What Keriton Inc does

Keriton, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based healthcare technology company that has built a cloud-based SaaS feeding management platform for neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and pediatric hospital units. Founded in 2016, the company's platform, marketed under the Keriton Kare brand, addresses feeding safety, breast milk and formula inventory management, and lactation support through a set of integrated modules: the Keriton Nurse App for bedside multilayered barcode-based feed validation, the Keriton Tech module for clinical leaders and milk room technicians providing real-time analytics and central milk room workflows, the Klassify lactation analytics module that surfaces real-time pumping and bottle inventory data, and Keriton Connect, a parent-facing application for HIPAA-compliant messaging, photo sharing, and inventory tracking. The platform is delivered as a SaaS solution requiring no on-premise server hosting, integrates with Epic EMR (including ADT, Feeding Orders, and SSO), and has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification, positioning it for hospital IT procurement requirements.

The company sells on an enterprise subscription basis with quote-based annual pricing to US hospital systems, targeting nurse leaders, lactation consultants, clinical dietitians, bedside nurses, and hospital IT leaders as decision makers. Named enterprise customers include Rush University Medical Center, Abington Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Abington Hospital, Penn Medicine (pilot site), Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Connecticut Children's, with claimed cumulative outcomes of more than 120,000 errors prevented in real time, more than 4 million validated feeds processed, and over one hour saved per nurse per shift. The company was acquired by Natus Sensory, a global leader in newborn care solutions, on January 28, 2026, and now operates as part of Natus's Newborn Care portfolio with distribution access to Natus's 80+ hospital global network and complementary newborn care products including hearing screening, vision screening, jaundice phototherapy, and video monitoring.

Name

Keriton Inc

Legal name

Keriton, Inc.

Website

https://keriton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Keriton Inc is a Philadelphia-based SaaS company that provides a cloud-based feeding management, lactation analytics, and parent engagement platform for hospital NICUs, PICUs, and pediatric units, now operating within Natus Sensory's Newborn Care portfolio following its January 2026 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neonatal Care Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

Lactation & Infant Feeding Telehealth (lactation consulting, pumping support) (HLALAHAE)

Keywords

• Neonatal feeding management
• Hospital lactation analytics
• NICU patient safety software
• Clinical barcode validation
• Infant nutrition platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Cloud-based software subscription model for hospital feeding management platform. Hospitals pay for access to the comprehensive feeding management system including nurse app, milk room management, and parent-facing modules.
2. Enterprise Licensing: Enterprise licensing model integrated into Natus Sensory's Newborn Care portfolio following acquisition, suggesting multi-year contract arrangements with hospital systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Keriton Inc provides a cloud-based SaaS feeding management platform purpose-built for hospital NICU, PICU, and pediatric units. The software combines nurse workflow tools, breast milk room inventory management with multi-layered barcode scanning, lactation analytics, and a parent-facing mobile application to safely administer human milk and formula to infants. It is sold to hospital systems and integrated with major EMR platforms (Epic, Cerner, Meditech).

Product overview

Keriton is a cloud-based feeding management platform for NICU, PICU, and pediatric hospital settings. The platform consists of multiple integrated modules: the core Keriton Feeding Management Platform for workflow orchestration, the Keriton Nurse App for bedside clinical staff, Keriton Tech for clinical leaders and milk room technicians, Keriton Connect for parent/caregiver engagement, and the Lactation Support Module for lactation consultants. The platform integrates with Epic EMR and is delivered as a SaaS solution requiring no server hosting, with HIPAA-compliant features including secure messaging, photo sharing, and barcode scanning for patient safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Keriton Kare: The comprehensive feeding management platform for hospitalized infants and children, including modules for nurses, lactation consultants, clinical leaders, and parents.
• Keriton Nurse App
• Keriton Connect
• Klassify

Products and services

• Keriton Kare Feeding Management Platform SaaS feeding management platform that consolidates nurse feeding workflows, breast milk room inventory control, lactation analytics, and parent engagement into one HIPAA-compliant, SOC 2 Type 2 certified solution deployed across hospital NICUs, PICUs, and pediatric units.
• Keriton Nurse App Mobile application for bedside nurses that performs multi-layered barcode validation, real-time safety checks, and feeding administration tracking, designed to reduce errors and eliminate the dual-RN cross-check process in NICU feeding workflows.
• Keriton Connect for Parents Mobile application for parents of NICU infants that delivers secure photo and video updates about the baby's feeding progress, pumping session logging, and lactation tracking to support the breastfeeding journey during prolonged hospital stays.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,000+ errors prevented in real time
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Natus SensorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Acquisition by Natus Sensory, a global leader in sensory and newborn care solutions. Keriton integrated into Natus Sensory's Newborn Care portfolio, combining feeding management platform with hearing screening, vision screening, jaundice phototherapy systems, and video monitoring solutions. Creates unified ecosystem for newborn care in hospitals worldwide.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Epic Systems: Largest hospital EMR vendor in the U.S. with deep penetration across academic medical centers including Keriton's customer base. Epic is both a critical integration partner for Keriton (ADT, Feeding Orders, SSO) and a potential long-term competitive threat if it builds native feeding management functionality.
• Health Catalyst: Healthcare data and analytics platform serving hospital systems with quality metrics, clinical improvement, and population health tools. Comparable to Keriton's real-time analytics module (quality metrics, inventory optimization) within a broader healthcare analytics portfolio.
• Voalte (Baxter): Clinical communication platform (acquired by Baxter/Hillrom) used by hospital nurses for secure messaging and workflow. Comparable to Keriton in addressing bedside nurse workflows in hospital settings, particularly secure messaging and care team communication.

Direct peers

• Sonifi Health: Healthcare patient engagement and education platform deployed in hospitals. Comparable to Keriton Connect in providing interactive parent/family-facing functionality and clinical workflow integration within hospital settings.
• GetWellNetwork: Enterprise patient engagement platform serving hospitals with interactive care plans, education, and communication tools. Comparable to Keriton's parent engagement, lactation support, and clinical workflow modules targeting hospitalized patient populations.
• CipherHealth: Healthcare communication and patient engagement platform with nurse rounding, outreach, and care transition tools. Comparable to Keriton in serving bedside nurses and improving clinical workflows through SaaS delivered to hospital systems.
• TigerConnect: Healthcare communication and collaboration platform used by hospital care teams. Comparable to Keriton's HIPAA-compliant secure messaging and clinical workflow features targeting bedside clinicians and care team coordination.

Emerging players

• Medela: Global leader in breastfeeding and breast milk management products including hospital-grade pumps and barcode labeling solutions. Comparable to Keriton in addressing the NICU breast milk workflow, though Medela is primarily a medical device/consumer products company rather than a SaaS platform.
• Force Therapeutics: Digital care platform for patient engagement and remote monitoring across multiple clinical service lines. Comparable to Keriton in providing SaaS-based engagement tools deployed in hospital systems and targeting specific patient populations.
• Prolacta Bioscience: Human milk-based nutritional products company serving NICU populations. Comparable to Keriton in addressing the NICU breast milk ecosystem, though Prolacta operates as a specialty nutrition manufacturer rather than a software platform.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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