Life Whisperer

What Life Whisperer does

Life Whisperer is a private AI healthcare company founded in 2016 that develops deep-learning computer vision software for IVF clinics and fertility centers. Its products analyze static microscope images of embryos, oocytes, and endometrial tissue to predict viability, euploidy, blastocyst formation potential, and implantation likelihood, without invasive procedures or additional hardware. Originally built as the fertility arm of Australian AI healthcare firm Presagen, Life Whisperer was acquired in November 2025 by Astec Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of IVF and life science equipment, which now operates the company globally with offices in Adelaide, San Francisco, London, and Tokyo.

The product suite comprises four offerings: Life Whisperer Viability (LWV) for embryo viability assessment, Life Whisperer Genetics (LWG) for non-invasive euploidy prediction, Life Whisperer Oocytes (LWO) for oocyte competence evaluation prior to ICSI, and Life Whisperer Endometrial Receptivity (LWER), which is still in development. The AI is trained on diverse global clinical data via a proprietary federated learning platform with Untrainable Data Cleansing (UDC) technology, enabling privacy-preserving training across distributed clinic data silos. Disclosed performance metrics include 25% higher accuracy than manual grading at identifying viable embryos, 30.8% higher accuracy than traditional embryologist morphology assessment, a 12% reduction in time to pregnancy, and 82% of cohorts having the AI top-ranked embryo confirmed euploid. Validation appears in Human Reproduction, Nature Scientific Reports, and Reproductive BioMedicine Online.

Life Whisperer monetizes through a pay-per-use web-based SaaS model with no setup, hardware, maintenance, or subscription fees, supplemented by royalty payments to clinics that contribute training data. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, the FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific global channel (sole worldwide distributor since August 2021), and regional partners such as GoHealthe in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Customer coverage spans large multi-clinic chains including Indira IVF (100+ clinics in India), Morula IVF (Indonesia), Bloom IVF Group, Ovation Fertility, IVF Life Group (Spain, UK, Germany), and numerous independent clinics across the US, UK, Europe, Japan, and Australia, with regulatory clearances including CE Mark, HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO-13485.

Name

Life Whisperer

Legal name

ASTEC CO., Ltd.

Website

https://lifewhisperer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Life Whisperer, founded in 2016 and acquired by Japan's Astec in November 2025, builds AI computer-vision software for IVF clinics that non-invasively scores embryo viability, euploidy, and oocyte quality from standard microscope images on a pay-per-use web platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI-powered IVF / Fertility Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Fertility & Reproductive Endocrinology Telehealth (IVF/IUI, infertility evaluation) (HLALAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Genetic Counseling & Prenatal Testing Telehealth (carrier screening, NIPT counseling) (HLALAHAK)

Keywords

• AI fertility assessment
• IVF embryo analysis
• AI embryo viability
• Computer vision ART
• Non-invasive embryo selection

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pay-per-use AI assessment fees: Life Whisperer charges IVF clinics on a pay-per-use basis for AI embryo assessment services accessed through the web platform. No setup, maintenance, or subscription fees required.
2. Royalties from clinic data contribution: Collaborating clinics that contribute data to AI training receive royalties, creating a data network effect and incentivizing global data collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Life Whisperer provides a suite of cloud-based AI applications that analyze static microscope images of embryos, oocytes, and endometrial tissue to predict viability, genetic normalcy, and implantation potential. The products are delivered as web-based, drag-and-drop applications that IVF clinics access on a pay-per-use basis without additional hardware. The AI was developed and is operated under parent company Astec CO., Ltd. (Japan).

Product overview

Life Whisperer is an AI-powered suite of web-based products for IVF treatment. The portfolio includes four main offerings: Life Whisperer Viability (LWV) for embryo viability assessment, Life Whisperer Genetics (LWG) for embryo euploidy assessment, Life Whisperer Oocytes (LWO) for oocyte competence evaluation, and Life Whisperer Endometrial Receptivity (LWER) for endometrial receptivity analysis (in development). All products are non-invasive, cloud-based web applications that use deep learning computer vision to analyze standard microscope or ultrasound images and provide instant AI-generated scores to assist embryologists in embryo and oocyte selection decisions. Products operate on a pay-per-use model without hardware requirements and are delivered by parent company Astec (Japan).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Life Whisperer Viability (LWV): AI-based embryo viability assessment tool that evaluates the likelihood of clinical pregnancy from a single static embryo image.
• Life Whisperer Genetics (LWG)
• Life Whisperer Oocytes (LWO)
• Life Whisperer Endometrial Receptivity (LWER)

