What UpRight Science does

UpRight Science (legal entity Upright Science, Inc.) is an early-stage medical technology company headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida that develops FDA-cleared smartphone-based balance assessment software classified as a Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). The company builds on balance-assessment technology acquired from Highmark in June 2026, using a smartphone's tri-axial MEMS accelerometer and a proprietary 5-stance test protocol to quantify postural sway and body tilt, producing a clinical-grade balance score. Its core technology was clinically validated under prior ownership and carries an existing FDA clearance, which the company leverages across its product portfolio.

The company serves four distinct customer segments through four corresponding products: (1) a subscription-based FDA-cleared clinical balance assessment for healthcare providers, (2) a Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Suite for clinicians billing under CMS RTM codes, (3) an embedded SDK called "Balance by UpRight" that licenses the balance test to third-party platforms, and (4) a free consumer app called "StayUpRight!" that offers a 3-stance version of the test through global app stores. Its most prominent commercial relationship is a June 2026 partnership with ImPACT Applications, integrating the balance assessment into ImPACT's concussion-management platform used across sports medicine and athletic training.

Revenue mechanics span enterprise SaaS subscriptions, remote therapeutic monitoring service billing, OEM/SDK licensing, and a consumer freemium funnel. The company was founded and capitalized in 2026 and had not disclosed funding rounds, headcount, or revenue at the time of available data, positioning it firmly in early commercialization rather than scale stage. CTO Stephen Elliot is the named technical lead and previously designed the remote-therapy assets acquired alongside the Highmark technology.

Name

UpRight Science

Legal name

Upright Science, Inc.

Website

https://uprightscience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Short description

UpRight Science is an early-stage medical technology company that markets FDA-cleared smartphone-based balance assessment software to healthcare providers, sports-medicine platforms (via ImPACT), and consumers, using tri-axial accelerometer signal processing and a proprietary 5-stance protocol.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Device Software

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Geriatric, Frailty & Fall-Prevention Remote Monitoring (HLALAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/Analytics for RPM (Risk Stratification, Alerts, Predictive) (HLACAFAM), Medical-Grade Device Connectivity & Device Management (MDM) (HLACAFAG), Chronic Care & Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Platforms (HLALABAF)

Keywords

• Balance assessment software
• Remote therapeutic monitoring
• Medical device software
• Fall risk assessment
• Concussion management tools

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FDA-Cleared Clinical Balance Assessment: Revenue generated from healthcare providers using UpRight Science's FDA-cleared software as a medical device for patient balance assessments in clinical settings. The technology enables providers to build objective, data-backed balance indices for patients.
2. Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM): Revenue generated through remote therapeutic monitoring services with CMS-compliant billing workflows, enabling practitioners to treat patients beyond clinic walls and generate new revenue streams.
3. Consumer Freemium App: Free consumer app (StayUpRight!) serves as a product-led growth entry point, with optional registration for long-term tracking and integrated health insights from Apple Health or Google Fit.
4. Balance by UpRight SDK/Licensing: Embedding FDA-cleared balance assessment technology into third-party platforms (OEM/embedded model), generating licensing revenue from partners like ImPACT Applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

UpRight Science develops FDA-cleared smartphone-based balance assessment software as a medical device (SaMD) that uses a phone's built-in accelerometer to quantify postural sway and produce objective balance indices. The company also offers a Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) suite with CMS-compliant billing workflows for clinicians, an OEM/embedded "Balance by UpRight" module for third-party platforms, and a free consumer wellness app called StayUpRight!

Product overview

UpRight Science offers a portfolio of FDA-cleared medical technology products centered on smartphone-based balance measurement and assessment. The core product is the FDA-Cleared Balance Measurement software—a 5-stance test that turns any smartphone into a medical device (SaMD) for quantified balance assessment. This core technology was acquired from Highmark (Highmark Balance Assessment Technology) and powers the Balance by UpRight module for third-party platforms (e.g., ImPACT Platform integration). The Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Suite adds automated documentation, CMS-compliant billing, and remote patient treatment capabilities. The consumer-facing free app, StayUpRight!, uses the same smartphone motion sensor approach for a 3-stance wellness test, giving everyday users a no-account-required entry point into balance tracking with optional Apple Health/Google Fit integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Balance by UpRight: FDA-cleared balance measurement technology for providers - a drop-in balance assessment that can be deployed quickly and easily integrated into clinical applications.
• Remote Therapeutic Monitoring
• StayUpRight!

