COOLER HEADS CARE INC
Amma, an FDA-cleared scalp cooling device for reducing chemotherapy-induced hair loss
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $10.6M, May 2025
- Total capital
- $22.1M
- Federal grants
- $3.3M
- 3 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#290 of 538
- Private capital raised
- $18.8M
- 2 Form D · last May 2025
- 18 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 6 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#190 of 538
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10.6M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Portable, Patient-Administered Scalp Cooling Cap to Reduce Provider Burden, Improve Patient Access, and Improve Patient Outcomes for Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$8.2M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Portable, Patient-Administered Scalp Cooling Cap to Reduce Provider Burden, Improve Patient Access, and Improve Patient Outcomes for Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia$2.1M
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Portable, Patient-Administered, Sensor-Enhanced Scalp Cooling Cap and Smartphone App to Reduce Provider Burden, Improve Patient Access, and Improve Patient Outcomes for Chemotherapy-induced Alopecia$211K
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Federal first
26months
from COOLER HEADS CARE INC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2021
- Health and Human S · $211K
- First Form D · Apr 2023
- $8.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 538 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#190 · top 35%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Kathleen DilliganResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- LIZ TODIADirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Maria Gonzalez-BlanchDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- MICHAEL SCHOTZINGERDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 8- PendingCooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitUSPTOApplication 18396633
- PendingCooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitUSPTOApplication 18396625
- PendingCooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitUSPTOApplication 18296751
Show all 8 patent records
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitApr 18, 2024 · Application 18396633Pending
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitApr 18, 2024 · Application 18396625Pending
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitAug 3, 2023 · Application 18296751Pending
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitApr 11, 2023 · US 11,622,881Granted
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitOct 12, 2021 · US 11,141,309Granted
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitApplication 62856691Pending
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitApplication PCTUS2020035971Pending
- Cooling Cap Assembly And Cooling UnitApplication 62882429Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Anesthesiology Devices; Classification of the Monitor for Opioid Induced Impairment of OxygenationFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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