Our Innovation Analysts recently looked into emerging technologies and up-and-coming startups in the healthcare industry. As there is a large number of startups working on a wide variety of solutions, we decided to share our insights with you. So, let’s take a look at promising infant care solutions.
Heat Map: 5 Top Infant Care Startups
For our 5 picks of infant care startups, we used a data-driven startup scouting approach to identify the most relevant solutions globally. The Global Startup Heat Map below highlights 5 interesting examples out of 467 relevant solutions. Depending on your specific needs, your top picks might look entirely different.
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Cocoon Cam – Computer Vision Technologies
Mobile devices give parents access to longitudinal data and provide them with real-time alerts for metrics such as breathing, temperature fluctuations, heart rate and movement without any wearables or connected wires, only using computer vision, image processing, and data analysis. Californian Cocoon Cam is a technology company that leverages computer vision for remote health monitoring. The company’s product is a baby monitor that detects a baby’s vitals purely by passively collecting a video feed and analyzing the data in the cloud.
Lovey’s – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Monitors
The evolving array of sensors that collect massive amounts of data to improve the baby’s care provide parents with real-time information about the child’s physical and emotional condition using machine learning algorithms and AI technologies. Virginia-based Lovey’s offers a baby monitoring solution that utilizes deep machine learning and AI to track the baby’s health and discover the baby’s behaviors and habits. The solution includes a baby sensor band that monitors the baby’s status and activity, a wristband for parents to receive alerts as they happen, and the Lovey’s bridge, a voice-activated device, that keeps parents updated about their baby’s health and processes the received information in order to generate data and health tracking reports.
Bluebell – Baby Body Patches
Smart ecosystems allow parents to remotely monitor their baby’s condition, needs, and main health parameters as well as to receive alerts about different issues. London-based Bluebell is a monitoring system that consists of a baby monitor, a parent wristband and a smart hub, all connected to the Bluebell app. For the baby, it monitors sleep, breathing rate, skin temperature, activity level, and alerts if no breathing is detected or if the baby rolls onto the tummy. The parent wristband receives monitoring and routine alerts as the baby is fed and changed. It alerts parents through vibrations and flashing lights if there are any concerns about their baby’s behavior.
Tedcare – Wearable Devices
Wearable monitoring technologies help parents improve the quality of their baby’s life through tracking devices that measure the main vital signs, compare data with average activity and inform parents in the case of an emergency. Mexican Tedcare builds a smart baby monitor that measures blood oxygen and pulse rate, alerting if any risk condition occurs. The anklet monitors vital signs and sends data via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to a mobile application and a central database.
Monit – Internet of Things (IoT)
Health monitoring systems for infants based on wireless communications are a reliable and efficient tool for both parents and doctors that helps ensure better infant care. Such systems monitor parameters such as body temperature, pulse rate, movement of an infant, and this information is received by parents in real-time. Seoul-based Monit specializes in smart baby care solutions that comprise of a diaper monitor, air quality measurement hub, and mobile app that monitors the state of the baby’s diaper, the humidity, and the temperature of the baby’s surroundings.
What About The Other 462 Infant Care Solutions?
While we believe data is key to creating insights it can be easy to be overwhelmed by it. Our ambition is to create a comprehensive overview and provide actionable innovation intelligence for your Proof of Concept (PoC), partnership, or investment targets. The 5 infant care startups showcased above are promising examples out of 467 we analyzed for this article. To identify the most relevant solutions based on your specific criteria and collaboration strategy, get in touch.
