Throne raises $10M Series A for its gut-health toilet camera

What's the deal? ThroneDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, an Austin-based startup, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Will VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, with participation from Emerson Collective. The company sells a sensor that attaches to a standard toilet and uses computer vision and AI to track users' bathroom habits and gut health.

What's the endgame? Throne is working toward what it calls a "smoke detector for colon cancer" — a device that flags warning signs early. The camera monitors bathroom activity to build a picture of a user's digestive health over time.

Why it matters: A toilet camera is an unusual pitch, but the framing around early cancer detection situates Throne within a wider push to turn everyday devices into passive health monitors. The Series A gives it room to advance that ambition, and follows the company's $4 million seed round closed in May 2025.

Read more: Austin Business Journal