India

GOQii's and Animoca Brands' logos
By  Adam Ang 10:30 pm March 29, 2022
Indian fitness technology company GOQii has scored another $10 million in an extended Series C equity funding round from Hong Kong-based game software and venture capital firm Animoca Brands. This time, the investment will support the development of its health metaverse, according to a press statement. Founded in 2014, GOQii is a health tech company that offers a wearable fitness tracker and a...
MFine CTO Ajit Narayanan holding a smartphone to measure his vitals
By  Adam Ang 05:24 am March 23, 2022
Indian digital health startup MFine has added blood pressure and glucose monitoring tools on its mobile health app. Three weeks ago, the health tech startup launched its latest vital measurement features for beta testing after two years of development and clinical trials involving around 3,000 patients. WHAT IT'S ABOUT  According to a press statement, these health monitoring features are built...
ANT-X, a robotic intervention system by NDR Medical
By  Adam Ang 03:13 am March 18, 2022
NDR Medical launches Japan office Singaporean medical device maker NDR Medical has opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan, its fourth location in Asia-Pacific. The company also operates in China and Malaysia. Alongside its opening, the company will also conduct a multi-site trial for its Automated Needle Targeting with X-ray (ANT-X) system with two Japanese university hospitals. The trial is...
CureSkin website
By  Adam Ang 02:05 am March 9, 2022
CureSkin, an AI-enabled beauty and personal care app in India, has snapped up $5 million in a Series A investing round led by JSW Ventures.  The latest fund adds to the $500,000 that the startup has raised in January 2020 in a funding round led by AI venture fund SenseAI.  WHAT IT DOES Founded in 2017, CureSkin is a dermatology app that uses AI to provide expert and personalised treatment plans...
A person's vital measurements as shown through their smartphone
By  Adam Ang 11:03 pm March 3, 2022
Indian digital health startup MFine has rolled out a new heart monitoring feature on its mobile app. As with its blood oxygen saturation app MFine Pulse, this heart rate tool makes use of a smartphone camera and flash to detect blood volume changes. A machine-learning algorithm then calculates the levels of absorption of red, blue, and green light signals as seen through a user's fingertip to...
Amrita Spandanam featuring a finger clip and a mobile app showing vital parameter measurements
By  Adam Ang 03:56 am March 2, 2022
Amrita University, a private university in India, has launched a wearable health monitoring device for home use.  WHAT IT DOES Developed by Amrita's Centre for Wireless Networks and Applications, Amrita Spandanam is a wearable device that uses a finger clip to measure six body parameters: blood glucose, blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, and 6-lead ECG. According to a...
heyy app
By  Adam Ang 03:26 am February 22, 2022
Mental health startup heyy has raised $555,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Wavemaker Partners, an early-stage institutional investor from Southeast Asia. The investing round was also joined by angel investors, such as Sairee Chahal of Sheroes and Anjan Bhojarajan of HealthifyMe.  WHAT IT DOES Launched last year, the startup operates an app that provides preventive mental health care for...
Spry's latest digital movement health self-assessment tool
By  Adam Ang 12:17 am February 18, 2022
Spry, a developer of physiatry technologies from India, has launched its latest tool that enables self-assessment of a person's readiness to engage in physical activities. WHAT IT'S ABOUT Its digital platform delivers a comprehensive assessment of a person's mobility and flexibility, as well as their strength and endurance levels. It first collects basic information about a user's movement health...
 A user checks their vitals from a mobile health app
By  Adam Ang 11:20 pm February 14, 2022
Indian digital health startup MFine has launched a cancer screening feature on its app in partnership with oncology research and solutions provider Datar Cancer Genetics. MFine users can now book a range of cancer diagnostic tests from Datar's EasyCheck.  EasyCheck is a non-invasive, radiation-free test for early cancer detection. It has three types of test: EasyCheck360 detects cancer from...
Holmusk's digital real-world evidence platform NeuroBlu
By  Adam Ang 09:18 pm February 10, 2022
Holmusk signs tech use with US-based mental healthcare provider  US-based Metrocare Services has signed an agreement with Holmusk, a behavioural health tech provider from Singapore, to use its real-world data platform in enhancing mental health care. Metrocare is a leading provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Texas.  The deal is for the use of NeuroBlu, a data...