Sramana Mitra: You are a venture-funded company? Inder Singh: We are. We’ve raised $25 million. We’re backed by a number of great investors including Kleiner Perkins who, as you know, is the earliest investor in Amazon and Google and has done a bunch of work in life sciences. We’ve also got some support from some
Sramana Mitra: When somebody is buying the thermometer, alongside the thermometer, you’re asking them to register on your app and start using the social platform as well to get into this kind of a network. Inder Singh: Yes. You buy the product at a store. We sell it as a better and smarter version of
Inder Singh: People like our product because it makes it easier to take a sick child’s temperature. We’ve gamified the temperature-taking process. You can record your symptoms and track them for yourself or for your doctor. You can show the doctor the full history. We provide them coaching in the app itself. If you go
This is a very cool story of an intelligent thermometer with far-reaching consequences. Absolutely fascinating! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Kinsa. Inder Singh: I am the Founder and CEO of Kinsa. I started the company about five years ago. Kinsa has reimagined the thermometer, which is