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Built on Uppsala University Research | GDPR Compliant
Your doctor sees you four times a year.
Aura is there every day.
Aura is an AI coaching companion for people with Type 2 diabetes and their families, learning from every conversation to provide continuous, personalized support between clinical appointments.
The Insight
The family is the missing layer.
Every digital health tool built for diabetes focuses on the individual patient. But diabetes self-management happens at the dinner table, in shared grocery runs, and in the small daily decisions made inside a household.
Family members want to help. Without guidance, that help often becomes control, creating the friction researchers call "diabetes nagging". Our user study found this dynamic to be one of the most consistent sources of stress for patients managing T2D with family present.
No existing solution addresses both sides of this relationship with separate, role-appropriate experiences. Aura does.
Users valued autonomy-preserving support, transparency about what the AI knows, and the reduction of interpersonal conflict around diabetes management.Master's Thesis, Uppsala University, 2026
The Product
Two experiences. One privacy-controlled connection.
Patient
For the person living with Type 2 diabetes
- Personalized AI coaching that adapts over time
- Connects to glucose, meals, medications, check-ins
- Controls exactly what family members can see
- Builds an episodic memory of your health journey
Patient controls the bridge
structurally, not just by policy.
Supporter
For the family member trying to help well
- Learns how to help without monitoring or pressuring
- Sees only what the patient has chosen to share
- Shared meal plans and daily coaching tips
- Their own coaching journey, independent of the patient
Why Now
Three things converged to make this possible.
Post-COVID care gap accelerated
Remote and digital care became normalized globally. The expectation that health support exists between appointments is now established; the infrastructure to deliver it is not.
Privacy regulation created a moat
GDPR and growing data rights awareness mean that privacy-by-design is no longer optional. Aura's structural privacy boundary, built into the architecture rather than bolted on, becomes a competitive advantage as regulation tightens.
Research Foundation
Built on research, not assumptions.
Uppsala University | Department of Information Technology
Design Science Research, Master's Thesis, 2026
The dual-role architecture, privacy mediation mechanism, and coaching philosophy behind Aura were developed through a Design Science Research methodology at Uppsala University's Department of Information Technology.
The prototype was evaluated through scenario-based walkthroughs and think-aloud protocols with patient-supporter dyads, using semi-structured interviews and the System Usability Scale (SUS).
Autonomy-preserving support valued by patients
Reduction in diabetes nagging reported by dyads
Privacy transparency built trust in AI mediation
Read the full thesis ->
Traction & Status
Where we are.
Progress matters more than hype. This is the actual state of the company and product today.
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Research complete
Uppsala University Master's Thesis published April 2026. Qualitative user study with patient-supporter dyads complete.
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Prototype built
Full-stack prototype: React Native app, Express/TypeScript backend, Supabase, AI agent with 4 specialized flows. Healthcare-grade architecture: PHI-safe logging, Zod-validated tool envelopes, Row-Level Security.
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Now: Early validation
Seeking first clinical pilot partners in Sweden. Waitlist open for early users.
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Next: DiGA / TLV pathway
Exploring reimbursement routes via Swedish Tandvårds- och läkemedelsförmånsverket (TLV) and EU MDR Class I pathway for wellness applications.
For Investors
Why Aura, why now, why Sweden.
The Market
Sweden has 500,000 people living with diabetes and one of the world's most digitally mature healthcare systems. The National Diabetes Registry (NDR) demonstrates the system's openness to data-driven care. Region partnerships and vårdcentral distribution channels are a clear path to scale without direct-to-consumer acquisition costs.
The Moat
The family-aware architecture is difficult to replicate. The privacy boundary is structural, a technical design decision rather than a policy. The dual-role coaching system requires purpose-built AI agent flows, a typed memory architecture, and behavioral science grounding that cannot be added to a general chatbot.
The Ask
We are raising a pre-seed round to fund clinical pilot partnerships, regulatory pathway assessment, and the team needed to go from prototype to product. If you invest in digital health or AI infrastructure, we would welcome a conversation.
Early Access
Be part of what comes next.
Aura is in active development. We are onboarding our first users in Sweden in 2026. Join the waitlist to be among the first invited.