# Kinsa Insights

> Kinsa Insights is the enterprise analytics business built on Kinsa's network of connected thermometers and other health signals. It converts anonymized, aggregated symptom data into forecasts for hospitals, pharmacies, consumer-health brands, retailers, and public-health teams, helping them anticipate illness-driven demand, staffing pressure, inventory needs, and media timing. Founded by Inder Singh in 2012, Kinsa evolved from a low-cost consumer device into a health-intelligence platform and was acquired by Healthy Together in 2024 for an undisclosed amount.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Inder Singh (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Kinsa Smart Thermometer, Kinsa Smart Ear, Kinsa QuickCare, HealthWeather, Kinsa Insights
- **Notable:** Received FDA 510(k) clearance for the original Kinsa Smart Thermometer in December 2013., Won the 2013 Cleveland Clinic and StartUp Health New Venture Healthcare Challenge and its Business Model Award., Reached more than 7,000 retail locations in the United States and Canada by 2017.

## Products & services

- **Kinsa Smart Thermometer** — The original low-cost wired thermometer connected through a smartphone headphone jack and paired temperature readings with app-based symptom tracking and guidance.
- **Kinsa Smart Ear** — A Bluetooth ear thermometer that synced readings with Kinsa's family health app; a Sesame Street edition used Elmo to make readings easier for children.
- **Kinsa QuickCare** — An FDA-cleared wireless oral, underarm, and rectal thermometer with an eight-second reading, an on-device display, and optional app connectivity.
- **HealthWeather** — A public map that compares observed fever and symptom activity with expected seasonal baselines to highlight unusual illness levels.
- **Kinsa Insights** — Enterprise illness intelligence for demand forecasting, supply planning, retail engagement, media targeting, and health-system surge preparation.
- **Forecast Advisor** — A SaaS forecasting product that flags geographic markets with elevated symptoms and predicts illness-driven product demand for categories including cold, flu, allergy, nasal care, COVID-19, and disinfectants.
- **FLUency School Health Program** — A sponsored program providing participating families and schools with smart thermometers, illness visibility, and school messaging tools at no charge to families.

## Achievements

- Received FDA 510(k) clearance for the original Kinsa Smart Thermometer in December 2013.
- Won the 2013 Cleveland Clinic and StartUp Health New Venture Healthcare Challenge and its Business Model Award.
- Reached more than 7,000 retail locations in the United States and Canada by 2017.
- Published research showing smart-thermometer data could improve influenza-like-illness surveillance and forecasting.
- Built city-level seasonal flu forecasts with lead times reported at up to 20 weeks, with an Oregon State University collaboration exploring forecasts up to 30 weeks.
- Reported a 50% reduction in retailer forecasting error for one symptom-relief brand and a greater than 20% gain in forecast accuracy at a top-three national retailer.
- Reported a 22% increase in engagement for Clorox disinfectant ads when using Kinsa geographic illness data.
- Was acquired by Healthy Together in March 2024 for an undisclosed amount.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Healthy Together acquired Kinsa Health for an undisclosed amount and said it would integrate Kinsa's AI illness-forecasting engine into its public-sector and enterprise SaaS platform.
- **2026-03** — Kinsa said a western U.S. flu surge arrived in line with its earlier regional forecast, which customers had used for media targeting and demand planning.
- **2026-08** — Kinsa reported that its real-time symptom signal showed the highest summer gastrointestinal activity in five years, led by a sharp Midwest rise aligned with a reported cyclosporiasis outbreak.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kinsahealth.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kinsa
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Kinsa
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/KinsaHealth

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Last updated: 2026-09-24