YOU(th) is putting the “screen” in screening.
What’s happening: The German preventative health platform secured $4.5M to scale smartphone-based health diagnostics.
Checking in. Aiming to make low-friction checkups routine, YOU(th) utilizes face videos, voice recordings, eye and skin photos, typing patterns, and step data to derive digital biomarkers across 10+ organ systems.
From breathing rate and skin hydration to estimates of glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol, it leverages phone sensors to deliver a comprehensive risk assessment.
Good to know. Designated as a wellness application, the platform stops short of diagnosis — framing its analysis as a consumer healthspan tool.
But, with the majority of the world skipping annual checkups, longevity-coded DIY healthcare is gaining acceptance. Going B2B2C, YOU(th) has signed 20+ contacts with clinics and insurance providers.
Punchline: Using PPG sensors and microphones as a proxy to needle sticks and scan clinics, YOU(th) believes establishing healthy baselines should be DIY.
