In 2020, inside Stanford’s orbit where real problems don’t stay theoretical for long, Wearlinq showed up asking a rude question. Why does cardiac monitoring still look like a wired science experiment taped to a human chest? Konrad Morzkowski, Stanford-trained engineer with Apple battle scars and a Forbes 30 Under 30 badge, linked up with Dr. Albert AJ Rogers, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and Stanford instructor who actually lives inside the signals clinicians rely on. The idea was simple and unforgiving. If heart disease kills 1 in 3 Americans, the tools to detect it early should not feel like a museum exhibit.
That idea just pulled in $19M in fresh capital. A $14M Series A led by AIX Ventures, plus $5M in venture debt, backed by SpringTide, Berkeley Catalyst Fund, Lightscape Partners, Amino Capital, Solasta, Alumni Ventures, Angelschool, LDV Partners, Maliam, XB Ventures, Celtic House Asia Partners Health, Device of Tomorrow Capital, NYX Ventures Partners, and SmartLink Partners. Capital does not chase noise for long. It follows conviction, execution, and timing that actually makes sense.
The product earns the attention. eWave is a wireless six-lead ECG about the size of a large bandage, not a wired relic and not a single-lead compromise. Six leads means P-waves, depth, and clarity clinicians can trust. Five plus days of battery life, rechargeable like earbuds, shower friendly, phone paired, cloud connected. Data moves fast. Diagnostic reports land in under 48 hours, not weeks later when the patient barely remembers wearing it.
The real chess move happened in May 2024 with the acquisition of AMI Cardiac Monitoring. Over 30 years of clinical operations, an IDTF, and national coverage overnight. That gave Wearlinq end-to-end control from skin to signal to diagnosis. FDA 510(k) clearance locked in. Thousands of patients already monitored. This is not just data collection. This is surviving the cardiology data flood without burning out clinicians.
The leadership stack reflects the same discipline. Konrad Morzkowski driving product and execution. Dr. Albert AJ Rogers grounding everything in clinical reality. Dorothy Glodek carrying forward the AMI operational legacy. Joe Knight, co-inventor of the Zio Patch, joining the board. The ambition is loud without yelling. Scale eWave nationally. Push the hospital into the home. Train AI to surface sleep apnea and heart failure signals already hiding in the waveform. Reduce early heart disease deaths by 10%. That is roughly 100,000 lives. No theatrics. Just better signal, faster answers, and the patience to build it right.
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