Behavioral health

Child with therapy
By  Laura Lovett 11:47 am October 11, 2021
Elemy, an autism-focused digital health company out of San Francisco, scored a whopping $219 million in Series B funding last week, bringing its total raise to $1.15 billion.  SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led the round, with participation from Goodwater Capital Premji Invest, Amity Ventures, Avidity Partners, Metrodora Ventures, Sound Ventures and Whale Rock Capital, as well as existing investors.  The...
A woman using a tablet at her desk
By  Emily Olsen 11:26 am October 8, 2021
Behavioral coaching unicorn BetterUp announced Friday it closed a $300 million Series E funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.7 billion. Wellington Management, ICONIQ Growth and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Mubadala Investment Company, Sapphire Ventures, Morningside Group, SV Angel and PLUS Capital. The Series E comes...
Patient using telehealth to talk to a healthcare professional on a tablet
By  Mallory Hackett 11:42 am October 4, 2021
Within Health, a digital health startup with a goal of helping people achieve long-term recovery from eating disorders, launched its fully virtual treatment platform today. The company’s approach combines clinically-based treatment methods with a personalized digital platform so users can receive care in their own homes. Each user is assigned a multidisciplinary care team that’s made up of a...
A woman working out wearing a Fitbit Inspire 2
By  Emily Olsen 01:44 pm September 30, 2021
Onduo, a digital health tool from Alphabet’s life science subsidiary Verily, announced it will be offering Fitbit devices and Fitbit Premium with its chronic disease management platform. Employees who use the Onduo program through their employer will be able to receive a Fitbit Inspire 2 as well as access to Fitbit Premium, which offers more health insight data, guided workouts and health and...
Screenshot of a website description of the Raising Healthy Children app
By  Adam Ang 02:34 am September 28, 2021
The Australian government has unveiled a new mobile application that helps parents support their children's mental health and wellbeing. WHAT IT DOES The Raising Healthy Children app by federal government-backed Raising Children Network provides parents with children aged 12 and below with information on their child's health, development and wellbeing. It guides parents, carers and professionals...
12 year old girl wearing a reusable, protective face mask in classroom while working on school work at her desk.
By  Emily Olsen 11:34 am September 27, 2021
Pediatric teletherapy company DotCom Therapy is partnering with in-school telehealth provider Goodside Health to increase kids’ access to mental healthcare in schools. The collaboration will allow DotCom therapists to work with Goodside patients who receive elevated marks on depression and anxiety screenings. “We are excited to continue to collaborate with DotCom Therapy and help close an...
A close up of a woman using Meru's biofeedback device and app.
By  Emily Olsen 11:33 am September 23, 2021
Digital mental health company Meru Health announced Thursday it had raised $38 million in a Series B funding round. The equity and debt financing round was led by Industry Ventures, with participation from Bold Capital Partners, Freestyle VC, FMZ Ventures and Leksell Social Ventures along with financing provided by J.P. Morgan. The latest round builds on an $8.1 million Series A  from last year...
Piggy bank next to coins and a stethoscope
By  Emily Olsen 11:37 am September 22, 2021
Virtual care collaboration and navigation tool Pager announced it raised $70 million in an equity and debt financing round. The Series C round was led by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments. Silicon Valley Bank provided debt financing.  Pager said the capital will be used to increase the platform’s capacity, make improvements and expand to new markets worldwide, including ones in the U.S. and...
An elderly person reading a book
By  Adam Ang 03:04 am September 21, 2021
Farrer Park Hospital, a private tertiary acute care provider in Singapore, has adopted an artificial intelligence-enabled MRI screening tool for dementia. WHAT IT DOES The AI-supported MRI volumetry screening tool is used to quantify brain tissue volume in patients suspected of having dementia. According to Dr Santhosh Raj, a consultant neuroradiologist and neurointerventionalist at FPH, the...
iPhones displaying Apple's latest health updates
By  Emily Olsen 01:34 pm September 20, 2021
Apple update. iPhone users will have access to new health features in iOS 15, released today, MobiHealthNews has learned. The update includes a sharing feature within the Health app that allows users to share their data with their loved ones, a walking-steadiness biomarker that provides insights into fall risk and a trends feature that can highlight any changes in their collected health data. In...