Products and services

• FDA-Cleared Balance Measurement FDA-cleared software as a medical device (SaMD) that turns any smartphone into a medical device for quantified, evidence-based balance assessments using a 5-stance test with precise stability scoring. Enables clinicians to build objective, data-backed balance indices, track balance over time, and act before a fall happens.
• Balance by UpRight A drop-in FDA-cleared balance assessment module that enables third-party platforms and applications to incorporate clinically grounded balance testing without their own R&D. Allows partners to test the balance of thousands of patients in days rather than months or years.
• Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Suite A suite of remote therapies enabling practitioners to seamlessly treat patients for whom balance improvement is an imperative. Features include automated documentation, time tracking, and CMS-compliant billing workflows, allowing providers to expand patient base beyond physical location.
• StayUpRight! Consumer App A free consumer wellness app that uses the smartphone's built-in accelerometer to perform a 3-stance balance test, quantifying postural sway without wearables or setup. Users hold their phone to their chest for 10 seconds per pose and receive an instant balance score with optional Apple Health/Google Fit sync for long-term tracking.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% of seniors with serious fall injuries die within 6 months - objective balance monitoring can detect decline before it becomes a fall
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ImPACT Applications, Inc.coreTechnology or Integration · 22 June 2026ImPACT Applications, the leader in concussion management tools, integrated Balance by UpRight FDA-cleared balance measurement technology into the ImPACT Platform. This partnership enables ImPACT to provide a more holistic picture of brain health for student athletes, from establishing baselines to post-concussion readings. The integration is available to ImPACT's existing school customers and extends UpRight Science's reach into sports medicine and concussion management.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Kaia Health: Kaia Health offers app-based digital therapeutics for MSK pain and chronic conditions with computer-vision-based exercise feedback. Comparable to UpRight as a smartphone-only digital rehab/therapy company pursuing reimbursement and clinical channels, though focused on MSK pain rather than balance.
• ImPACT Applications: ImPACT Applications is the leading computerized concussion assessment platform used in schools, sports organizations, and clinics worldwide, with 27M+ tests administered. It is UpRight's flagship OEM partner and adjacent peer because it owns the brain-injury assessment category where UpRight's balance module is now embedded.
• DarioHealth: DarioHealth is a chronic-condition digital therapeutics platform combining connected devices, RPM, and behavioral coaching across diabetes, hypertension, and MSK. Comparable to UpRight for combining device-free/smartphone-led measurement, RPM billing workflows, and B2B2C distribution to providers and payers.
• BioIntellisense: BioIntellisense offers FDA-cleared continuous RPM wearables and a data services platform for vital-sign and biometric monitoring in hospital and home settings. Comparable to UpRight as an FDA-cleared RPM SaaS player pursuing CMS reimbursement and remote monitoring across chronic and post-acute care populations.

Direct peers

• Sword Health: Sword Health is a digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care platform pairing AI with virtual physical therapists. Highly comparable to UpRight because both target PT clinics, employers, and health plans with software-led MSK and rehabilitation tools, including FDA-cleared components and remote monitoring workflows.
• Biofourmis: Biofourmis is a remote patient monitoring and virtual care platform that uses AI analytics on continuous biosensor data to predict clinical deterioration. Comparable to UpRight for its RPM + AI/analytics stack, FDA-aligned software positioning, and focus on chronic-condition management with predictive risk scoring.
• Hinge Health: Hinge Health is a leading digital MSK clinic delivering virtual PT, wearable sensors, and outcome tracking to enterprises and health plans. Comparable to UpRight as a digital rehab provider with FDA-cleared components, sensor-based assessments, and an enterprise/clinical GTM motion focused on objective functional measurement.
• Vivify Health: Vivify Health provides a connected care/RPM platform with patient engagement, biometric monitoring, and CMS-compliant reimbursement workflows. Comparable to UpRight for the combination of RPM, CMS-billing-enabled remote monitoring, and clinician-facing SaaS used to manage chronic and post-acute patients.
• Reflexion Health: Reflexion Health (a Cigna/Evernorth business) delivers a digital PT platform, including FDA-cleared avatar-led exercise and remote therapeutic monitoring. Comparable to UpRight as a digital PT/rehab company offering FDA-cleared software, RTM billing support, and clinical-provider integrations.

Broad incumbents

• Omada Health: Omada Health is a chronic-disease digital care platform covering diabetes, hypertension, and musculoskeletal conditions via employer/payer channels. Comparable to UpRight as a broader digital therapeutics incumbent with FDA-cleared software elements, payer reimbursement, and risk-bearing chronic-care contracts in adjacent disease areas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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