Throne Science raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Will Ventures, the AI toilet-camera startup told Crunchbase News.

The device attaches to a standard toilet and uses 12 computer vision models, trained by practicing gastroenterologists, to analyze stool and urine characteristics. Raw camera data becomes health metrics in a companion app tracking digestive patterns, hydration and urinary function. Longer-term research targets early detection of colorectal cancer and other conditions.

CEO Scott Hickle founded the company in 2023 with co-founder John Capodilupo, the former Whoop CTO who has ulcerative colitis. Emerson Collective, Workshop, LEAD VC, Salt VC, Accomplice and Moxxie Ventures joined the round, which brings total funding to nearly $18 million across three years.

Valuation Withheld, Competitors Named

Hickle declined to disclose valuation, citing competition from larger bathroom-fixture players including Kohler. Will Ventures managing partner Ben Gardner called passive digestive monitoring a successor to wrist-worn wearables. Capodilupo said gut health remains underserved in health tech relative to its predictive value for systemic disease.

Throne also named Dr. Karan Rajan as Chief of Science. Training the vision models on diverse samples and securing regulatory clearance for clinical claims are the open technical and legal questions ahead of any Series B.

Sources

  • Crunchbase News: exclusive Series A announcement, founders, investor lead, total funding figure, quote from Hickle
  • Tech Times: product details, computer vision model count, founder backgrounds and Whoop connection
  • Pulse2: investor syndicate details, Dr. Karan Rajan appointment, colorectal cancer research direction
  • Artiverse: Capodilupo quote on underserved gut health space

Reporting compiled and contextualised by TechScoop Austin. Figures reconciled across the sources above.

Originally reported by Crunch Base.