Lumia Health

What Lumia Health does

Lumia Health is a private health-technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Allston, Massachusetts, that develops miniaturized wearable biosensors worn in the ear. Its core product, the Lumia 2 smart earring (under 1 gram), uses infrared photoplethysmography on a shallow branch of the Posterior Auricular Artery in the Cymba Concha to continuously capture arterial blood flow waveforms and translate them into a proprietary 0-100 "Flow Index," a Live Mode real-time stream, Flow Zones, and an event-tagging system. The technology was developed over five years in collaboration with researchers at Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard, and a future eCBF algorithm has been validated against transcranial Doppler ultrasound with a Pearson correlation of r=0.91. Lumia is currently positioned as an FDA General Wellness device and is not cleared for diagnostic use, while pursuing a regulatory path to enable clinical and insurance-reimbursed applications.

The company monetizes through a tied hardware-plus-subscription model: a one-time purchase of the Lumia 2 Initiation Kit (website pricing $499, reduced to $399; some sources cite $249-$499 depending on channel and timing) bundled with a required Edge Access Program membership priced at $10-20 per month, which includes app access, free hardware upgrades, subsidized replacements, and masterclass content. Go-to-market is product-led and direct-to-consumer, primarily through lumiahealth.com and Kickstarter launches (the April 2026 Lumia 2 campaign raised over $800,000 against a $10,000 goal), with iOS as the only supported mobile platform at launch. Customer segments include health-conscious consumers, patients with orthostatic and autonomic conditions (POTS, Long COVID, ME/CFS), healthcare providers and researchers, and government/military buyers such as the Defense Health Agency. The company is venture-backed (notably by J2 Ventures and BonAngels Venture Partners) with $17.2 million in disclosed funding, including $5.1 million of non-dilutive government contracts and grants, and was formerly known as STAT Health prior to its 2024-2025 rebrand.

Name

Lumia Health

Legal name

Lumia Health, Inc.

Website

https://lumiahealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lumia Health makes under-1-gram smart earrings that use infrared biosensing on the ear artery to continuously track real-time blood flow to the head. It sells hardware bundled with a required monthly subscription to health-conscious consumers, patients with autonomic disorders, and government/military clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Smart Earrings: One-time purchase of the Lumia 2 smart earring device. The Initiation Kit includes the wearable earpiece, Light Station charging case, and carry case. Hardware is sold directly to consumers through the website and Kickstarter campaigns.
2. Edge Access Program (Membership): Required monthly subscription ranging from $10-20 per month. Includes mobile app access, free hardware upgrades (Lumia 2 when available), continuous feature updates, subsidized replacements ($99 for lost/damaged earpiece), lifetime warranty, and masterclass content programming.
3. Government Contracts and Grants: The company has secured $5.1 million in government contracts and grants, bringing total funding to $17.2 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lumia Health designs, manufactures, and sells a smart earring wearable (Lumia 2) that continuously tracks real-time blood flow to the head using proprietary infrared biosensing technology on a shallow ear artery, paired with a companion iPhone app. The hardware requires an ongoing "Edge Access Program" monthly membership subscription ($10–$20/month) to enable data collection, feature updates, app access, and free hardware upgrades. The product is sold direct-to-consumer primarily to wellness-focused individuals and patients with chronic blood flow disorders such as POTS, Long COVID, and ME/CFS.

Product overview

Lumia Health offers a wearable health monitoring platform centered on the Lumia 2 smart earrings, described as the world's smallest wellness wearable at under 1 gram. The platform combines proprietary biosensing technology (infrared light measuring blood flow via the ear artery) with a companion iPhone app to track over 20 health metrics including blood flow to the head, sleep, heart rate, temperature, SpO2, menstrual cycle, and readiness. The product requires a paid Edge Access membership subscription ($10/month). First-generation Lumia devices launched in October 2024 via crowdfunding, with Lumia 2 announced in November 2025. The ecosystem includes the wearable earpiece, Light Station charger, Carry Case, and the companion mobile app. The company was founded in 2020 and was formerly known as STAT Health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lumia 2: Second-generation smart earrings that track blood flow to the head, sleep, temperature, menstrual cycle, and readiness. Weighs less than 1 gram and is marketed as the world's smallest wellness wearable.
• Lumia 1
• Lumia Initiation Kit
• Edge Access Program

