Bempu Health
Bempu Health is a Bengaluru-based medical device company that develops low-cost neonatal monitoring devices (TempWatch, BellyButton, ApneBoot, KangaSling) for premature and low birth weight newborns, serving parents, hospitals, and global public health programs across 14 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersBengaluru, India
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Bempu Health does
Bempu Health is a Bengaluru, India-based medical device company founded in 2014 that develops low-cost monitoring and care devices for premature and low birth weight newborns. Its product portfolio comprises four core devices: TempWatch, a temperature monitoring bracelet that detects neonatal hypothermia early via continuous medical-grade sensing; BellyButton, a clip-on breathing and movement monitor with accelerometer/gyroscope sensors that vibrates to auto-stimulate movement when apnea-like events are detected and connects via Bluetooth Low Energy to Android/iOS apps; ApneBoot, a foot-probe device using pulse oximetry that automatically vibrates the sole to help restart breathing during apnea events; and KangaSling, an ergonomic cotton sling designed for kangaroo mother care (skin-to-skin positioning). All products are designed for both hospital NICU settings and home use, with stand-alone operation that does not require WiFi or app connectivity.
The company operates a dual-channel commercial model. On the consumer side, it sells devices at full retail pricing (e.g., BellyButton at ~$75 USD / Rs. 2,999 INR) through its own e-commerce storefront at bempu.com and via Amazon marketplaces in the USA, India, Brazil, UK, and Canada. On the global health side, it sells significantly subsidized units to UNICEF, WHO, US CDC, Gates Foundation, USAID, and government health ministries in low-and-middle-income countries, with deployment supported by community health worker programs. An ApneBoot home rental model and an upcoming ApneBoot+Cloud subscription model (with live remote monitoring, historical trend analysis, and printable reports) indicate a transition toward recurring revenue streams. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and ISO 10993 certifications, and its products are backed by 11 peer-reviewed publications, 2 UNICEF pilot evaluations, 1 US CDC evaluation, and a Duke University cost-effectiveness analysis ($746 per life saved, $25 per life-year extended). TempWatch has cumulatively protected 60,000 babies across 14 countries since launch.
Bempu Health firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Bempu Health
- Legal name
- Bempu Health
- Website
- https://bempu.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Bempu Health is a Bengaluru-based medical device company that develops low-cost neonatal monitoring devices (TempWatch, BellyButton, ApneBoot, KangaSling) for premature and low birth weight newborns, serving parents, hospitals, and global public health programs across 14 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Bempu Health industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Neonatal Medical Devices
- NAICS
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Monitoring (CTG, Infant Wearables) (HLAHACAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Maternal, Neonatal & Pediatric Remote Monitoring (HLACAPAG), Maternal & Neonatal Remote Monitoring Platforms (HLACAFAC)
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Where Bempu Health is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bengaluru
- HQ country
- India
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices1 record
Markets served
Bempu Health business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Hardware Device Sales: One-time purchase of monitoring devices (BellyButton, TempWatch, KangaSling) through BEMPU's own e-commerce store, Amazon marketplace (multiple countries), and hospital channels. Price varies by market: full retail price for high-income consumers via Amazon/website, and significantly subsidized pricing for public health/government procurement (UNICEF, WHO, governments, foundations).
- ApneBoot Rental (Home Use): ApneBoot available for home rental in addition to hospital purchase, enabling post-discharge monitoring for premature infants who remain at risk of apneas until their nervous system develops.
- ApneBoot+Cloud Subscription: Upcoming ApneBoot+Cloud model enables cloud data storage, live patient monitoring from phone or web, custom notifications and alerts, historical data review and trend analysis, printable patient reports with graphs, and data download capabilities — indicating a future cloud/software subscription revenue stream.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | BellyButton at full retail price for direct-to-consumer online purchase |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | BellyButton via Amazon marketplace |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | ApneBoot for hospital purchase vs. home rental |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Subsidized global health pricing for public health officials and LMIC procurement |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Bempu Health product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Bempu Health designs, manufactures, and sells four proprietary medical devices for newborn care: the BellyButton abdominal-movement monitor, the TempWatch hypothermia-detection bracelet, the ApneBoot pulse-oximetry apnea detector with vibration stimulation, and the KangaSling kangaroo-care positioning sling. Products are sold direct-to-consumer through the Bempu website and Amazon, through Indian hospital networks, and at subsidized pricing to public-health programs run by UNICEF, WHO, and government health ministries.
