Harikesh Pushpapathan

Lenexa Medical is an Australian-based MedTech company that has developed the LenexaCARE technology to empower clinicians to deliver targeted, long-term solutions for personalised pressure injury prevention and patient monitoring. Pressure injuries are mostly preventable, however affect millions of people globally each year whilst costing healthcare systems billions of dollars worldwide. In 2020, Australian public hospitals spent over $9 billion to address the issue. The LenexaCARE system consists of an ultra-thin fabric with in-built sensing capabilities and smart software for detecting and monitoring patient position, posture, and presence. By providing clinicians with non-subjective data to monitor positioning and presence of patients over time, LenexaCARE allows decisions to be made based on an individual’s unique profile and history on the mattress. The novel LenexaCARE technology will not only reduce the cost associated with pressure injury treatments and bed stays, but more importantly help to ease the pain and suffering for patients and their families.

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Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.

Lenexa Medical is an Australian-based MedTech company that has developed the LenexaCARE technology to empower clinicians to deliver targeted, long-term solutions for personalised pressure injury prevention and patient monitoring. Pressure injuries are mostly preventable, however affect millions of people globally each year whilst costing healthcare systems billions of dollars worldwide. In 2020, Australian public hospitals spent over $9 billion to address the issue. The LenexaCARE system consists of an ultra-thin fabric with in-built sensing capabilities and smart software for detecting and monitoring patient position, posture, and presence. By providing clinicians with non-subjective data to monitor positioning and presence of patients over time, LenexaCARE allows decisions to be made based on an individual’s unique profile and history on the mattress. The novel LenexaCARE technology will not only reduce the cost associated with pressure injury treatments and bed stays, but more importantly help to ease the pain and suffering for patients and their families.

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