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Starling

Winter 2022 · Active

AI enabling digital urine diagnostics in the home

Location: Houston, TX, US

Founded: 2019

Team size: 5

About

Starling is building a urine diagnostic remote patient monitoring platform that seamlessly integrates into anyone's bathroom routine. By detecting early changes in a patient's urine using our toilet indwelling mass spectroscopy device, our platform is aiming to prevent hospitalizations from numerous conditions like recurrent UTIs, BPH exacerbations, or diabetes. We do this while creating significant new annual revenues for our clinician partners from remote patient monitoring reimbursements without requiring any significant changes in a staff's day to day schedule.

Founders

  • Drew HendricksFounder

    I am a health-tech entrepreneur with a special interest in all things urine and diagnostic. My background in medicine and medical device design gives me a unique point of view while identifying major gaps in healthcare through regular patient interaction.

  • Hannah McKenneyFounder

    My experience within both the hospital and industry setting has developed my interest in emphasising the user-centered and human factors design of medical technologies to ensure accessibility and usability in all areas around the world. My skills are broadly in problem definition, upstream product development, and implementation of medical technologies (device and digital health) in the clinical setting. I am focused on ensuring Starling prioritises the user experience throughout our growth.