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That development positioned the company as a leader in the emerging cuffless blood pressure monitoring (CBPM) segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 120,000 devices sold and a proprietary machine learning model trained on tens of billions of optical signals, Hilo has created one of the most robust blood pressure datasets in the sector. This foundation has enabled the company to pursue new clinical applications and consumer integrations, including ongoing regulatory efforts in the U.S. and other markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The oversubscribed Series B round, co-led by <a href=\"https:\/\/health.earlybird.com\/\">Earlybird Health<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wellington-partners.com\/\">Wellington Partners<\/a>, brings Hilo\u2019s total funding to over USD 100 million. New investors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kfund.vc\/\">Kfund<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalx.vc\/\">naturalX Health Ventures<\/a> joined the round, along with continued support from existing backers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khoslaventures.com\/\">Khosla Ventures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redalpine.com\/\">redalpine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will support expansion into key markets, including Germany, and allow for the launch of new marketing and education initiatives. It will also accelerate the development of Hilo\u2019s enterprise-ready blood pressure intelligence platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rebrand reflects the company\u2019s ambition to make clinically validated, cuffless blood pressure monitoring universally accessible. 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