Product overview
Bempu Health offers a portfolio of innovative medical devices for newborns, centered on four core products: BellyButton (movement/breathing monitor), TempWatch (hypothermia detection bracelet), KangaSling (kangaroo care support sling), and ApneBoot (apnea detection and stimulation device). The products are designed for use both in hospital NICU settings and at home, with a focus on low-birth-weight and premature newborns. Products work as standalone devices, with some offering app connectivity and an upcoming cloud-enabled model (ApneBoot+Cloud) for enhanced patient data management.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- BellyButton: Baby breathing/movement monitor that alerts parents if movement stops and vibrates to stimulate movement. For babies 0-24 months.
- TempWatch
- KangaSling
- ApneBoot
Products and services
- BellyButton Baby breathing and movement monitor that clips onto a baby's clothing or diaper to continuously monitor abdominal motion using precision accelerometer and gyroscopic sensors. Alerts caregivers with audio, visual, and mobile app notifications (Android/iOS via Bluetooth Low Energy v5.0) when movement stops, and auto-vibrates to help stimulate movement. Stand-alone operation without WiFi required. Suitable for babies 0 to 24 months old. Listed at $75 US / Rs. 2,999 India with 30-day money-back guarantee and free shipping.
- TempWatch Continuous temperature monitoring bracelet for newborns using a medical-grade sensor. Blinks blue when the baby is adequately warm and alerts with red lights and sound when the baby is cold, enabling early detection of hypothermia before injury occurs. Validated across 11 peer-reviewed publications, 2 UNICEF pilot evaluations, and 1 US CDC evaluation. Reusable, long-lasting design. Has protected 60,000+ babies in 14 countries as of May 2022.
- KangaSling Ergonomic kangaroo-care / skin-to-skin positioning sling for premature and low-birth-weight newborns. Features a front flap for easy baby loading/unloading, a hip holster to prevent slipping, and top hooks that transfer baby's weight to shoulders (rather than back). Made of 100% cotton, machine-washable, reusable across multiple babies, and designed for up to 8 hours of daily use.
- ApneBoot Apnea detection device for premature and at-risk newborns that uses medical-grade pulse oximetry to detect when a baby has stopped breathing and automatically delivers vibration stimulation to the sole of the foot — a proven method to help restart breathing. Customizable stimulation intensity and alarm thresholds per baby, 12-hour battery life suitable for transport use. Available for hospital purchase and home rental (post-discharge). Upcoming ApneBoot+Cloud model adds cloud data storage, live phone/web monitoring, custom notifications, historical data review, printable patient reports, and data download.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99% sensitivity, 95% specificity in detecting hypothermia (2,500-reading study)
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use Bempu Health
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Bempu Health technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Bempu Health partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- UNICEFcoreUNICEF has conducted 2 pilot evaluations of TempWatch, supported a US CDC evaluation in Papua New Guinea, and shared deployment experience from Papua New Guinea, Benin, and Pakistan. UNICEF includes BEMPU in its newborn survival programs and counts on BEMPU products for its programs. UNICEF social media has featured BEMPU multiple times. UNICEF posts about BEMPU on social media.
- World Health Organization (WHO)coreWHO is listed alongside Gates Foundation, USAID, UNICEF, and governments as an organization that 'regularly counts on our products for their newborn survival programs.' WHO endorsement as a key global health authority.
- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreUS CDC conducted a comprehensive evaluation of TempWatch deployment in Papua New Guinea in partnership with UNICEF, reporting significant improvements in healthcare worker feedback, maternal KMC practices, and baby weight gain outcomes. CDC published findings on hypothermia detection, knowledge-attitude-practice improvements, and clinical outcomes.
- Duke UniversityminorDuke University conducted a 2019 cost-effectiveness analysis finding TempWatch highly cost-effective at $746 per life saved and $25 per life-year extended, providing critical evidence for global health adoption.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Bempu Health competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Owlet Baby Care: Owlet's Smart Sock is a direct competitor to Bempu's BellyButton, monitoring infant pulse rate and oxygen via a wearable with smartphone alerts and targeting parents of newborns in the DTC channel. Both companies compete head-to-head on Amazon US/UK for the same premium parent segment, though Owlet has significantly more capital and brand recognition.
