About Throne
Throne makes a sensor that clips onto a home toilet, plus an app that reads its data. Its camera faces down into the bowl, and AI classifies stool form and color and estimates volume. It also reads urine color to score hydration. Throne sells to consumers, including people with IBS or IBD, and to senior-living communities.
Throne is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and began selling to consumers in March 2026. The device costs $399, and membership costs $6 a month per person after the first three months. Co-founder Scott Hickle is CEO. His co-founders are Tim Blumberg and John Capodilupo, who also co-founded WHOOP and was its CTO for 10 years. In July 2026, Will Ventures led Throne's $10 million Series A.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | $16,073,488of $17.7M target | 47 | $341K | EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Rounds announced by Throne
What the company said publicly about its funding. Announced amounts can differ from Form D figures: an announcement can combine several closings, and some money is raised without a Form D.
| Announced | Round | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Series A | $10M | Will Ventures (lead), Emerson Collective, Workshop, LEAD VC, Salt VC, Accomplice, Moxxie, Ventures Together, Symphony, Felix Capital, Cosmic Venture Partners, Offscript, V1.VC, Morrison Seger | thronescience.com ↗ Press release ↗ |
| May 22, 2025 | Seed | $4M | Moxxie Ventures (lead), Accomplice, Long Journey Ventures, V1.VC, Night Capital, Retron VC, Myelin Ventures, Lance Armstrong, Tara Viswanathan, Justin Mares | TechCrunch ↗ Moxxie ↗ |
Why Investors Backed Throne
Investors backed Throne because it tracks a part of health that wearables still miss. Its sensor clips onto a toilet and records stool and urine at every visit, with no logging. Ben Gardner of Will Ventures, which led the Series A, called gut data "one of the richest sources of health data available." Backers also point to the team and to the chance of spotting health problems earlier.
The problem it targets
People can choose from many devices that track sleep and heart rate. However, "gut health, hydration and urinary function are still, by and large, a black box," CEO Scott Hickle told MedCity News. Doctors also rely on what patients remember about their bowel habits. Gardner put it simply: "we have no way to track and optimize our gut health habits today." The stakes can be high. According to MedCity News, colorectal cancer now kills more U.S. adults under 50 than any other cancer.
What the product does
Throne clips onto the toilet, and its camera points only into the bowl. It records a visit only when it recognizes the user's phone or the user presses a button, so it ignores guests. AI classifies stool on the Bristol Stool Scale and reads urine color to score hydration. For people who stand to pee, it also listens to the stream to estimate urine flow. One device serves up to six people. In the app, a Gut Health Coach looks for links between bad gut days and food, stress or travel.
Progress so far
Throne started selling to consumers in March 2026. Its first validation study compared its AI with five board-certified gastroenterologists on 278 stool photos. The AI agreed with the doctors about as closely as the doctors agreed with each other. The American College of Gastroenterology accepted the study for its 2026 annual meeting.
Who backs it
Will Ventures, a Boston firm, led the $10 million Series A in July 2026. Emerson Collective, Workshop, Accomplice, Moxxie and nine other investors joined. Will Ventures managing partner Ben Gardner is also a director at Throne. Emerson Collective's Fern Mandelbaum said Throne creates a baseline that "can help doctors identify meaningful changes and detect potential health issues earlier." Earlier, Moxxie Ventures, founded by Katie Jacobs Stanton, led a $4 million seed round in May 2025. In total, Throne has raised nearly $18 million, MedCity News reports.
How the market is moving
Big bathroom brands are moving into the same space. Kohler Health launched Dekoda, a $449 clip-on toilet sensor, in October 2025. Kohler says Dekoda is the only toilet-based tracker on the market that can detect blood in the bowl. Toto sells Stool Scan in premium toilets in Japan and plans a US launch in early 2027, Business Insider reported. Withings and Vivoo sell devices that test urine. Brian Comiskey of the Consumer Technology Association told Business Insider that the category began taking off in 2023.
We wrote this summary from public statements by Throne and its investors. It is not investment advice.
Throne in the News
- AI can analyze your poop. Should it?
- Throne Science raises $10M for AI toilet sensor
- Smart Toilet Sensor Startup Is Flush with $10M Funding
- Throne raises $10M series A as it moves toward 'smoke detector for colon cancer'
- Toilet tech is the next frontier of health data — but it might mean putting a camera on your bowl
- Throne’s toilet camera takes pictures of your poop
Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on Throne's Form D filed Jun 2, 2026.
Sources
- SECThrone, Inc. filing history
- Companythronescience.com, About Us
- Companythronescience.com, Throne One product page
- Companythronescience.com, The science (validation study)
- Companythronescience.com, Senior living
- Companythronescience.com, Terms of Service
- Companythronescience.com, blog: From WHOOP to Throne (2025-09-26)
- PressTechCrunch, Will Ventures second fund (2022-10-18)
- PressPR Newswire, Kohler Health Dekoda anniversary (2026-10-15)
- Investorwillventures.com, team (Ben Gardner)