Spren is a technology company.
Spren has raised $11.0M across 1 funding round.
Spren has raised $11.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Spren has raised $11.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Spren's investors include Drive by DraftKings, Eli Manning.
Spren is a digital biomarker platform that uses smartphone cameras to measure physiological data like heart rate variability (HRV), body composition, body fat percentage, lean muscle mass, metabolic rate, and respiration rate without wearables or extra hardware[1][2][5]. It serves fitness apps, wellness brands, coaches, gyms, universities, pro sports teams, and individual users through a direct-to-consumer app and B2B API integrations, solving accessibility barriers to accurate biometric insights by enabling easy embedding into partner apps with over 45 million monthly active users[1][2][4]. Spren has processed 5 billion biomarkers, served 1.2 million people across 1500 gyms, 130 universities, and 30 pro sports teams, and powers personalized AI coaching, nutrition plans, and habit formation[2][5].
Spren was founded by Jason Moore about nine years ago (around 2016) as Elite HRV, driven by his personal motivation to understand why loved ones faced health issues despite being smart and hardworking, combined with his tech background in sensor data and software[1]. Moore bootstrapped a direct-to-consumer app before evolving it into a B2B platform called Spren, expanding beyond HRV to include computer vision for body composition and partnerships with health & fitness companies[1]. Key early traction included raising over $11 million in seed funding backed by investors like Eli Manning, Theo Epstein, and Drive by DraftKings, which fueled the launch of its camera-enabled biomarker platform[3].
Spren rides the wave of digital health democratization, making advanced biomarkers accessible amid rising demand for personalized wellness post-pandemic, where consumers seek hardware-free tools for body composition and recovery tracking[1][5]. Timing aligns with smartphone AI advancements and computer vision maturity, amplified by market forces like wellness app proliferation (e.g., fitness brands needing embeddable biometrics) and pro sports' data obsession[1][2][3]. It influences the ecosystem by enabling 45 million+ users via partnerships, reducing reliance on wearables, and fostering AI-driven habit formation, potentially accelerating preventive health in fitness and performance sectors[1][2].
Spren is poised to expand its platform with more biomarkers (e.g., respiration rate enhancements) and deeper AI personalization, targeting broader B2B adoption amid wellness tech's growth[1][5]. Trends like multimodal AI health OS and regulatory tailwinds for non-invasive diagnostics will shape its path, evolving its influence from niche HRV to ubiquitous "personal health OS" powering global apps[2]. As investor-backed scaling continues, Spren could redefine biometric access, turning every smartphone into a health lab and amplifying its role in proactive, data-driven wellness.
Spren has raised $11.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $11.0M Seed in October 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | $11.0M Seed | Drive by DraftKings, Eli Manning |