participation from Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Flying Point Industries.  As part of the deal, 30Ventures Managing Partner George Arida joined the board. This isn’t the first infusion of cash for the startup. In 2017 it raised $1.2 million to bring its...
By  Laura Lovett 03:12 pm March 12, 2019
Four months after landing FDA clearance POPS! one, a diabetes management system, is now commercially launching.  The system uses an algorithm to give users real-time personalized diabetes coaching. It also includes small glucose meter that attaches to the back of a user’s smartphone. Users can check their glucose levels on the meter and the results will automatically transfer to the app. The...
By  Laura Lovett 11:32 am December 10, 2018
Last week, the FDA granted a 510(k) clearance to POPS! Diabetes Care for its latest product, the POPS! one blood glucose monitoring system.  The system is made up of a diabetes coaching app and a small glucose meter that attaches to the back of a user’s smartphone. Users can check their glucose levels on the meter and the results will automatically transfer to the app. Users can track their...
By  Heather Mack 03:20 pm January 18, 2017
Minnesota-based Pops! Diabetes Care, which is working on a digital device and diabetes management platform, has raised a little over $1.2 million to bring its product to market. MedCity News confirmed the funding with Pops! CEO and cofounder Lonny Stormo, who previously served in executive roles at Medtronic. Last year, the company raised $500,000 from Minneapolis accelerator TreeHouse Health....