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By  Jessica Hagen 02:45 pm May 22, 2024
Virtual speech therapy provider Expressable announced it secured $26 million in Series B funding. HarbourVest Partners led the round with participation from Digitalis Ventures and existing investors F-Prime Capital and Lerer Hippeau. WHAT IT DOES The Texas-based company offers virtual care sessions for patients and families to connect with a licensed and certified speech therapist based on their...
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By  Jessica Hagen 03:13 pm May 14, 2024
Truveris, a health technology company focused on decreasing prescription costs for employers and their members, announced it had secured $15 million in Series E investment.  Existing investors Canaan Partners and New Leaf Venture Partners led the round.   WHAT IT DOES The company provides technology to help employers secure lower drug pricing plans. Its software also allows sponsors to garner...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:47 pm May 14, 2024
San Francisco-based AI-enabled ambient automation platform Augmedix saw its stock price drop more than 40% after reporting it observed a slowdown in provider purchasing commitments and downgrading its 2024 full-year revenue outlook from $60 to $62 million to $52 to $55 million.  Still, the company beat estimates of its revenue growth, with a 40% increase in the first quarter, to $13.5 million,...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:23 pm May 10, 2024
GenAI radiology workflow company Rad AI announced it secured $50 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures, bringing the company's total raise to more than $80 million. WiL (World Innovation Lab) participated in the round, alongside existing investors OCV Partners, Gradient Ventures (Google's AI-focused fund), Kickstart Fund and ARTIS Ventures.  Rad AI offers radiologists generative AI...
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By  Jessica Hagen 09:53 am May 7, 2024
Healthcare-focused cybersecurity company Blackwell Security has secured $13 million in a funding round led by General Catalyst and Rally Ventures.  The company, which is a co-creation from General Catalyst and Rally Ventures, also hired Geyer Jones as its first chief executive officer. Jones previously served as chief operating officer at healthcare IoT security company Cylera and chief strategy...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:11 pm May 2, 2024
Transcarent, a digital platform focused on the self-insured employer market, announced it secured a $126 million Series D investment. The funds bring the unicorn company's total raise to $450 million and valuation to $2.2 billion. General Catalyst and 7wireVentures led the round, with participation from new investors Memorial Hermann Health System and Geodesic Capital.  Former investors Human...
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By  Trevor Dermody 02:52 pm April 30, 2024
New York City-based startup Trovo Health, which offers an AI-powered platform backed by a multidisciplinary clinical team that assists providers with complex tasks, announced its launch with $15 million in seed funding. Oak HC/FT led the round. Cofounder and managing partner at Oak HC/FT, Andrew Adams, will join Trovo's board of directors. The company will use the funds to build its technology...
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By  Adam Ang 04:36 am April 30, 2024
A project building a specialised medical drone at the University of Sydney has received A$3.6 million ($2.3 million) in funding.  Backed by a strategic partnership between the university and health sector-focused ASAC Consultancy, the Wildu Aero Project is developing a hydrogen-fuelled vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for carrying medical cargo.  What sets this...
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By  Trevor Dermody 05:00 pm April 26, 2024
Pediatric telehealth startup Summer Health announced the close of a $11.65 million Series A raise led by 7wireVentures and Lux Capital. Pivotal Ventures, a Melinda French Gates fund, participated in the raise, alongside existing investors Sequoia Capital, Box Group and Chelsea Clinton’s Metrodora Ventures.  Alyssa Jaffee, partner at 7wireVentures, Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital, Deena Shakir of...
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By  Jessica Hagen 03:47 pm April 24, 2024
Midlife women’s health clinic Midi Health announced it secured $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Emerson Collective, bringing its total raise to $100 million.  GV (Google Ventures), who led the company's $25 million Series A round announced in September, participated in the round. SemperVirens, Icon Ventures, Felicis, Gingerbread Capital, Steel Sky Ventures, Black Angel Group,...