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Medella Health is developing smart contact lenses that continuously and non-invasively monitors glucose levels, and transmits that information to a mobile phone, so patients can better manage their diabetes using detailed data analytics and timely feedback.
Overview
Location
Canada, Ontario, Kitchener
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$1.4M
Founded date
2013
Investors 3
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| 1517 Fund | 1517fund.com | |
| Golden Triangle Angelnet | goldentriangleangelnet.ca |
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 6
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| Jul 8, 2016 | 46 digital health companies that raised money in the second quarter of 2016 | As we do every quarter, MobiHealthNews has rounded up our Q2 2016 coverage into a handful of longform stories. This section is on funding. In the second quarter of 2016, MobiHealthNews tracked funding for health tech companies that totaled ... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Glucose-sensing contact lens developer Medella Health gets $1.4M | Medella Health, the company whose founding team includes a Thiel Fellow and is racing Google and Novartis to develop a glucose-sensing contact lens, has raised $1.4 million in funding. Backers include 1517 Fund, Fifty Years Fund, Garage Cap... |
| Jun 8, 2015 | New Thiel Fellow is developing glucose-sensing contact lenses | Thiel Foundation has announced that Harry Gandhi, cofounder and CEO of digital health startup Medella Health will be a 2015 Thiel Fellow. Medella Health is developing glucose-sensing contact lenses. This year's group of 20 Thiel Fellows wer... |
| May 15, 2015 | Senior care: AARP finalist ambitions include DIY hearing test, automated accident reporting | Medella CEO Harry Gandhi co-founded the business in 2013. Although the company acknowledged that its approach does not have the realtime accuracy of blood-glucose meters, Medella’s founders see it as a way to passively track trends over tim... |
| Senior care: AARP finalist ambitions include DIY hearing test, automated accident reporting | Contact lenses that transmit data on glucose levels to mobile devices (Medella Health), a device that transmits data emergency services when it detects the car’s been in an accident (Splitsecnd) and a medical device business that aspires to... |
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FAQ about Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health)
When was Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health) founded?
Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health) was founded in 2013.
How much funding has Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health) raised?
Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health) has raised $1.4M in total across 1 funding round.
Who has invested in Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health)?
Parsers VC lists 3 investors of Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health), among them 1517 Fund and Golden Triangle Angelnet.
What has the press written about Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health)?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health), among them “46 digital health companies that raised money in the second quarter of 2016” (Jul 8, 2016) and “Glucose-sensing contact lens developer Medella Health gets $1.4M” (Jun 1, 2016).
Is Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health) still active?
Yes, Voyage Labs (previously Medella Health) is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 3, 2016.