Tellus You Care

Tellus You Care, Inc. is a health technology company established in 2017 with a presence in San Francisco and Tokyo. The company was co-founded by Stanford University graduates Tania A. Coke (CEO) and Kevin Hsu (CTO). Their inspiration stemmed from personal experiences caring for their aging grandparents, which fueled their mission to apply modern technology to the eldercare sector. Coke has a background in product and strategy at Google and Capital IQ, with research experience at Harvard Medical School and MIT. Hsu's expertise is in electrical engineering, with previous work on medical device PCBs, biosensor integration, and hardware engineering at companies like Apple and Texas Instruments.

The firm targets the eldercare market, providing solutions for families and professional care facilities to monitor the health and safety of seniors. Its business centers on a proprietary, non-contact monitoring system that utilizes radar and artificial intelligence to gather and analyze health data, addressing a key need in a sector where traditional methods like cameras raise privacy concerns and wearables can be cumbersome. The primary product is a palm-sized device that plugs into a standard electrical outlet. This device uses radar technology, similar to that in autonomous vehicles, to monitor an entire room without cameras or microphones, thus preserving privacy. It tracks vital signs such as heart rate and respiration, sleep patterns, movement, and can detect falls. The system operates continuously, sending data to a cloud-based platform where AI algorithms analyze it in real-time to identify concerning events and long-term health trends. Caregivers and family members can access this information remotely through a dedicated website, receiving alerts for immediate issues like falls. This data-driven approach allows for more informed and proactive care planning. The company's initial market focus has been Japan, a nation with a rapidly aging population, viewing success there as a key indicator for global potential. Tellus has received seed funding from investors including NTT Docomo Ventures, UTEC, and DG Ventures.

Keywords: eldercare technology, remote health monitoring, non-contact sensor, vital signs tracking, fall detection, senior safety, artificial intelligence in healthcare, radar sensing, aging-in-place technology, caregiver support, smart home healthcare, long-term care technology, health data analytics, patient monitoring, gerontechnology, privacy-preserving monitoring, telehealth, proactive care, sleep tracking, respiratory monitoring