Belfast health tech company raises £2.2m

• Author: Colin Gleeson
• Published date: 09 November 2021
• Publication title: Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)

The latest round was led by US-based First Capital Ventures and the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund NI, which increased its investment level to £2.2 million with other existing investors also participating.

B-Secur has developed a software technique that uses an individual's unique heartbeat pattern, known as electrocardiogram (ECG), in everyday technologies to securely identify a person, and provide health and wellness insights at the same time.

Medical grade ECG recording traditionally happens in a hospital environment using expensive...