家庭健康监测设备研发商Empo Health获得700万美元融资，用于推出领先的远程糖尿病足溃疡（DFU）管理系统-动脉网

Empo Health® Raises $7M to Launch a Category-leading System for Remote Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) Management

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New funding supports market launch of Empo's pioneering at-home monitoring system to help prevent diabetic amputations and reduce healthcare costs for high-risk patients.

新资金支持Empo公司开创性的家用监测系统上市，该系统有助于预防糖尿病截肢并降低高危患者的医疗成本。

SAN BRUNO, Calif.

加利福尼亚州圣布鲁诺

，

June 24, 2025

2025年6月24日

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/美通社/ --

Empo Health, Inc. today announced the commercialization of its innovative solution for diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) management, on the heels of its most recent

Empo Health, Inc. 今天宣布其创新的糖尿病足溃疡（DFU）管理解决方案的商业化，紧随其最近的成果。

$7 million

700万美元

fundraising round.

筹资回合。

The round was led by Story Ventures, with participation from VTC Ventures, alongside existing investors including Ulu Ventures, SeaX Ventures, Arben Ventures, and Gaingels. This funding brings Empo's capital raised to-date to

本轮融资由 Story Ventures 领投，VTC Ventures 参与，现有投资者包括 Ulu Ventures、SeaX Ventures、Arben Ventures 和 Gaingels。此次融资使 Empo 迄今为止筹集的资金总额达到

$15 million

1500万美元

。

Over 20 million Americans suffer from diabetic neuropathy and are at high risk of developing DFUs, which consume up to

超过两千万美国人患有糖尿病神经病变，并且有很高的风险发展为DFUs，这会消耗多达

$80 billion

800亿美元

in US healthcare spending annually. Without proper monitoring and care, DFUs can lead to costly disability, hospitalizations, and amputations. Most of these amputations are preventable with appropriate surveillance.

每年在美国的医疗保健支出中。如果没有适当的监测和护理，糖尿病足溃疡可能导致昂贵的残疾、住院和截肢。通过适当的监测，大多数截肢是可以预防的。

Physicians prescribe Empo's solution to patients with neuropathy who have lost protective sensation in their feet. The system combines the FDA-listed Empo

医生会为失去足部保护性感觉的神经病变患者开Empo解决方案。该系统结合了FDA列出的Empo装置。

Footprint imaging scale with the HIPAA-compliant Empo

使用符合HIPAA标准的Empo进行足迹成像比例尺

Remote Health Link patient monitoring service, enabling regular at-home monitoring of feet for early intervention by healthcare providers. A patient simply steps on the scale at home to generate an easily-understandable full-color visual image of their feet. The image is automatically transmitted to the care team, enabling early detection and appropriate follow-up on potential issues.

远程健康链接患者监测服务，使医疗保健提供者能够在家中定期监测双脚以进行早期干预。患者只需在家踩上体重秤，即可生成易于理解的双脚全彩视觉图像。图像会自动传输给护理团队，以便及早发现问题并进行适当的后续处理。

In a pilot study, Empo demonstrated near-daily patient engagement and successfully helped detect early indications of ulcers in half of the patient participants. .

在一项初步研究中，Empo展示了近乎每天的患者参与，并成功帮助一半的患者参与者检测出溃疡的早期迹象。

'We believe that the patients most in need of health monitoring currently have the most difficult access to it. We founded Empo to change that, meeting patients where they are in their homes and giving clinicians actionable tools to significantly reduce the diabetic foot amputations that drive patient mortality and high healthcare costs.

“我们认为，目前最需要健康监测的患者往往最难获得相关服务。我们创立了Empo来改变这一现状，通过在患者家中为他们提供服务，并为临床医生提供可操作的工具，显著减少导致患者死亡和高额医疗费用的糖尿病足截肢问题。

We're excited to bring our solution to patients, providers, and payors commercially,' said .

我们很高兴能将我们的解决方案商业化地带给患者、供应商和支付方。

Anuj Khandelwal

阿努伊·坎德尔瓦尔

, Co-Founder & CEO of Empo Health.

，Empo Health的联合创始人兼首席执行官。

In conjunction with the financing, three new members joined Empo's Board of Directors:

与融资同时进行的是，三位新成员加入了Empo的董事会：

Brian Yormak

布赖恩·约马克

(Managing Partner at Story Ventures),

（Story Ventures的管理合伙人），

Steve Reale

史蒂夫·里亚尔

(Partner and CFO at Ulu Ventures), and

（Ulu Ventures的合伙人兼首席财务官），以及

Partha Ray

帕尔萨·雷

(formerly director at Dexcom and Johnson & Johnson).

（曾任德康医疗和强生公司的总监）。

'Empo represents a critical change in the technology landscape,' said

“‘Empo代表了技术领域的一个关键变化，”

Brian Yormak

布赖恩·约马克

, Managing Partner of Story Ventures. 'Connected hardware enables proprietary software informed by real-world data. Through Empo's Footprint connected scale, the company is improving outcomes and care for millions of people with diabetes at risk of foot ulcers and amputations. We're incredibly excited to support the company as they go to market.'.