Products and services

• Lumia 2 Smart Earrings Second-generation health-tracking wearable device worn in the ear that uses infrared light on a shallow ear artery (branch of Posterior Auricular Artery) to track real-time blood flow to the head, along with sleep, heart rate, temperature, SpO2, menstrual cycle, and readiness. Marketed as the world's smallest wellness wearable at under 1 gram, requires iOS 16+ and an Edge Access membership subscription. Sold to individual consumers for general wellness and chronic blood flow disorder symptom management.
• Lumia Edge Access Program Required monthly membership program that enables the Lumia wearable to collect and display new data. Priced at $10–$20/month, it includes mobile app access, free hardware upgrades (Lumia 2 for members with 6+ months remaining), continuous feature updates, subsidized replacement earpieces ($99 for lost/damaged), lifetime warranty, and masterclass content from medical and patient experts. Available to individual consumers who purchase Lumia hardware.
• Lumia Initiation Kit Entry hardware bundle for first-time members that includes the Lumia earpiece wearable, Light Station charging dock, and keychain Carry Case. Required to activate an Edge Access membership. Sold for first-time individual consumer purchasers.
• Lumia Light Station Charging dock that fast charges the Lumia earpiece using infrared LED lights, providing a full charge in approximately 3–4 hours. Sold to individual Lumia wearable owners.
• Lumia Carry Case Keychain carrying case included with the Lumia Initiation Kit that features a magnifying lens to help Lumia harvest more ambient light for solar charging while on the go. Sold to individual Lumia wearable owners.
• Lumia App Companion iPhone application (requires iOS 16+) that provides Flow Index data visualization, Flow Zones for personal range tracking, Event Tags for logging activities/meals/medications, Live Mode for real-time second-by-second data, and Lumia Lessons guided self-discovery modules. Generates analytics and insights based on Lumia wearable readings. Available to individual Lumia wearable owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of people with chronic symptoms when standing have low Blood Flow to their Head (van Campen et al., 2020)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Massachusetts General HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MGH's Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging collaborated on research. Dr. Bruce Rosen, Director of the center, serves on Lumia's Scientific Advisory Board.
• Dysautonomia InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Non-profit organization focused on autonomic disorders. CEO Lauren Stiles serves on Lumia's Patient Advisory Council and provides advocacy and awareness support.
• Defense Health AgencymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration with the Defense Health Agency to track sleep disruptions for critical government personnel. The agency needs to identify sleep disruptions as subjective self-report is insufficient for personnel whose performance is mission-critical.
• Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Military medical center collaborating on research partnerships to study blood flow in military personnel.
• MIT Research GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MIT research group collaborating on blood flow measurement technology development.
• Joslin Diabetes CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Research institution specializing in diabetes research, collaborating on blood flow studies related to diabetic neuropathies.
• Duke UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborated with Duke researchers including Dr. Marat Fudim to test Lumia against simultaneous Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound during Stand Testing and Tilt Table Testing, demonstrating r=0.91 Pearson correlation.
• Harvard Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Researchers from Harvard collaborated on the development of Lumia's miniaturized biosensing technology for measuring blood flow.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Lumia's first clinical study was conducted at Johns Hopkins during routine Tilt Table Testing, published in JACC. Dr. Hari Tandri of Johns Hopkins served as primary scientific collaborator. The study validated Lumia's ability to detect blood flow abnormalities before syncope episodes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Samsung (Galaxy Watch / Health): Samsung's Galaxy Watch line includes PPG-based heart rate, ECG, blood pressure, and body composition tracking. It is a broad incumbent in the smartwatch health wearable market and a meaningful competitor for the general consumer Lumia also targets.
• Apple (Apple Watch): Apple Watch is the dominant mainstream health wearable with PPG-based heart rate, ECG, SpO2, and temperature tracking. While not specialized in cerebral blood flow, it is the primary incumbent whose metric roadmap could close Lumia's current differentiation.
• Masimo: Masimo is a leading medical-grade patient monitoring company with PPG-based SET pulse oximetry technology. It is a broad incumbent in clinical-grade biosensing whose technology and FDA-cleared positioning represent the clinical-side ceiling of Lumia's eventual FDA pathway.
• Garmin: Garmin offers health and fitness smartwatches with PPG-based heart rate, Pulse Ox, sleep, and stress tracking. It is a broad incumbent in connected health wearables, particularly strong in the endurance and active-lifestyle segments.
• Fitbit (Google): Fitbit (now under Google) sells subscription-tied health wearables (Fitbit Premium) covering heart rate, sleep, SpO2, and ECG. It is a broad incumbent in the same consumer health wearable category as Lumia.

Direct peers

• Oura: Oura makes the Oura Ring, a subscription-tied wellness wearable (~$6/month membership) focused on sleep, readiness, and biometrics. It is the closest direct comparable to Lumia's hardware-plus-subscription consumer health model.
• Withings: Withings makes a portfolio of connected health devices (smartwatches, sleep mats, blood pressure monitors, body composition scales) sold direct-to-consumer. It is a direct comparable as a connected consumer health hardware brand targeting the same health-conscious demographic.
• Whoop: Whoop sells a screenless wearable strap with a required monthly subscription focused on recovery, strain, and sleep — the canonical example of subscription-tied health hardware and a direct business-model peer to Lumia's Edge Access Program.

Emerging players

• Circul: Circul is an early-stage smart ring focused on cardiovascular health monitoring including blood flow and sleep. It is an emerging player with meaningful overlap to Lumia's blood-flow sensing thesis, though in a ring form factor rather than earring.
• iHealth Labs: iHealth Labs makes connected consumer health devices including blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, and wearables sold via retail and direct-to-consumer. It is an emerging player with comparable connected health hardware offerings and consumer distribution model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wearlumia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@wearlumia
• Facebookfacebook.com/wearlumia
• Instagraminstagram.com/wearlumia
• TikToktiktok.com/@wearlumia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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