
The North Texas Angel Network (NTAN), an accredited angel investor membership organization, announced six of its members have invested $70,000 in One Health Group. The tech company developed a patented, mobile health assessment platform that uses innovative sensors for biometrics, along with artificial intelligence, to provide personalized, context-based, animal health information.
The due diligence was led by Randy Johanneck, an NTAN board member and angel investor, who notes: “Our members investing in One Health Group are impressed with the leading-edge technology that the team has developed for animal health practitioners. Albert Di Rienzo has built a strong team, and their collective experience and track record are quite impressive.”
One Health Group is transforming healthcare for companion animals. Its technology platform, Voyce, provides wearable, mobile health monitoring for dogs, with a solution for cats soon to follow. One Health Group also provides an extensive set of apps that allow veterinarians to obtain health insights and early diagnostics, previously not available.
“From the very first communication to subsequent interactions, working with the NTAN membership was pleasant, productive, informative, and collaborative,” notes Albert Di Rienzo, CEO and founder of One Health Group. “NTAN’s members were thorough in their due diligence, asked well-balanced questions, and provided ideas to support our growth. Even post-investment, they continue to be in communication.”
Jeff Murphy, NTAN’s executive director, adds, “NTAN is having an exciting start to the year as our members are investing in several promising startups. These startups illustrate the diversity in our investment interest as they represent the fields of medical devices, streaming media, veterinary technology, and medical testing services.”
Over its 15-year history, NTAN members have invested more than $10 million into startup organizations, primarily in North Texas. Notable investments from NTAN members include Gardenuity, Haxiot, Ikonopedia, Natural Dental Implants, Tella Firma, and Vital Arts & Science.
About North Texas Angel Network
Since 2008, the North Texas Angel Network (NTAN) has connected early-stage companies with angel investors to help private investors make private deals with private companies. The nonprofit, member-led organization reviews investment opportunities across industries, including medical device and service companies, software and hardware technology, and construction innovation, among others. One of the oldest and largest networks in Texas, NTAN is a member of the Angel Capital Association and the Alliance of Texas Angel Networks. Follow on LinkedIn to learn more.
About One Health Group
One Health Group (OHG) is a medical technology innovator with a mission to bring breakthrough health diagnostics, therapeutics, monitoring, screening, and advanced analytics to market. Driven by seeking solutions to preventing needless animal and human illnesses, often attributable by a lack of health data, OHG has developed a patented mobile health assessment technology that uses intelligent sensors and artificial intelligence to provide personalized, context-based real-time health information. OHG’s goal is to provide a unique health platform that integrates animal, human, and environmental data, which are intrinsically linked.
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American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation Sports Medicine project: AGILE
Ohio State University: Dr. Arielle Pechette Markley
Georgia Institute of Technology: Dr. Melody Jackson
Dog agility is a sport in which dogs are evaluated based on their ability to navigate through obstacles with precision and speed under the direction of their handlers. While dog agility has been an increasingly popular sport worldwide, the injury rate among agility competitors has also risen over the years. Despite the increase in injury rates among agility dogs, little is known about the risk factors associated with the injuries. Agility handlers need a reliable, accurate way to measure and monitor athlete activity to help reduce the high incidence of injury in agility dogs.
OHG enthusiastically supports the efforts of Dr. Arielle Pechette Markley and Dr. Melody Jackson for AGILE: a program designed to improve the health and welfare of canine agility athletes. OHG is looking forward to collaborating on this project by providing up to fifty (50) of our current generation Voyce health monitors and access to the raw data in support to this study, providing context-based, clinically-actionable information in a safe, comfortable, non-skin-contact wearable, with the ability for the collected data to be displayed on a mobile device, or a cloud-based dashboard.
Click Here for: The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine – Canine Sports Medicine and Physical Rehabilitation
Click Here for: AGILE Homepage at Georgia Institute of Technology
Click Here for: American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation AGILE Grant