Sector: Medical devices / HealthTech
Platform: StartEngine
Stage: Early
Minimum investment: ~$500
What They Do
Ezalife makes Button Huggie, an FDA-registered device that stabilizes feeding tubes and reduces irritation and dislodgement, especially in children.
Why It Might Be the Next Big Thing
Feeding-tube complications cause stress and emergency visits for over a million US families annually. Button Huggie addresses this with a simple, clinically validated device.
Who’s Backing Them
Children’s Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado
Snapshot
FDA-registered with a granted patent
Clinical results show major reductions in dislodgement
Strong institutional backing
Pre-commercial but clinically de-risked
My Take
A focused medical device solving a well-defined, high-friction problem. Institutional support is a meaningful signal at this stage.