# Casana

> Casana is a Rochester, New York digital-health company that builds the Smart Seat (originally the Heart Seat), a toilet-seat replacement that passively measures vital signs - heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen, respiration rate and blood pressure insights - while a person simply sits, with no wearables, charging or behavior change required. Spun out of research done by founder Nicholas Conn during his PhD at the Rochester Institute of Technology, the company earned FDA 510(k) clearance in 2023 and launched a consumer version of the seat in July 2026.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Rochester, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Nicholas Conn (Founder & Chief Scientific Officer (founding CEO); invented the Heart Seat during his PhD at RIT)
- **Team size:** ~65 employees (some sources cite ~75)
- **Products:** The Heart Seat, Smart Seat
- **Notable:** FDA 510(k) clearance for the Heart Seat (2023) for heart rate and blood oxygen measurement, Raised more than $46M in venture funding, including a $30M Series B in 2022, Grew from a PhD research project to a venture-backed company of ~65-75 people

## Products & services

- **The Heart Seat** — The original IoT toilet-seat monitoring device that captures clinically relevant measurements including heart rate, blood oxygenation and blood pressure; received FDA 510(k) clearance in 2023 for heart rate and SpO2.
- **Smart Seat** — The consumer wellness version launched July 2026 - a toilet-seat replacement that passively measures heart rate, heart rate variability, blood oxygen (SpO2), respiration rate, blood pressure insights and sit-to-stand power, syncing trends to an app for family and caregiver sharing. No camera or microphone; Wi-Fi enabled with a soft-close lid.

## Achievements

- FDA 510(k) clearance for the Heart Seat (2023) for heart rate and blood oxygen measurement
- Raised more than $46M in venture funding, including a $30M Series B in 2022
- Grew from a PhD research project to a venture-backed company of ~65-75 people
- Designed, clinically tested and manufactured its device end-to-end in Rochester, New York
- Founder Nicholas Conn recognized as an RIT Distinguished Alumnus
- Launched consumer Smart Seat in July 2026 after roughly a decade of R&D

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Casana launched its Rochester-made consumer Smart Seat at an introductory price of $199, positioning it as a wellness device for passive in-home vital-sign monitoring.
- **2023-05** — Casana received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Heart Seat to measure heart rate and blood oxygen saturation.
- **2022-01** — Casana closed a $30M Series B led by Morningside with Matrix Partners, General Catalyst and Outsiders Fund.

## Links

- Website: https://casanacare.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/casana-care
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/casanacare
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Casana-101232868568802

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Last updated: 2026-07-22