Singapore-based AI health tech company injewelme has closed a US$1.2 million funding round led by Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H), a catalytic vehicle of Temasek Trust, with co-investment from Richardson Family (RF), a UK-based family office.
The capital will be used to accelerate the development of injewelme’s proprietary Deep Health Vision (DHV) technology and support its commercial expansion across Southeast Asia.
injewelme’s DHV platform uses remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) to measure more than 20 vital health parameters — including heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation via a standard camera in approximately 30 seconds, requiring no physical contact with the patient. Powered by in-house software and predictive AI models, the company said the system has achieved 95 per cent detection accuracy in real-world pilot programmes.
The new funding will enable injewelme to broaden the DHV platform’s capabilities, adding measurement of blood glucose, stress index, fatigue and hydration levels. A particular focus will be heat stress detection, a capability the company says is increasingly relevant as climate change intensifies physiological strain on workers and communities in tropical environments.
Ryan Tan, Head of C3H, said the technology addresses a pressing gap at the intersection of climate and public health. “A rise in climate-related stressors will result in increased physiological strain on individuals and communities,” he said. “We are pleased to support injewelme in the deployment and further development of their technology to anticipate and address the impact of heat-related stress.”
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The DHV system has already been trialled through SingHealth Polyclinics and in private-sector settings in Singapore, and is currently being evaluated for deployment in healthcare, eldercare, insurance and workforce safety. SJ Integrated Solutions, a business line under SJ Group that delivers fitness and wellness programmes at active ageing centres, has used the technology as a contactless pre-activity screening tool, reporting that screening time fell by around 50 per cent compared with manual processes.
Koh Yong Jin, Director of Fitness and Wellness at SJ Group’s Integrated Solutions division, said the platform had improved both efficiency and safety by flagging individuals who may not be physically ready for exercise, allowing staff to focus on delivering a more inclusive experience for clients.
Digital impact marketplace Co-Axis, which connects funders with social and environmental impact opportunities, facilitated the introduction between injewelme and the round’s investors. Richardson Family’s participation forms part of a previously announced commitment of S$250,000 over two years to co-fund impact opportunities curated through Co-Axis, with support from C3H.
As a strategic partner, C3H will also provide injewelme with access to networks across the Temasek Trust ecosystem to help accelerate its commercial deployments and inform product development.
James Moon, Founder and Chief Executive of injewelme, said the financing would advance the company’s mission to deliver proactive, data-driven health monitoring at scale. “Beyond one-time health snapshots, we aim to enable anyone to easily and continuously track their health in everyday life, unlocking long-term health insights and advancing AI-driven predictive, preventive care,” he said.
The company intends to use the funds to deepen its customer base in Singapore while pursuing expansion into new Southeast Asian markets.
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