Texas-based Tiny Health, a gut health testing company, has raised $4.5 million in a funding round.

The latest investment round was conducted by venture capital firm TheVentureCity.

Tiny Health will utilize the proceeds to launch the first at-home microbiome gut test to help parents monitor and optimize babies’ gut health development from conception onwards.

Furthermore, the company also plans to allocate funds towards accelerating growth in the $12.5 billion market, which is expected to develop over the next few years.