#84: Venture Capital Flocks To The 'Quantified Self'




The Network Podcast show

Summary: Earlier this year, fledgling startup Quanttus, raised $19 million in venture capital funding following a previous seed round of $3 million. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company, formed by a small group of mostly MIT alumni, is developing wearable devices using various sensors to measure such vital signs as heart rate and blood pressure. Software analyzes the data, allowing customers to take action in response. That’s pretty good for a year-and-a-half year old company still in stealth mode.