Biolinq offers the Shine system, a wearable glucose monitor that uses a simple LED light to indicate real‑time glucose range without needing a phone—blue for target, yellow for high. The sensor also captures activity and sleep data, automatically correlating lifestyle factors with glucose excursions, while a companion mobile app provides personalized insights and trend tracking to help users make informed health decisions.
Funding
$100M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
People with diabetes often lack an easy way to know whether their glucose levels are staying within a healthy range throughout the day, especially without constantly checking a phone or app. This can lead to missed excursions and difficulty understanding how daily activities like exercise or sleep affect glucose control.
Solution
Biolinq’s Shine system provides continuous glucose range monitoring through a wearable sensor that signals glucose status with a simple LED indicator—blue for in‑range, yellow for high. The sensor operates independently of a smartphone, delivering real‑time feedback that users can act on immediately. In addition to glucose data, the system automatically records physical activity and sleep, linking lifestyle factors to glucose trends. Users can sync the sensor to a mobile app for deeper analytics, personalized insights, and long‑term tracking of health goals. The combined hardware and software approach aims to make glucose management more intuitive and actionable.
Target Audience
Primary customers are individuals with diabetes who want a low‑maintenance, real‑time method to monitor glucose trends, as well as healthcare providers supporting patients in lifestyle‑based glucose management.
Features
- LED light indicator that instantly shows whether glucose is within target range without a phone
- Continuous glucose sensor that updates in real time and alerts users to excursions
- Integrated activity and sleep tracking to contextualize glucose fluctuations
- Mobile app delivering personalized insights, trend analysis, and goal‑setting tools
- Seamless, automatic data synchronization between sensor and app for easy review