# Lilu, Inc.

> Lilu is a New York femtech company building smart technology for new mothers. Its flagship Massage Bra is a hands-free wearable that uses patented pneumatic compression to mimic hand massage during pumping, helping mothers express more milk in less time, while its MilkSense app tracks feeding, pumping, and milk stash with AI-driven, personalized lactation insights. Founded by MIT- and Penn-trained engineers Adriana Vazquez and Sujay Suresh Kumar, Lilu aims to make postpartum care more comfortable, efficient, and pain-free.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Brooklyn, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Adriana C. Vazquez Ortiz (Co-founder & Co-CEO), Sujay Suresh Kumar (Co-founder & Co-CEO)
- **Team size:** ~21 employees (per company data); ~7+ core team members publicly listed
- **Products:** Lilu Massage Bra, MilkSense App, MilkSense Bra (upcoming)
- **Notable:** Sujay Suresh Kumar named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2022), Adriana Vazquez named among the top 30 Femtech Healthcare Influencers (2019), Won the AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup (2018)

## Products & services

- **Lilu Massage Bra** — A hands-free wearable bra with pneumatic massage cushions that mimic hand compression during pumping. An FDA Class I device using patented technology to improve milk output and reduce pain, designed to work with standard breast pumps.
- **MilkSense App** — A free, AI-driven mobile app for tracking breastfeeding, pumping, bottle feeding, and milk storage. Offers personalized lactation insights, feeding and pumping schedules, milk-supply analytics, trend visualization, data export, and an AI chatbot for lactation guidance.
- **MilkSense Bra (upcoming)** — A next-generation smart bra intended to integrate with the MilkSense app to form an end-to-end connected lactation platform.

## Achievements

- Sujay Suresh Kumar named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2022)
- Adriana Vazquez named among the top 30 Femtech Healthcare Influencers (2019)
- Won the AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup (2018)
- Won the SheKnows / BlogHer competition (2019)
- Awarded an NSF SBIR grant
- Massage Bra registered as an FDA Class I device with patented pneumatic technology
- Featured in TechCrunch, The Philadelphia Citizen, and other outlets

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Launched the MilkSense lactation tracking app on the Apple App Store and Google Play following a private beta, including AI-driven insights and an AI chatbot.
- **2023-11** — Opened a private beta for the new Lilu MilkSense app.
- **2023-03** — Closed latest seed funding (approx. $1M) from investors including SOSV, L'ATTITUDE Ventures, and Chloe Capital.
- **2025** — Company signaled an upcoming MilkSense smart bra to integrate hardware with the app into a single lactation platform.

## Links

- Website: https://wearlilu.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/wearlilu
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wearlilu
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiluVideos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearlilu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearlilu
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wearlilu

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Last updated: 2026-08-04