| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.07.2026 | Hilo Core Revolutionizes U.S. Blood Pressure Monitoring | Hilo Core has launched in the U.S., revolutionizing blood pressure monitoring. This innovative system delivers continuous, long-term cardiovascular insights. It integrates a lightweight wrist-worn band, a mobile application, and an FDA-clea... |
| 22.07.2026 | Hilo closes Series B extension round to fuel US expansion |
Hilo, a health technology brand developed by Aktiia, has launched Hilo Core, a first-of-its-kind system designed to deliver long-term blood pressure insights and empower individuals to better understand their heart health.
Hilo Core combin... |
| 22.07.2026 | Hilo Launches Blood Pressure Monitoring System In The U.S. Following $19 Million Funding Extension | Hilo, a health technology brand developed by Aktiia, has launched Hilo Core in the United States. The system is designed to provide long-term blood pressure trends rather than relying exclusively on occasional cuff-based measurements.
Hilo ... |
| 08.07.2025 | Aktiia’s Hilo Band Is First FDA-Cleared Cuffless BP Monitor for OTC Use |
Trusted by over 130,000 users globally, the Hilo Band has demonstrated the impact of Aktiia’s technology in real-world settings. With this FDA clearance, consumers in the U.S. will soon have access to the same clinically validated innovati... |
| 06.05.2025 | The Future of Manufacturing: 3D Spark's Rise in the Digital Age | In the bustling world of manufacturing, change is the only constant. Enter 3D Spark, a Hamburg-based startup that is redefining how businesses approach production. With a recent funding boost of €2 million, the company is poised to revoluti... |
| 05.05.2025 | Hilo sammelt 42 Millionen ein – 3D Spark bekommt 2 Millionen – Topcon kauft RetInSight | Im #DealMonitor für den 5. Mai werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Archi... |
| 02.05.2025 | Hilo's Bold Leap: Revolutionizing Blood Pressure Monitoring with $42 Million in New Funding | In the world of health technology, change is the only constant. Hilo, formerly known as Aktiia, has taken a giant leap forward, securing $42 million in a Series B funding round. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a lifeline... |
| 02.05.2025 | Swiss HealthTech startup Aktiia raises €37 million for blood pressure platform and rebrands to Hilo | Neuchatel-based Aktiia, a blood pressure intelligence platform, announced an oversubscribed €37 million Series B funding round, bringing the total financing to above €88 million, as well as rebranding to Hilo.
The round was co-led by Earlyb... |
| 01.05.2025 | Aktiia Secures $42M for Blood Pressure Intelligence Platform, Rebrands to Hilo | What You Should Know:
– Aktiia, a blood pressure intelligence platform, announces an oversubscribed $42 million Series B funding round, co-led by Earlybird Health and Wellington Partners, with new investors Kfund and NaturalX Health Venture... |
| 01.05.2025 | Aktiia secures $42 million Series B funding and rebrands to Hilo |
With more than 120,000 devices sold, Hilo has already established itself as a stand-out in the health tech space. Based in Neuchâtel, the company has developed a foundation Machine Learning model specifically designed for blood pressure. T... |
| 03.02.2025 | Lindus Health: ‘Anti-CRO’ Company Raises $55 Million (Series B) | Lindus Health, an the anti-CRO running faster and more reliable clinical trials, announced it has raised $55 million in Series B funding. This funding round was led by new investor Balderton Capital, with support from Visionaries Club and e... |
| 22.01.2025 | Lindus Health Raises $55M to Accelerate AI-Driven Clinical Trials | What You Should Know:
– Lindus Health, a company transforming the clinical trial landscape with its tech-first approach raises $55M in Series B funding round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Visionaries Club and existing in... |
| 27.11.2024 | Development milestones to propel Medtechs to next step |
Following the approval from Health Canada, Aktiia has launched its cuffless bracelet in Canada, marking its first market outside Europe. The Health Canada-approved medical device represents a significant advancement in the measurement of b... |
| 27.08.2024 | Redalpine announces final close of largest-ever fund at $200M | Venture capital firm redalpine today announced the final close of its largest-ever fund, redalpine capital VII (RAC VII), at $200 million.
