smallTalk

Connecting Babies and Families in the NICU

smallTalk was founded in 2025, is headquartered in Columbus, United States, lists 1–10 employees, and has $300K in recorded funding across 1 round.

Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio
Employees
1–10
Founded
2025
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$300K
Last Round
$300K Pre-SeedFeb 2022
Rounds
1

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About

smallTalk develops neurodevelopmental medical devices for NICU infants and their families. The NICU Egg is a speaker system engineered specifically for NICU use that plays recorded caregiver voices at safe volumes and durations, helping maintain parent-infant bonding during hospital stays. Developed with support from the National Institutes of Health and Nationwide Children's Hospital, smallTalk's technology is grounded in neonatal neuroscience research. The company's ACTIVE Egg pairs with a sensor-equipped pacifier to support brain development in preterm infants. smallTalk is a Techstars Columbus 2025 cohort company expanding toward consumer products for early childhood development.

Summary

smallTalk is a Healthcare company based in Columbus, United States, founded in 2025. It lists 1–10 employees. It has raised $300K in total across 1 round, most recently a $300K Pre-Seed round in Feb 2022. Investors include Alchemist Accelerator.

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Funding History

Pre-seedPre-SeedFeb 2022
$300K

Investors

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