Palo Alto startup Hoomanely announced in 2026 that it has built a sensor-equipped feeding station and AI platform designed to help dog owners detect potential health problems earlier by tracking changes in how their pets eat and drink.
The device, called the EverBowl, measures food and water consumption, eating speed, chewing and swallowing sounds, facial thermals, and oral motions. An AI platform analyzes that data to establish a behavioral baseline for each dog, then alerts owners via an app when sustained departures from that baseline occur. Long-term reports generated by the platform are also intended to give veterinarians more detailed data when they become involved in a dog’s care.
“Practically, the bowl is the best capture environment in a pet’s life: same place, same posture, same routine, twice a day, for years,” said Sai Supriya Sharath, co-founder and CEO of Hoomanely. She noted that appetite, hydration, and oral comfort are among the first indicators disrupted by pain, dental disease, digestive issues, endocrine changes, and illness.
The platform was developed following an 18-month beta-testing phase that gathered approximately 5 million data points across more than 80 dogs. During testing, the system flagged eating pattern changes in one dog that were later linked to an infected chipped tooth, and detected temperature and eating shifts in another dog that led to a tick fever diagnosis.
Hoomanely acknowledges the platform is not a substitute for veterinary diagnosis and has not yet produced independent sensitivity, specificity, or false-positive rates. The company says formal veterinary studies are being designed to measure those figures. Approximately 50 devices have been shipped so far. Access to the EverBowl and app reports is offered through a $29-per-month subscription.
Future products include EverSense, a planned wearable tracking movement and rest, and EverHub, which would integrate data from third-party smart devices. Sharath said the company’s long-term goal is to become an animal health data company serving research, nutrition, and insurance sectors, with potential expansion beyond dogs to cats, livestock, and horses.
Hoomanely has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding and says it is beginning conversations for a seed round.
Source: TechCrunch