{{Short description|American health technology company}} {{Infobox company | name = Qardio | logo = File:Qardio Company Logo.svg | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | trading_name = | type = Private | traded_as = | ISIN = | industry = Medical Devices | foundation = {{Start date|2012|}} | founders = {{Plainlist | * Marco Peluso * Rosario Iannella}} | hq_location = | hq_location_city = San Francisco CA | hq_location_country = United States | coordinates = | num_locations = 3 | num_locations_year = | area_served = | key_people = {{Plainlist | * <small>(Chief Executive Officer)</small> }} | products = {{unbulleted list|QardioArm|QardioBase|QardioBase 2|QardioCore|QardioMD}} | brands = | production = | production_year = <!-- Year of production data (when known) --> | services = | revenue = | revenue_year = <!-- Year of revenue data (when known) --> | operating_income = | income_year = <!-- Year of operating_income data (when known) --> | net_income = <!-- or: | profit = --> | net_income_year = <!-- or: | profit_year = --><!-- Year of net_income/profit data (when known) --> | assets = | assets_year = <!-- Year of assets data (when known) --> | equity = | equity_year = <!-- Year of equity data (when known) --> | owner = <!-- or: | owners = --> | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | module = <!-- Used to embed other templates --> | footnotes = | website = {{URL|https://www.qardio.com/}} }}

'''Qardio, Inc.''' is an American technology company that specializes in heart health monitoring products. It was founded by Marco Peluso and Rosario Iannella in early 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Dad-inspires-app-linked-blood-pressure-heart-5134844.php |title=Dad inspires app-linked blood pressure, heart monitors{{dash}}San Francisco Chronicle |author=Benny Evangelista|date=11 January 2014|work=San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/qardioarm-and-qardiocore-2014-1?IR=T|title=QardioArm and QardioCore{{dash}}Business Insider|author=Megan Rose Dickey|date=8 January 2014|work=Business Insider|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302122938/http://www.businessinsider.com/qardioarm-and-qardiocore-2014-1?IR=T|url-status=live}}</ref>

Qardio's first product, QardioArm, is a wireless blood pressure monitor that connects with Apple's Health app; it received FDA 510(k) clearance in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=FDA clears Qardio's sleek, connected blood pressure device|url=http://www.mobihealthnews.com/34310/fda-clears-qardios-sleek-connected-blood-pressure-device/|website=MobiHealthNews|author=Aditi Pai|date=20 June 2014|access-date=17 October 2017|archive-date=20 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820010206/https://www.mobihealthnews.com/34310/fda-clears-qardios-sleek-connected-blood-pressure-device/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At CES 2015, Qardio announced two new products, QardioBase, a smart scale and body analyzer, and QardioMD, a medical dashboard for doctors.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/05/9to5macs-ces-2015-sponsor-qardio-offers-first-look-at-its-new-iphone-connected-health-sensors/|title=9to5Mac's CES 2015 sponsor Qardio offers first look at its new iPhone-connected health sensors|website=9to5Mac|author=Jeremy Horwitz|date=5 January 2015|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223050812/http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/05/9to5macs-ces-2015-sponsor-qardio-offers-first-look-at-its-new-iphone-connected-health-sensors/|url-status=live}}</ref> QardioBase became available for sale in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.androidguys.com/2015/11/17/qardiobase-smart-scale-and-body-composition-analyzer-now-available-in-time-for-the-holidays/|title=QardioBase Smart Scale and body composition analyzer now available just in time for the holidays|website=Android Guys|date=17 November 2015|archive-date=22 November 2015|access-date=23 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122164619/http://www.androidguys.com/2015/11/17/qardiobase-smart-scale-and-body-composition-analyzer-now-available-in-time-for-the-holidays/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Qardio launched the second generation of its smart scale, Qardio Base 2, in September 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/31/qardio-launches-new-qardiobase-with-improved-sensors-wider-base/|title=Qardio Launches New QardioBase with Improved Sensors and Wider Base|website=9to5Mac|date=31 August 2017|author=Greg Barbosa|access-date=8 November 2017|archive-date=20 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820010137/https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/31/qardio-launches-new-qardiobase-with-improved-sensors-wider-base/|url-status=live}}</ref>

QardioCore ambulatory ECG/EKG monitor received CE marking in August 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.getqardio.com/news/qardiocore-receives-ce-clearance-launch-uk-eu/|title=QardioCore receives CE Mark and launches commercially in the European Union and the UK|website=Get Qardio|access-date=2017-11-08|archive-date=2024-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820010159/https://www.qardio.com/news/qardiocore-receives-ce-clearance-launch-uk-eu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Qardio was selected as "Small Business of the Year" at the 2018 Entrepreneur Awards by Consumer Tech Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cta.tech/Resources/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2018/CTA-Honors-Qardio,-BenjiLock-and-Founder-of-Parkop|title=CTA Honors Qardio, BenjiLock and Founder of Parkopedia as 2018 Innovation Entrepreneur Award Winners|website=www.cta.tech|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=2024-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820010139/https://www.cta.tech/Resources/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2018/CTA-Honors-Qardio,-BenjiLock-and-Founder-of-Parkop|url-status=live}}</ref>

QardioCore ambulatory ECG/EKG monitor received FDA 510(k) clearance in February 2021.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Mike Alvarez, a former Medtronic executive, joined Qardio as CEO in 2021. The company changed its focus from consumers to professional health.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Qardio launches LIVE ECG with their QardioCore giving healthcare professionals the ability to monitor patients’ cardiac function remotely in real time.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

The domain qardio.com was sold on November 2nd, 2025 on Namecheap.<ref>{{Cite web |title=qardio.com is listed for sale |url=https://www.namecheap.com/market/sale/2EmnLpp69p913XKr2SaGUL/qardio.com |url-status=live}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.qardio.com}}

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