- Embrace Innovations: Embrace Innovations is an India-based social enterprise that developed the Embrace infant warmer for hypothermic newborns and sells both LMIC and DTC (Little Lotus) consumer products. Both companies are India-headquartered, target newborn hypothermia, and operate dual LMIC/consumer business models with similar mission-driven positioning.
Emerging players
- Neopenda: Neopenda builds wearable vital-sign monitors for newborns in low-resource hospitals, with a focus on LMIC neonatal ICU settings. It targets the same clinical use cases as Bempu's ApneBoot and TempWatch (apnea, temperature monitoring) in similar hospital channels, but with a multi-parameter wearable rather than single-condition devices.
- EarlySense: EarlySense develops contact-free continuous patient monitoring (under-mattress sensors for breathing/heart rate) used in hospitals and post-acute care. Its contactless technology competes with Bempu's wearable movement-monitoring approach for continuous newborn respiration tracking, particularly in step-down and home settings.
- Raybaby: Raybaby (by RayIoT) is an India-based startup that makes a contactless baby monitor using radar/ultrasonic sensing to track breathing and movement. It is comparable to Bempu's BellyButton in target customer (anxious parents) and use case (sleep-time breathing monitoring), with a non-wearable technology angle.
- iHealth Labs: iHealth Labs makes consumer-grade pulse oximeters, thermometers, and connected health devices, including products sold through Amazon US. It competes with Bempu's TempWatch (continuous temperature) and ApneBoot (SpO2) in the consumer Amazon channel, offering adjacent but overlapping functionality at similar price points.
Broad incumbents
- Masimo: Masimo is the global leader in pulse oximetry and patient monitoring technology, and its SET pulse oximetry is widely used in NICUs worldwide. Masimo competes with Bempu's ApneBoot in clinical apnea detection and has the scale, regulatory footprint, and hospital integration to push lower-cost modules into LMIC settings where Bempu currently operates.
- Philips (Philips Avent): Philips operates both a broad hospital patient-monitoring business (competing with Bempu's clinical products) and the Philips Avent consumer baby product line (competing with BellyButton and TempWatch at the high-income parent). It is the most established diversified incumbent in Bempu's combined clinical/consumer footprint.
- GE HealthCare: GE HealthCare provides NICU patient monitoring systems (temperature, SpO2, respiratory) installed in hospitals globally, including in emerging markets. Its installed base and integrated clinical IT platforms make it a credible alternative to Bempu's hospital-channel offerings when buyers prefer a single-vendor solution.
- Medtronic: Medtronic's patient monitoring business and Nellcor pulse oximetry line compete directly with Bempu's ApneBoot in hospital apnea detection. Its global regulatory and distribution infrastructure could enable rapid expansion into the LMIC neonatal segment where Bempu currently pilots.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Bempu Health social profiles
Digital presenceBempu Health compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Bempu Health financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Bempu Health leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Bempu Health funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors
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Bempu Health M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Bempu Health
What does Bempu Health do?
Bempu Health designs, manufactures, and sells four proprietary medical devices for newborn care: the BellyButton abdominal-movement monitor, the TempWatch hypothermia-detection bracelet, the ApneBoot pulse-oximetry apnea detector with vibration stimulation, and the KangaSling kangaroo-care positioning sling. Products are sold direct-to-consumer through the Bempu website and Amazon, through Indian hospital networks, and at subsidized pricing to public-health programs run by UNICEF, WHO, and government health ministries.
Is Bempu Health a public or private company?
Bempu Health is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Bempu Health founded?
Bempu Health was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Bempu Health based?
Bempu Health is headquartered in Bengaluru, India, in the Asia region.
How does Bempu Health make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Hardware Device Sales are the primary driver. The others are apneBoot Rental (Home Use) and apneBoot+Cloud Subscription.
Who are Bempu Health's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Owlet Baby Care and Embrace Innovations. Emerging players are Neopenda, EarlySense, Raybaby and iHealth Labs. Broad incumbents are Masimo, Philips (Philips Avent), GE HealthCare and Medtronic.
Does Bempu Health have an API?
No public API is recorded for Bempu Health.
What industry is Bempu Health in?
Bempu Health's product category is Neonatal Medical Devices. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAHACAF, Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Monitoring (CTG, Infant Wearables), with a secondary code of HLACAPAG, Maternal, Neonatal & Pediatric Remote Monitoring. Its NAICS code is 334510 and its SIC code is 3841.