Alongside this milestone, redalpine is expanding its footprint with a new office in London, enhancing... |
| 27.08.2024 | Swiss VC redalpine enters a new chapter with newly unveiled $200M fund |
Founded in Zurich in 2006, redalpine has been investing with the same strategy for almost two decades and is one of the most experienced venture capital firms in Europe. With offices in Zurich, Berlin, and Silicon Valley, redalpine is know... |
| 27.08.2024 | Zurich-based venture capital firm Redalpine closes a new record fund of over €179 million | Redalpine, a Zurich-based venture capital firm, has today announced the final close of its largest-ever fund, Redalpine Capital VII (RAC VII), at over €179 million. Alongside this milestone, Redalpine is expanding its footprint with a new o... |
| 07.08.2024 | Entering a new phase with experienced industry experts |
Aktiia is known for its continuous blood pressure monitoring device worn on the wrist. Since its commercial launch in 2021, Aktiia has amassed the largest longitudinal Blood pressure (BP) dataset of its kind, with over 11 B optical signals... |
| 14.06.2024 | CE Mark paves way for Aktiia international growth |
Since its inception in 2018, Aktiia has been a pioneer of blood pressure technology, known for its initial product – the first continuous BP monitoring device worn on the wrist, which currently requires monthly calibration. Today’s announc... |
| 30.04.2024 | Swiss tech startups continue to win accolades worldwide |
Bionomous, RoBoa, and Mondaic Ltd. have secured coveted spots in the Zühlke Product Scale-Up Coaching program, a joint program offering CHF 20,000 business consulting and coaching package to selected companies. Additionally, the startups w... |
| 16.04.2024 | Die (bisher) größten Startup-Investitionen des Jahres | Tagtäglich investieren deutsche und ausländische Risikokapitalgeber in junge Startups bzw. aufstrebende Scaleups und reifere Grownups. Auch in den ersten drei Monaten des Jahres 2024 gab es schon wieder sehr viele spannende Geldströme in De... |
| 10.04.2024 | Germany’s Proxima Fusion bags €20M in Seed funding to build first-generation fusion power plants | Read this article in:
Munich-based Proxima Fusion, the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), announced on Wednesday that it has raised €20M in a seed funding round led by redalpine and oversubscribed.
The Ba... |
| 09.03.2024 | Aktiia Revolutionizes Blood Pressure Monitoring | Aktiia, a Swiss HealthTech company, secures USD 30M in funding to advance its mission of easing the global burden of hypertension through AI-driven technology. Led by Redalpine, the funding round includes investors like Khosla Ventures and ... |
| 04.03.2024 | Aktiia: Wrist-Worn 24/7 Optical Blood Pressure Monitoring Company Raises CHF 27 Million | Aktiia – the Swiss HealthTech innovator that developed the world’s first wrist-worn 24/7 optical blood pressure monitoring device – announced the completion of a CHF 27 million (USD 30M) funding round, led by Redalpine with participation fr... |
| 01.03.2024 | Aktiia Secures USD 30M in Funding | Aktiia, a Neuchâtel, Switzerland-based HealthTech company providing optical blood pressure monitoring devices, raised USD 30M in funding.
The round was led by Redalpine, with participation from Khosla Ventures, Molten, Translink Capital, Ve... |
| 29.02.2024 | Enviria sammelt 200 Millionen ein – Aktiia bekommt 30 Millionen – CycloTech erhält 20 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 29. Februar werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-... |
| 27.02.2024 | Aktiia banks CHF 27 million to mitigate hypertension worldwide |
Over 1.4 billion people worldwide are affected by high blood pressure, resulting in more than 18 million related deaths annually. This strategic infusion of capital will accelerate Aktiia's mission to ease the global burden of hypertension... |
| 27.02.2024 | Aktiia secures CHF 27 million to accelerate innovation in hypertension management | Aktiia secures CHF 27 million to accelerate innovation in hypertension management 27.02.2024 16:45, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Aktiia, a pioneer in blood pressure monitoring technology, has secured CH... |
| 25.10.2023 | Positive clinical developments for three digital health startups | |
| 12.05.2023 | CSEM set to foster entrepreneurs | |
| 07.01.2022 | Swisstech premiers at CES 2022 | |
| 08.11.2021 | Aktiia Raises $17.5M in Series A Funding | Aktiia, a Neuchatel, Switzerland-based developer of a wearable blood-pressure monitoring system, raised $17.5M in Series A funding.
