# Eric Dy

> Eric Dy, PhD is the co-founder and CEO of Bloomlife, a San Francisco-based women's health company building connected care solutions for maternal and fetal monitoring. A biomedical engineer by training (Cornell BSc, UCLA MSc and PhD), Dy spent four years at IMEC - Europe's leading R&D institute - establishing 17 partnerships worth $25M+ in revenue before launching Bloomlife in 2014. His personal experience watching his wife navigate a high-risk pregnancy - gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, placental complications, preterm labor, and a son who spent his first month in the NICU - drove him to attack the most underserved gap in American healthcare. Bloomlife's FDA-cleared MFM-Pro wearable lets high-risk pregnant patients be monitored at home, replacing the endless clinic visits that define the current broken system. The company raised a $12.2M Series A in September 2024 and has secured reimbursement across 18 payers.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Bloomlife
- **Organizations:** Bloomlife Inc, IMEC, Cornell University, UCLA, UCSF Rosenman Institute, MedTech Innovator, Unreasonable Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BSc in Bioengineering, Cornell University, MSc in Biomedical Engineering, UCLA, PhD in Biomedical Engineering, UCLA
- **Known for:** Co-inventor on 13 patents, Co-author of 18 peer-reviewed scientific publications, Won Johnson & Johnson Quickfire Challenge

## Career timeline

- **~2007-2011** — Earned MSc and PhD in Biomedical Engineering at UCLA; recipient of the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship
- **2011-2014** — North American Business Development Manager at IMEC, Europe's leading R&D institute; established 17 partnerships worth $25M+ in revenue; closed strategic deals contributing to $230M+ revenue and a $2.8B acquisition
- **2014** — Co-founded Bloomlife with Julien Penders, motivated by wife's high-risk pregnancy and their son's month in the NICU
- **2016** — Bloomlife raised $4M seed funding for wearable contraction tracker
- **2016-2020** — Bloomlife shipped direct-to-consumer wearable pregnancy tracker to 14,000+ mothers across the US
- **2018** — Spoke at White House Precision Public Health Summit; won Johnson & Johnson Quickfire Challenge and Richard Branson's Extreme Tech Challenge
- **2021** — Pivoted Bloomlife from D2C to B2B2C enterprise healthcare model
- **2024-01** — Bloomlife received FDA clearance for MFM-Pro, a prescription-based wearable for remote maternal-fetal monitoring
- **2024-09** — Bloomlife raised $12.2M Series A led by Kapor Capital and Noshaq; secured reimbursement across 18 payers

## Achievements

- Co-inventor on 13 patents
- Co-author of 18 peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Won Johnson & Johnson Quickfire Challenge
- Won Richard Branson's Extreme Tech Challenge
- Fast Company World Changing Ideas award
- MedTech Innovator Award
- Speaker at White House Precision Public Health Summit
- IDEAS from Europe recognition
- MedTech Innovator Fellow
- Rosenman Institute Fellow (UCSF)
- Unreasonable Fellow
- Secured FDA clearance for Bloomlife MFM-Pro (January 2024)
- Built insurance reimbursement coverage across 18 payers
- Closed partnerships generating $230M+ in revenue and a $2.8B acquisition during IMEC tenure
- Raised $24.52M total funding for Bloomlife

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Bloomlife raised $12.2M Series A led by Kapor Capital and Noshaq, with participation from RH Capital, 15th Rock Ventures, The Grove Foundation, Stardust Equity, and Lean Square
- **2024-01** — Bloomlife received FDA clearance for MFM-Pro, a prescription-based wearable device measuring maternal and fetal heart rates for use at home or in the clinic
- **2024-01** — Bloomlife announced partnership with PeriGen for real-time alerts to physicians monitoring high-risk patients
- **2024-09** — Bloomlife secured insurance reimbursement coverage across 18 payers including commercial insurers and Medicaid

## Links

- Website: https://bloom-life.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericdy
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/bloom_life
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloomLife

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