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% more accurate than manual grading at identifying viable embryos
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Morula IVFcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 January 2024Indonesia's largest IVF clinic group. First clinic in Indonesia to use Life Whisperer AI. Reported 5% increase in success rates after implementing AI.
• Indira IVFcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 October 2022India's largest and most advanced IVF clinic group. Rolling out Life Whisperer AI across their 100+ clinics in India to improve pregnancy outcomes for all patients.
• Bloom IVF GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 October 2022One of the oldest IVF chains in India, using Life Whisperer AI across their clinics to help patients get pregnant sooner and for lower cost.
• FUJIFILM Irvine ScientificflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 10 August 2021FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific became the sole worldwide distributor of Life Whisperer in August 2021. As a world leader in cell culture media and assisted reproductive technologies, they distribute Life Whisperer to IVF clinics globally.
• IVF Life GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 31 May 2021Leading IVF clinic group across Spain, UK, and Germany. First clinic group in Europe to use AI to non-invasively assess genetic integrity of embryos.
• GoHealthecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 June 2020Partnership with GoHealthe for distribution of Life Whisperer in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka markets.
• Fertility RoadcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 February 2020Exclusive global partnership with Fertility Road, a leading global fertility media brand, to reach IVF professionals and patients worldwide.
• Ovation FertilitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2018First US IVF provider to evaluate Life Whisperer AI. Long-standing research collaboration partner in multiple clinical studies on embryo viability and genetics AI. Collaborated on combined use of viability and genetics AI algorithms.
• Monash IVF GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2017Initial partnership with Monash IVF Group (ASX: MVF) and its subsidiary Repromed to apply AI technology to improve fertility outcomes. One of the first major clinic partnerships.
• Astec (ASTEC CO., Ltd.)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Whisperer is provided and operated by Astec, a leading manufacturer of IVF and life science equipment based in Japan. Astec acquired Life Whisperer/Presagen's fertility business, integrating cutting-edge AI technology with their long-standing expertise in reproductive equipment.
• PresagenflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Whisperer is the fertility arm of AI healthcare company Presagen. Presagen developed the AI technology, federated learning platform, and data cleansing algorithms. Life Whisperer was part of Presagen until acquisition by Astec.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vitrolife (Vitrolife Group): Vitrolife Group markets the iDAScore AI on its EmbryoScope time-lapse platform, the most widely installed AI embryo assessment system in IVF clinics worldwide. It directly competes with Life Whisperer in non-invasive embryo selection, just delivered through a bundled camera+software model.
• Fairtility: Fairtility offers CHLOE, an AI platform for embryo assessment that integrates morphology and additional clinical data to prioritize embryos. It is a direct functional competitor to Life Whisperer in IVF AI ranking and selection.
• ImVitro: ImVitro develops AI-based image analysis for embryo quality assessment in IVF, focused on clinical workflows and embryo ploidy prediction. It competes head-to-head with Life Whisperer's Viability and Genetics offerings for IVF clinic accounts.

Emerging players

• AIVF: AIVF provides an AI decision-support platform for IVF clinics that combines embryo scoring, cycle planning, and lab workflow optimization. It overlaps with Life Whisperer in IVF AI but offers broader clinic-management scope as an emerging alternative.
• Univfy: Univfy provides AI-based fertility success prediction to help patients and clinics decide on IVF treatment plans. It is adjacent to Life Whisperer in fertility AI but focuses on treatment-decision support rather than embryo/oocyte image analysis.

Broad incumbents

• Hamilton Thorne: Hamilton Thorne is an established IVF and reproductive medicine equipment vendor offering lasers, time-lapse, and lab automation. As an incumbent ART equipment provider, it competes indirectly via broader IVF lab solutions that integrate with or rival Life Whisperer's standalone AI.
• CooperSurgical (CooperCompanies): CooperSurgical is a large, diversified fertility and women's health company offering IVF consumables, devices, and services globally. It competes with Life Whisperer across the IVF value chain and is a likely strategic acquirer or partner for AI-driven fertility analytics.
• FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific: FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific is the world's leading ART media supplier and Life Whisperer's sole worldwide distributor. Beyond distribution, it is also a developer of ART products and overlaps Life Whisperer's IVF footprint through its media, devices, and now AI offerings.

Regional players

• Genea Biomedx: Genea Biomedx, the technology arm of Genea (Australia), develops IVF lab devices and software including Geri time-lapse incubators. It is a regional competitor in the Australian/Asia-Pacific IVF tech market, overlapping Life Whisperer's home geography.

Others

• Ovation Fertility: Ovation Fertility is a US IVF clinic network and early Life Whisperer technology partner. As a clinic operator (rather than software vendor), it is ecosystem-relevant—collaborating on validation studies and adoption, but not a direct product competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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