Mendor

Mendor was a Finnish health technology company from Helsinki specialising in diabetes care solutions. The company's headquarters was located in the business district of Keilaniemi in Espoo, Finland. Mendor filed for bankruptcy in January 2017.[1]

Products
Mendor Discreet, all-in-one blood glucose meter

The company has introduced a device named Mendor Discreet, a self-contained blood glucose meter.[2][3] It allows users to upload and analyse results online using software known as Balance.

Diabetes Mine reviewed a pre-release model and gave it "high marks on form factor and user-friendliness," commenting that "there are limits to the innovation here".[4]

History

Mendor was founded in December 2005 by Jukka Planman, Tuomas Planman and Kristian Ranta,[2][3] after a successful entry in the national business plan competition Venture Cup. It was a portfolio company of Finnish early stage venture capital fund Veraventure and was voted as the most attractive company for venture capital investment amongst Finnish start-up companies.[5]

Tech Tour, a European wide, independent non-profit organization committed to the development of emerging technology companies, selected Mendor as one of the top 30 most promising high growth Nordic technology companies.[6] Mendor was also granted the Innosuomi / Uusimaa award in 2010.[7]

In 2017 the company filed for bankruptcy.[8]

References
  1. http://app.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/siilasmaan-rahoittama-terveys-startup-ajautui-konkurssiin/TEDsUa3s/yrittaminen
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Mendor Portable Blood Glucose Meter Announced -". 15 March 2010.
  4. "New Cellphone-Like All-in-One Glucose Meter from Finland".
  5. "Technopolis Online - The Data Speaks". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  6. Tour, European Tech. "European Tech Tour Names Nordic's Most Promising High Growth Technology Companies; Selected Companies Stand to Benefit From $10 Billion in Investment Capital".
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-01-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. http://app.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/siilasmaan-rahoittama-terveys-startup-ajautui-konkurssiin/TEDsUa3s/yrittaminen
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