AliveCor's Kardia Pro Uses AI to Help Prevent Strokes

AliveCor was founded in 2010, yet the start-up really came into prominence when they appointed Vic Gundotra, a Google executive who was responsible for the company's unsuccessful attempt to make a social network to rival Facebook (it was Google, just in case you didn't know), as their CEO. However, Gundotra and AliveCor have been working hard making mobile devices aimed at helping doctors do their job more efficiently. The Silicon Valley-based company developed Kardia Mobile, which cost just $99, but they've now gone one step further with the next iteration of the device, the Kardia Pro, by adding in AI. AliveCor developed Kardia Pro, which is only half the size of a credit card and incredibly thin, for the sole purpose of helping doctors better detect atrial fibrillations in their patients, which in turn will allow them to prevent heart attacks. AliveCore has also managed to raise an extra $30 million in funding, with a big chunk of that money coming from Omron Healthcare who specialise in developing personal wellness products.