Devices, wearables & remote monitoring

Connected sensors and consumer or medical devices that capture physiological data outside the clinic, from continuous glucose monitors to smart rings and ECG patches.

5 companies

AliveCor (Mountain View, founded 2011)
AliveCor develops smartphone-compatible ECG devices, notably the KardiaMobile line, that let people record single- and six-lead electrocardiograms and screen for arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation.
Dexcom (San Diego, founded 1999)
Dexcom develops continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for diabetes management, using a small under-skin sensor that streams glucose readings to a smartphone or receiver.
iRhythm Technologies (San Francisco, founded 2006)
iRhythm Technologies makes the Zio ambulatory cardiac monitor, a wearable patch that records continuous ECG for up to two weeks and uses algorithms to identify arrhythmias.
Oura (Oulu, founded 2013)
Oura makes the Oura Ring, a smart ring that tracks sleep, heart rate, temperature, and activity and presents readiness and recovery metrics.
Withings (Issy-les-Moulineaux, founded 2008)
Withings is a French consumer health-device company known for connected scales, blood-pressure monitors, sleep trackers, and hybrid smartwatches.