Story Ventures管理合伙人。“联网硬件能够实现由真实世界数据驱动的专有软件。通过Empo的Footprint智能秤，该公司正在改善数百万糖尿病患者因足部溃疡和截肢风险而面临的健康结果和护理。”我们非常激动能够支持他们进入市场。

Empo's solution stands apart through its ease-of-use for both patients and providers. 'The Empo Footprint is designed from the ground up to be approachable and simple for the patient, taking only a few seconds for the entire interaction,' said

恩波的解决方案因其对患者和医疗服务提供者都易于使用而脱颖而出。恩波足迹从头开始设计，旨在让患者易于接触和简单操作，整个交互过程仅需几秒钟。

Eric Dahlseng

埃里克·达尔森

, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Empo Health, 'Our Empo Remote Health Link service displays full-color visual images that providers already know how to interpret, shared at the right time so they can remotely determine an appropriate course of action.'

Empo Health的联合创始人兼首席产品官表示：“我们的Empo远程健康链接服务显示全彩色视觉图像，这些图像提供给已经知道如何解读的供应商，并在适当的时间共享，以便他们能够远程确定适当的行动方案。”

SeaX Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in deep-tech companies. 'We're excited to invest in Empo because they're solving an important problem with empathy, precision, and purpose,' said Dr. Kid Parchariyanon, Founder and Managing Partner at SeaX Ventures. 'At SeaX, we exist to back mission-driven founders who are using science and technology to create real-world impact, especially in healthcare.

SeaX Ventures是一家全球风险投资公司，专注于投资深科技公司。SeaX Ventures创始人兼管理合伙人Kid Parchariyanon博士表示：“我们很高兴投资Empo，因为他们正在以同理心、精准和目标解决一个重要问题。在SeaX，我们的使命是支持那些利用科学和技术创造现实影响，尤其是在医疗保健领域的使命驱动型创始人。”

Empo's work is a powerful example of that.'.

恩波的工作就是一个有力的例子。

VTC Ventures is closely aligned with the strategic goals of Carilion Clinic, a not-for-profit, integrated, physician-led health system headquartered in

VTC Ventures与卡里隆诊所的战略目标紧密契合，这是一家总部位于

Roanoke, Virginia

弗吉尼亚州罗诺克

, and its focus on patient-centered care and improving the health of the communities it serves. 'We're thrilled to invest in Empo Health, an innovative company transforming healthcare with cutting-edge in-home monitoring solutions,' said

，其关注以患者为中心的护理，并改善其所服务社区的健康状况。“我们很高兴投资Empo Health，这是一家通过前沿的家庭监测解决方案变革医疗保健的创新公司，”他表示。

James Ramey

詹姆斯·雷米

, Managing Director of VTC Ventures. 'Empo has been collaborating with Carilion, will continue to develop its technology here, and is soon initiating a study with our patients and providers.'

VTC Ventures董事总经理。'Empo一直在与Carilion合作，将继续在这里开发其技术，并即将与我们的患者和供应商展开一项研究。'

With support from its investors and partners, Empo Health is focused on bringing its novel monitoring solutions to diabetic patients while demonstrating real value to providers, health systems and payors. For more information on Empo's newly launched solution, watch

在投资者和合作伙伴的支持下，Empo Health 致力于为糖尿病患者提供其新型监测解决方案，同时为医疗服务提供者、卫生系统和支付方展示真正的价值。有关 Empo 新推出解决方案的更多信息，请观看

https://empohealth.com/#/video

。

About Empo Health

关于Empo Health

Empo Health

健康赋能

is a healthcare technology company focused on improving patient outcomes with novel in-home health monitoring devices. The company has developed the FDA-listed Empo

是一家医疗技术公司，专注于通过新型家庭健康监测设备改善患者预后。该公司开发了FDA注册的Empo系列产品。

Footprint and HIPAA-compliant Empo

足迹和符合HIPAA的Empo

Remote Health Link for monitoring diabetic foot complications. Empo was incorporated in 2020 by

用于监测糖尿病足部并发症的远程健康链接。Empo于2020年成立，

MIT

麻省理工学院

-and-

-和-

Stanford

斯坦福大学

-trained technical founders, is based in the

-训练有素的技术创始人，总部设在

San Francisco Bay Area

旧金山湾区

, and is supported by VC investors, angel investors, and SBIR grants. For more information, visit

，并得到了风险投资者、天使投资者和小企业创新研究资助的支持。欲了解更多信息，请访问

the company website

公司网站

and

和

LinkedIn page

领英主页

。

About Story Ventures

关于故事风险投资

Story Ventures is a

故事创投是一家

New York City

纽约市

-based pre-seed and seed venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies using data and information technologies to reshape how people interact with the world. Focused on the full data lifecycle—from creation to infrastructure to application—Story backs startups that generate, store, and analyze proprietary data to enable automation and machine intelligence..

基于数据和信息技术，投资于使用这些技术重塑人们与世界互动方式的早期科技公司。专注于数据全生命周期——从创建到基础设施再到应用——Story支持那些生成、存储和分析专有数据，以实现自动化和机器智能的初创企业。

Press Contact

媒体联系人

press@empohealth.com

SOURCE Empo Health

来源：Empo Health

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