Tangzujia launches a 5 million yuan angel round, filling the gap in the chronic disease care market.
In the diabetes chronic disease management track, the industry pain point of "emphasizing treatment over prevention" has not been resolved for a long time. Especially in the field of pre - care for high - risk diabetic feet, there is a huge gap in the market. Recently, Tangzujia, a brand focusing on the prevention and care of high - risk diabetic feet, officially announced the launch of a 5 - million - yuan angel round of financing. The project was founded by Liu Lei, a 18 - year veteran in the health industry. With its differentiated non - invasive care technology and standardized service system, it has verified the business model in Wuhan and is committed to becoming a benchmark brand for the prevention and care of diabetic feet in China.
The original intention of entrepreneurship stems from personal experience. A family member of the founder, Liu Lei, was hospitalized for two years due to diabetic foot, and the treatment cost exceeded 3 million yuan. The heavy medical and nursing pressure plunged the family into a difficult situation. This experience made him deeply aware of the core pain points in the industry: there are more than 140 million diabetes patients in China, among which 35 million are in the high - risk foot group, and more than 70% of the patients have misunderstandings about foot care. Traditional pedicure institutions use knives, which can easily scratch the fragile foot skin of diabetic patients and cause infections, making them completely unsuitable for high - risk groups. Hospital resources are concentrated on ulcer treatment and amputation surgery, lacking daily preventive care services. Many diabetic patients develop severe diseases due to neglecting early intervention, resulting in irreversible physical damage and economic burden.
Based on this market gap, Tangzujia precisely positions itself in the niche track between ordinary pedicures and professional medical care, and creates a non - invasive, standardized and replicable prevention and care service for high - risk diabetic feet. At present, the project has opened 2 direct - operated community light stores in Wuhan, serving more than 500 diabetes users. It has self - developed 3 exclusive care products and established a mature service system. The user repurchase rate is as high as 65%. At the same time, it has won the in - depth cooperation and recognition of local community health centers and elderly care institutions, fully verifying the feasibility of the business model.
Non - invasive technology + digital and intelligent platform, building dual barriers for services and data
Different from traditional pedicure and beauty nail brands, Tangzujia has built dual barriers of core technology and services. Technologically, it has introduced European non - invasive electric grinding technology to achieve knife - free flexible care, completely eliminating the risk of scratch and infection. It has innovatively built an A.C.P.R.C full - process closed - loop care system, integrating a five - step risk assessment. All links from foot detection, cleaning, care to repair and follow - up are standardized to ensure unified service quality. At the same time, the project has created a digital and intelligent health management platform to establish exclusive electronic files for users, realizing dynamic risk early warning and full - process traceability of services. It links up with professional academic institutions to accumulate clinical data, forming a closed - loop ecosystem of "service - data - academia - optimization".
In terms of service mode, Tangzujia adopts the dual - scenario coverage of community light stores + home - visit services to precisely solve the pain point of inconvenient travel for elderly and disabled diabetic patients. The service scenarios are extended to multiple scenarios such as homes, nursing homes and community health centers. Moreover, the project strictly defines the service boundary, does not involve medical diagnosis and treatment, completely avoids compliance risks, and becomes a key supplementary link in diabetes chronic disease management.
An 8 - billion - yuan blue - ocean market: there is no leading brand in the preventive care track
From the perspective of market prospects, industry data shows that the market scale of diabetic foot care products + services in China will reach 58 billion yuan in 2025, with an annual growth rate of 14.3%. There is almost no leading brand in the preventive care track, and the market potential is to be released. According to ADA clinical data, regular professional foot care can reduce the incidence of diabetic foot ulcers by 50% - 85%. Tangzujia's pre - intervention model can not only help diabetic patients reduce the risk of amputation and treatment expenses, but also relieve the pressure on social medical resources, combining both commercial and social values.
In terms of business model, Tangzujia adopts a three - dimensional profit model of "offline care services + self - developed product sales + annual membership management". It uses Douyin doctor IPs, community and hospital channels to achieve accurate public - domain traffic diversion, and precipitates users in the private domain to achieve long - term customer retention. The asset - light operation model has strong national replicability.
The core team members have complementary professional skills. The founder, Liu Lei, has 18 years of experience in the health industry. He used to be a group executive, good at strategic planning and channel expansion. The technical director, Qu Xia, has more than ten years of clinical nursing experience in top - tier hospitals and the qualification of a professional foot disease repairer, leading the establishment of the nursing standardization system. The medical consultant, Li Binghui, is a senior endocrinologist and diabetic foot specialist, providing professional clinical guidance and industry endorsement for the project.
It is reported that the 5 - million - yuan financing in this round will be mainly used for market expansion in core cities, upgrading of the digital and intelligent management system, establishment of a professional technician training system, deepening of academic cooperation and all - around brand building. The funds can support the project's development for 18 - 24 months. The project plans to expand to more than 10 core cities within 18 months, sign cooperation agreements with more than 80 B - end institutions, expand the professional technician team to 300 people, accumulate 50,000 pieces of clinical data, and achieve a monthly revenue of over 500,000 yuan.
"Tangzujia is never just a simple business. It is with empathy and responsibility that we build a solid defense line for the foot health of millions of diabetic patients," said the founder, Liu Lei. In the future, the project will continue to deepen its presence in the field of diabetic foot prevention and care, promoting the transformation of diabetes chronic disease management in China from "emphasizing treatment" to "emphasizing prevention", so that every diabetic patient with high - risk feet can enjoy safe, professional and convenient care services.