{"id":14591,"date":"2021-11-03T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T09:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/usd-17-5-million-for-aktiias-24-7-blood-pressure-monitor\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:40:24","slug":"usd-17-5-million-for-aktiias-24-7-blood-pressure-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ggba.swiss\/en\/usd-17-5-million-for-aktiias-24-7-blood-pressure-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"USD 17.5 million for Aktiia\u2019s 24\/7 blood pressure monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aktiia.com\/ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aktiia<\/a> develops and commercializes a 24\/7 optical blood pressure monitoring device includes a connected wristband and an application that continuously and painlessly measures blood pressure to detect and prevent cardiovascular risks in a precise manner.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in Neuch\u00e2tel in May 2018 by Dr. Mattia Bertschi and Dr. Josep Sola with the aim of transforming knowledge into action in the fight against hypertension, Aktiia&#8217;s revolutionary technology was initially developed at the Swiss Center for Electronics and for Electronics and Microtechnology (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csem.ch\/Home?lg=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSEM<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>While sales of the start-up\u2019s device are accelerating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and Italy, Aktiia has secured USD 17.5 million in a Series A funding round led by <a href=\"https:\/\/draperesprit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Draper Esprit<\/a>.\u00a0Additional Investors participating in the round include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/415capital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">415 Capital<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/redalpine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redalpine<\/a>\u00a0Venture Partners,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verve.vc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Verve<\/a>\u00a0Ventures and Silicon Valley-based\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translinkcapital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Translink Capital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new capital will be used to expand Aktiia\u2019s commercial footprint in the NHS and key healthcare markets across. A percentage of the funds will also go towards obtaining FDA clearance to enable expansion to the US market, following Aktiia&#8217;s reception of the CE Mark as a Class IIa medical device in Europe, signifying that the device has been assessed to meet high safety, health and environmental protection requirements.<\/p>\n<h4>An indisputable game changer<\/h4>\n<p>Professor Melvin Lobo, NHS Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Director of St. Bartholomew\u2019s Hospital Blood Pressure Clinic commented: \u201cI believe we are only scratching the surface of the possible applications for the long-term 24\/7 blood pressure data that Aktiia is uniquely capable of providing to physicians. 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