Asthmapolis, a US-based mobile health service for people with breathing difficulties backed by California HealthCare Foundation, has raised $5m in its series A round from venture capital firm Social+Capital Partnership.
Founded in 2010, Asthmapolis uses smartphone applications and snap-on inhaler sensors that track when and how often patients use their inhaled medications. Mark Gehring, Asthmapolis president and co-founder, said: “To date we’ve helped our users achieve an extra 20,000 asthma-free days. Each day they feel better is also a day they don’t end up in the emergency department, which means reduced costs for our payer and health system customers.”
The company has partnerships with Amerigroup Florida/WellPoint, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in New York and Dignity Health in California, and retail pharmacy and public sector initiatives through the City of Louisville.
Richard Roth, vice-president of strategic innovation at Dignity Health, said: “Asthmapolis is a simple solution that is making an immediate impact on how physicians deliver care and how patients see results.”