Lumia Raises $7M And Launches Blood-Flow Tracking Smart Earrings

  Fitness-tech startup Lumia has unveiled the Lumia 2 Smart Earrings, a new ultra-compact wearable capable of tracking real-time cerebral blood flow-positioning itself as a next-generation alternative to smart rings and wrist wearables. Weighing under one gram and five times smaller than AirPods, the earring integrates the company's PreciseLight sensor to measure circulation, energy levels, cognitive clarity, sleep, temperature, menstrual cycles,  and readiness.

  With the product launch, Lumia secured $7 million in new funding led by J2 Ventures and BonAngels, adding to $5.1 million in government contracts, bringing total funding to $17.2 million. Lumia was founded in Boston in 2020 by former engineers from Bose, Peloton, Whoop, and Philips, with early prototypes developed alongside researchers from Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard, originally to support patients with circulation disorders such as POTS and Long COVID.

  Lumia 2 attaches to any standard push-back earring or can be paired with Lumia's own low-profile earrings designed for continuous wear. With younger consumers driving a surge in smart ring adoption, industry analysts expect smart-ear wearables to represent the next major shift in unobtrusive health-tracking devices.