Health diagnostics 'tricorder' maker Scanadu raises $10.5 mln from Relay Ventures, Tony Hsieh, Jerry Yang
Scanadu, a developer of personalized health electronics, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding that was led by Relay Ventures. Other investors include Tony Hsieh’s VegasTechFund, Jerry Yang’s Ame Cloud Venture, Broe Group, Mindful Investors and Redmile Group. Scanadu previously raised $1.7 million in a crowdfunding campaign on the Indiegogo platform that was launched in May. The company has now raised $14.7 million in funding to date. Scanadu, which is based at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., makes a medical sensor device inspired by the tricorder on "Star Trek" to diagnose information about a patient, such as cardiovascular health. Scanadu founder and CEO Walter De Brouwer told peHUB that the company expects to begin shipping in March.