The round was led by UK-based Draper Esprit and included Redalpine, 415 Capital, Verve Ventures and US-Based... |
| 02.11.2021 | Continuous blood pressure monitoring wearable Aktiia scores $17.5M | Photo courtesy of Aktiia |
| 02.11.2021 | Aktiia closes $17.5 million Series A financing round | |
| 02.11.2021 | Aktiia raises USD 17.5 million to boost its automated optical blood pressure monitoring system in key markets | Aktiia raises USD 17.5 million to boost its automated optical blood pressure monitoring system in key markets 02.11.2021 15:30, Isabelle Mitchell linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Neuchâtel-based hypertension medtech startu... |
| 02.11.2021 | London VC Draper Esprit leads $17.5M Series A in hypertension health-tech startup Aktiia | London-based Draper Esprit is a leading venture capital firm investing in and developing high growth technology businesses. Today, the VC firm has announced that it has pumped in $17.5 million (nearly £12.8 million) in a Series A funding ro... |
| 24.02.2021 | Mike Kisch: Aktiia Receives CE Mark Approval for Breakthrough 24-7 Blood Pressure Monitoring System | 0 shares
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Aktiia today announced the first 24-7, automated blood pressure monitoring system that easily and comfortably gathers data during the day and while sleeping. This groundbreaking medical innovation will... |
| 26.01.2021 | Aktiia launches the first 24/7 blood pressure monitoring device in the UK | |
| 26.01.2021 | Aktiia launches the first 24/7 blood pressure monitoring device in the UK | Millions of people worldwide are at risk for severe health complications and death due to untreated or uncontrolled hypertension. The average person with hypertension measures their blood pressure only once per week due to the inconvenience... |
| 20.10.2020 | New management at life sciences start-ups | |
| 20.10.2020 | New management at life sciences start-ups | Aktiia SA is a Swiss-US start-up developing an accurate, wrist-worn optical blood pressure monitor that can automatically take measurements 24/7. As the company rapidly approaches the commercial launch of its product, Aktiia welcomed Michae... |
| 27.03.2020 | These health startups raised $124M in venture capital funding this week | Headquarters: Neuchatel, Switzerland
Amount raised: 6 million Swiss francs ($6.3 million)
A Swiss-U.S. startup, Aktiia has developed an optical blood pressure for the wrist and said Tuesday that it plans to use the money it has raised to ob... |
| 24.03.2020 | Aktiia raises CHF 6 million to enter the market | Aktiia was established in 2018 with the ambition to develop a solution for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. The founders, Mattia Bertschi (CEO) and Josep Solà (CTO) developed a cuffless blood pressure monitoring device using sta... |
| 24.03.2020 | Swiss medtech Aktiia raises €5.6 million to bring its hypertension monitor bracelet to market | Swiss-US startup Aktiia, which we featured in our cool wearable startups list for 2020, has raised an additional €5.6 million in funding to bring its optical blood pressure wrist monitor to market, which is based on 15 years of research by ... |
| 24.03.2020 | Aktiia raises CHF 6 million to enter the market | |
| 24.03.2020 | Cuffless blood pressure bracelets coming soon, Swiss tech startup gets €5.6M funding | Aktiia, a Swiss-US startup that develops optical blood pressure monitors at the wrist, has recently raised €5.6 million in funding. Switzerland-based Redalpine led the round along with strategically recruited international investor syndicat... |
| 24.03.2020 | Swiss startup Aktiia scores over $6M for its cuff-less blood monitoring system | |
| 24.03.2020 | Aktiia Raises CHF 6 million to Bring its Cuffless Optical Blood Pressure Monitor to Market | Aktiia Raises CHF 6 million to Bring its Cuffless Optical Blood Pressure Monitor to Market 24.03.2020 07:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Aktiia, a Swiss startup that has developed an optical blood pre... |
| 09.12.2019 | TOP 100 - Meet the 5 Best Medtech Startups From of 2019 Ranking | TOP 100 - Meet the 5 Best Medtech Startups From of 2019 Ranking 09.12.2019 10:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award ranking features young companies from a range of different... |
| 04.11.2019 | Clinical trial confirms accuracy of Aktiia’s cuffless blood pressure technology | |
| 14.03.2019 | Aktiia achieves breakthrough with cuffless blood pressure monitor at the wrist | |
| 26.09.2018 | aktiia Raises CHF4M Seed Funding Round | aktiia, a Neuchatel, Switzerland-based blood pressure monitoring company, raised a CHF4m seed funding round.
The round was led by Redalpine and TransLink Capital.
The company intends to use the funds to further develop and validate its algo... |
| 25.09.2018 | aktiia raises CHF 4M to reinvent blood pressure monitoring | |
| 25.09.2018 | Wearable continuous blood pressure monitoring company aktiia lands $4.1M | |
| 22.05.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Tuesday, May 22 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Tuesday, May 22.
Boeing-backed startup Zunum Aero to deliver its first electric plane to JetSuite. Boeing Horizon X-backed startup Zunum Aero plans to deliver its ... |
| 22.05.2018 | A digital solution to the worldwide scourge of hypertension | |
| - | Judges: Joint winners at INVEST Pitch Perfect’s RPM track address large unmet need, have clear reimbursement path | Our recently-concluded INVEST conference had a new take on our medical devices pitch track: This year we decided to tweak it to make it Remote Patient Monitoring and Smart Devices. The three judges — active investors from the traditional VC... |
| - | Aktiia | “Aktiia allows doctors to determine if medication is working, and patients to see how lifestyle changes improve their health.” |
| - | These health startups raised $124M in venture capital funding this week | This week, news broke that the U.S. has become the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country having overtaken China as the one with the highest number of cases. In response, companies large and small are winding down operations. Still... |
| - | Aktiia | “Get stress-free readings round the clock with Hilo's clinically validated blood pressure monitor. Learn more” |
| - | Aktiia | “Aktiia US | Blood Pressure Intelligence for Global Health” |
