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ameera patel

T2 · manager / operator

Founder and CEO of Cambridge-based TidalSense, a respiratory technology company developing a handheld COPD diagnostic device using CO2 sensing and machine learning. Personally motivated by her own delayed asthma diagnosis and near-fatal attacks in her 20s.

4 calls·2 names·100% bull·last heard 2 months ago·Scaling Europe
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1sthigh conviction
$CROSSBORDER-IMPACT-VENTURESCrossborder Impact Venturesposition

Crossborder Impact Ventures leads $19M round in TidalSense

Crossborder Impact Ventures led TidalSense's $19M round, sharing the company's ambition to scale globally and address the diagnostic gap in low- and middle-income countries where COPD testing access is near zero.

Scaling Europe2026-08episode →
2ndhigh conviction
$TIDALSENSETidalSenseposition

TidalSense raises $19M to scale COPD diagnostic device globally

CEO Ameera Patel describes a handheld COPD diagnostic device using CO2 sensing and ML interpretation that delivers results in under 4 minutes vs 1 hour for spirometry, with regulatory clearance, NHS deployment, and inbound demand from 60+ countries.

Scaling Europe2026-08episode →

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  • Healthcare Systems & Policy4
  • Medical Imaging & Diagnostics3
  • AI in Healthcare1
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$TIDALSENSE
TidalSense
HIGHameera patel·Scaling Europe·2 months ago·TidalSense diagnoses lung disease in under 4 minutes: Ameera Patel, CEO at TidalSense
TidalSense CEO: Handheld COPD diagnostic cuts test time to 3:44 vs 1 hour, scaling from NHS to US/China
TidalSense has developed a handheld CO2-sensor device with machine learning interpretation that diagnoses COPD in under 4 minutes versus 1 hour for legacy spirometry, has achieved Class 2A regulatory clearance and early NHS deployment with overwhelming demand, and is pursuing FDA clearance to access the US market and China's 100 million COPD patients.
"Well, there's a combination of two things. We've got the hardware which is a handheld physical device that the patient just breathes through normally. And with that diagnostic sof…"
2:43
$TIDALSENSE
TidalSense
HIGHameera patel·Scaling Europe·2 months ago·TidalSense diagnoses lung disease in under 4 minutes: Ameera Patel, CEO at TidalSense
TidalSense CEO details AI-powered COPD diagnostic breakthrough and global expansion plans
TidalSense has developed a handheld CO2-sensor device with machine learning interpretation that diagnoses COPD in under 4 minutes versus 1 hour for legacy spirometry, with NHS deployment showing overwhelming demand and plans for FDA clearance and China market entry.
"TidalSense is a respiratory technology company focusing on diagnosis of what's called chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. COPD is the first area we're working in which is a re…"
0:28
$CROSSBORDER-IMPACT-VENTURES
Crossborder Impact Ventures
HIGHameera patel·Scaling Europe·2 months ago·TidalSense diagnoses lung disease in under 4 minutes: Ameera Patel, CEO at TidalSense· position
Crossborder Impact Ventures leads $19M round in TidalSense
Crossborder Impact Ventures led TidalSense's $19M round, sharing the company's ambition to scale globally and address the diagnostic gap in low- and middle-income countries where COPD testing access is near zero.
"You were really fortunate being able to choose our investors and which is which is not a luxury that everyone has. Um for us Crossber were able to take a long-term global view. Th…"
11:01
$TIDALSENSE
TidalSense
HIGHameera patel·Scaling Europe·2 months ago·TidalSense diagnoses lung disease in under 4 minutes: Ameera Patel, CEO at TidalSense· position
TidalSense raises $19M to scale COPD diagnostic device globally
CEO Ameera Patel describes a handheld COPD diagnostic device using CO2 sensing and ML interpretation that delivers results in under 4 minutes vs 1 hour for spirometry, with regulatory clearance, NHS deployment, and inbound demand from 60+ countries.
"We got our regulatory certification in March last year and that's at class 2A... we launched into the NHS in September last year and since then it's been pretty exciting actually…"
3:42
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Medical Imaging & Diagnosticstailwind
AI-automated COPD diagnosis replaces 1840s spirometry with 4-minute test
TidalSense uses miniaturized CO2 sensors and machine learning trained on specialist-labeled data to diagnose obstructive lung disease in under 4 minutes, eliminating the need for skilled operators and enabling deployment in low-resource settings globally.
8
Medical Imaging & Diagnosticstailwind
CO2 sensing + ML disrupts 180-year-old spirometry for COPD diagnosis
TidalSense replaces spirometry (unchanged since 1846) with a handheld CO2 sensor and ML interpretation that diagnoses COPD in under 4 minutes without skilled operators, enabling deployment in primary care and low-resource settings globally.
7
Healthcare Systems & Policyheadwind
Payment incentives, not technology, determine medtech adoption in US
Many effective medical devices fail commercially because US clinician reimbursement structures don't reward new diagnostic technologies, creating a structural barrier separate from clinical efficacy.
7
Medical Imaging & Diagnosticstailwind
ML-encoded specialist diagnostics enable global scaling to underserved markets
By training ML models on specialist-labeled respiratory data, diagnostic expertise can be packaged into devices that work without local specialists, unlocking massive undiagnosed populations in low-resource settings.
7
AI in Healthcaretailwind
ML models encode specialist diagnostic knowledge for global scale
By training ML models on specialist-labeled respiratory data, TidalSense automates interpretation, removing the need for local specialist expertise — a key barrier in countries lacking trained pulmonologists — and creates a scalable diagnostic platform.
7
Healthcare Systems & Policytailwind
Regulatory dual-track (FDA + EU MDR) creates global moat for medtech expansion
Securing both FDA and EU MDR Class 2A certification unlocks acceptance in most global markets, with US entry as the key value inflection for the next funding round and China's 100M COPD patients representing a massive underserved opportunity.
7
Healthcare Systems & Policytailwind
Regulatory dual-track (EU MDR + FDA) unlocks global medical device markets
CEO highlights that securing both EU Class 2A and FDA clearance creates a regulatory passport accepted by most global markets, making US entry the critical milestone for worldwide scale — a common but underappreciated pathway for medtech companies.
6
Healthcare Systems & Policytailwind
Regulatory dual-track (EU MDR + FDA) serves as global medtech passport
Achieving both EU Class 2A and FDA clearance allows medical device companies to access most global markets since many countries accept either certification, creating a clear regulatory pathway for international scaling.