A startup that recently relocated to Birmingham has secured an investment.
Greens by Xplosion Technology unveiled it nabbed a combined investment of $220,000 from Techstars and Innovate Alabama. In the coming month, the startup is finalizing a $500,000 pre-seed round as is actively seeking investors.
That startup began as an app focusing on teens with diabetes from vulnerable populations to offer culturally focused meal predictions to help make maintenance and treatment easier for them and their families. Greens uses technology with real-time photos of foods to assist in carbohydrate calculation and food experiment. It also builds a "library" of commonly eaten foods and meals to inform future bolus strategy.
It is the business brainchild of founders Kehlin Swain, Isis Ashford and Jaylen James. The company left Houston in early 2023 to call Birmingham their business' home after successfully completing Prosper’s 12-week HealthTech Accelerator, managed by gener8tor.
As for the next steps, Greens is seeking national and local pilot or quality incentive programs with managed care organizations, community members on public insurance, persons needing help with Type 1, Type 2 and Gestational diabetes and employer partners offering insurance but desiring help to close the gap for employees with resources like fresh fruits and vegetables, job placement and transportation.
Xplosion Technology was also recently awarded a grant from Innovate Alabama and was selected as one of the BBJ's Startups to Watch for 2023.
