Avive

Avive
TypePrivate
IndustryAutomated external defibrillator
Founded2017
FoundersRory Beyer
Moseley Andrews
Headquarters
Brisbane, California
,
United States
Key people
Sameer Jafri (CEO)
Websiteavive.life

Avive is an American developer and manufacturer of automated external defibrillator and connected emergency response software for cardiac arrest emergencies.[1] Based in Brisbane, California, it is known for developing Avive AED and 4 Minute Community program.

History

Avive was founded in 2017 by Rory Beyer and Moseley Andrews as Revive to develop a next-generation AED aimed at increasing survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Beyer and Andrews developed an initial AED concept while studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[2][3] During the development phase, Beyer met Sameer Jafri, founder and president of the Saving Hearts Foundation, a nonprofit focused on SCA prevention, who later joined the company.[3]

In December 2018, the company completed a $3.4 million seed financing round led by Greenbox Venture Partners. In June 2020, Avive raised an additional $7 million in funding with participation from the Laerdal Million Lives Fund, IrishAngels, and ResMed.[4] In March 2022, Avive raised $22 million in Series A funding co-led by Questa Capital, Catalyst Health Ventures, and Laerdal Million Lives Fund.[3][5]

In October 2022, the Avive AED received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).[2]

4 Minute Community program

Avive operates the 4 Minute Community program (originally launched as the 4-Minute City program), which deploys networks of Avive Connect AEDs throughout communities based on historical sudden cardiac arrest data.[6] The program makes Avive AED accessible within 4 minutes of a cardiac arrest incident.[6][7][8]

In 2021, Avive announced the city of Jackson, Tennessee as the first 4 Minute City Program partner, in collaboration with Friends of Heart, The City of Jackson Fire Department, West Tennessee Healthcare, and others.[6][9][10] Two years later in the summer of 2023, Avive launched the first 4 Minute Cities in Jackson, Tennessee;[11] Forsyth County, Georgia;[12][13] and Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[14][15][16]

Device

The first iteration of Avive's automated external defibrillator (AED) was developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students Rory Beyer, Moseley Andrews, and Priscilla Agosto in 2017 as a part of a senior capstone design course at the university.[3][2] Their initial project was a defibrillator fully powered by a smartphone.[3] Beyer and Andrews further developed electronic circuits capable of delivering sufficient power from a rechargeable battery, the size of a cell phone. Their work led to the production of the Avive Connect AED, a defibrillator weighing slightly over two pounds.[3][17] The device was designed with assistance from San Francisco-based industrial design firm, NewDealDesign.[1]

Awards and recognition

In August 2023, the Avive Connect AED won two International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) in the service design and medical and health categories.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Mark (May 30, 2022). "This tiny defibrillator turns your neighborhood into a communal ER". Fast Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Gallagher, Mary Beth (January 17, 2023). "Startups take root in senior capstone class". Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Ron Leuty (March 16, 2022). "Shock the world: Startup snares $22M for plan to democratize defibrillation". Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Bizjournals.com.
  4. ^ Cromwell Schubarth (June 26, 2020). "The Funded: Founder may take Social Capital public, compares it to Berkshire Hathaway". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Bizjournals.com.
  5. ^ "Staying Avive gets $22m". Axios.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Latham, Angele (September 30, 2021). "Jackson to give AEDs to citizens to help save lives with 4-Minute City program, first in nation". The Jackson Sun.
  7. ^ "Forsyth County Among First In Country To Implement 4 Minute City Program".
  8. ^ "RapidSOS Aims to Prevent More Heart Attacks With New Deal". GovTech. August 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Caitlin Roach named new 'Friends of Heart' executive director". February 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jackson organizations work together to create a '4-Minute City'". WBBJ-TV. April 11, 2021.
  11. ^ Shields, Brandon. "Jackson on its way to becoming a 'four-minute city'". The Jackson Sun.
  12. ^ Whitmire, Kelly (August 11, 2023). "Forsyth County takes next step to become '4 Minute City'".
  13. ^ Whitmire, Kelly (February 24, 2023). "How local leaders are working to make Forsyth County a '4 Minute City'".
  14. ^ Hermitt, Joe. "4 Minute City Program". The Patriot-News.
  15. ^ Creason, Naomi (February 9, 2022). "New initiative brings AEDs, CPR education to Cumberland County". The Sentinel.
  16. ^ Wenner, David (January 9, 2023). "Central Pa. community set to become national leader in lifesaving care that saved Damar Hamlin". The Patriot-News.
  17. ^ Atherton, Kelsey D. (December 2, 2022). "The most helpful emergency services and defense innovations of 2022". Popular Science.
  18. ^ "Avive Connect AED - Industrial Designers Society of America". Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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