Welcome to our monthly update on Dromadis Health! 👋
Hey hey! We are back – with looooaaads of updates. Welcome to all the first time readers! 😁
As usual, comments and feedback are suuuuper welcome. Email us, comment on this post, or just reach out for a chat, we’re friendly people! 😁
Quick refresher
We’re building Asparagus, the first urine analysis device that fits inside your toilet bowl. 🚽
This month, in short
We completed and reflected on our amazing 3 months stunt at Entrepreneur First, secured more product development details, and… started fundraising. 💸
January highlights
👋 Goodbye and thank you Entrepreneur First!
We joined Entrepreneur First (EF) in October 2020. What a journey!
In 3 months we got our first paying customers, we designed and 3D printed our first prototype, and got 15 people to pee on it! We’re now leaving the program with an amazing new network of talented friends, a support group of 400 people who signed-up to our early access program, and an incredible co-founding team.
Thank you to everyone at EF that made this journey enjoyable, and best of luck to all the other LD15 companies. 💚
🚀 Reached 400 sign-ups for the early access program
Wow – we are humbled that so many people signed up for Asparagus! Well… I guess that means we need to get a device in your toilet ASAP.
Thank you again for your tremendous support. 💚
If you haven’t already, feel free to sign up for early access. This means you get priority on ordering the first batch of Asparagus devices!
📝 Wrote out the technical documentation
All done. We now have an explicit documentation detailing how the first version of the product works and how to build it. We now can start building the first cartridges and system. Very exciting!
Next step: build the first Asparagus cartridge to measure salt intake from urine. 🧂
✅ Secured suppliers for the first Asparagus sensor cartridge
We’ve been in talks with suppliers to help us build and test the first Asparagus sensors cartridges. All details are now ready – they are just waiting for the green light to get started.
In the meantime, we’ve been playing some more with 3D prototypes and urine strips 😁.
💸 Started actively fundraising
In order to move forward, we need capital. In the last two weeks, we have been actively discussing with Angels and early-stage investors who might be interested in supporting us in making Asparagus a reality.
We’re hoping to close this first investment round in the next few weeks and you all will be the first to know! 🎉
😷 Stayed safe
We used to take this for granted. But nowadays the world is really going through a difficult time, so please stay safe and support the people around you. 💚
Mini FAQ
🧂 Why is the first cartridge for Salt intake?
3 reasons:
we can build it quickly
it really matters for your health
there is no good alternative to measure it
🤔 But why does Salt matter?
Sodium is necessary for muscle and nerve function and plays a major role in controlling fluids in the body, impacting blood pressure.
Most of us get too much sodium in our diets. On the other hand, many people are susceptible to hyponatremia (too little sodium). On the short term, both can negatively impact your energy levels. On the long term, they can create serious health complications.
By adjusting our salt intake to the recommend amount, we could save 2.5M people / year. We didn’t say it, the WHO did!
🤔 Are you going to release more sensors in the future?
Yes! That’s the point. Here are the cartridges we know we want to release in the near future:
Sodium/Potassium 🧂
Nutrition macros 🥗
Minerals and ions 💎
Female hormones 🧘♀️
Cortisol (stress) 😰
💰 What happens after you raise?
We will build the first Asparagus devices, test them with 10 people, produce more, launch the early access program, prove behavioral change, and then… get ready to hit market! 🚀
💻 How do you work together with the lockdown?
Remotely! Just like everyone :)
📮 Why don’t we get weekly emails anymore?
We miss it too 😢! Unfortunately, we’ve been at full capacity and are 100% focused on the fundraise (which isn’t as interesting to you all). Rosalia is also juggling with submitting her PhD thesis by the end of the month. Once we get back to making progress on the product, we will return to more frequent updates 😁.
What’s next?
💸 Close the funding round to build the first batch of 150 beta devices
🎨 Start designing the companion app
🧪 Set up real-life experiments (more on this very soon!)
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See you next week 👋
SOOOOOOO HAPPY to hear from you again. Best of Luck and keep it up🤞