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Shift Labs makes medical devices that place technology and design on equal footing to create affordable solutions. We emphasize simplicity and create devices that serve the fastest growing healthcare markets in the world.

Shift Labs is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Makers of simple, affordable medical devices. Our award-winning…. The founder listed is Beth Kolko (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 17, 2014).

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Shift Labs

New accelerator entry · 2014-11-17 · the record

Winter 2015
batch
6
people
Early
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United States of America
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BatchWinter 2015
Announced2014-11-17
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size6
IndustryHealthcare
Sub-industryHealthcare -> Medical Devices
SectorsHardware, Medical Devices
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSeattle, WA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://shiftlabs.com

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Shift Labs makes medical devices that place technology and design on equal footing to create affordable solutions. We emphasize simplicity and create devices that serve the fastest growing healthcare markets in the world. We believe that every person in the world deserves quality healthcare -- whether they are receiving care in the home, in an outpatient infusion center, or in an emerging market. We're a for-profit company committed to doing well, and doing good. We believe Simple Saves Lives. ___ In true startup fashion, we have a strategy that emphasizes early revenue. So check out our first product DripAssist, a low-cost IV fluid monitor and alarm. Get precision monitoring of blood transfusions or fluid delivery at a fraction of the cost of an infusion pump. Purchase at http://www.shiftlabs.com/purchase-dripassist

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