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By  Jessica Hagen 06:40 pm October 17, 2023
Ventricle Health, a virtual platform focused on cardiac care, secured $8 million in seed funding led by RA Capital Management with participation from Waterline Ventures alongside other investors.  The company offers value-based home and virtual cardiology care in support of Accountable Care Organizations, primary care practices and partners in Florida, Texas, Ohio and the Mid-Atlantic region. ...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:27 pm October 17, 2023
Evident Vascular, a company creating AI-enabled intravascular ultrasound technology, announced its launch today with $35 million in Series A financing.  Vensana Capital led the round. WHAT IT DOES The California-based company devised AI-enabled transcatheter intravascular ultrasound technology that captures images inside a patient's blood vessels to evaluate vascular disease and enhance image...
Sky Labs' CART BP ring-type blood pressure monitor
By  Adam Ang 12:22 am October 17, 2023
South Korean health tech startup Sky Labs has raised 20.7 billion won ($15.3 million) in a Series C funding round led by the government-run Korea Development Bank.  K2 Investment Partners, Devsisters Ventures, SJG Partners, and OpenWater Investment also joined the investing round.  This brings its total investment to 54.8 billion won ($40.5 million). It last raised $20 million in a Series B round...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:18 pm October 13, 2023
British medtech company Brainomix and Switzerland-based remote robotic surgical company Nanoflex Robotics announced the receipt of £400,000 ($420,418) and CHF 400,000 ($443,700), respectively, to codevelop an AI-assisted magnetic navigation system for stroke-related robotic surgical tools. Innovate UK, the innovation agency in the United Kingdom, and Innosuisse, Switzerland's Innovation Agency,...
Good Doctor mobile app
By  Adam Ang 01:55 am October 13, 2023
Good Doctor collects $10M for Indonesia expansion Telehealth startup Good Doctor has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by MDI Ventures. Existing investor Grab also joined this round.  In a statement, CEO Danu Wicaksana said the fresh funds will be used to develop its enterprise technology platform, as well as new products and services.  The fund will also help in its expansion...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:34 pm October 11, 2023
Mendel.ai, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to help structure medical information, announced the launch of Hypercube, an AI-powered platform that integrates structured and unstructured text data, democratizes analytics, and allows a user to ask questions in free text and receive outcomes from specific patient data.  Karim Galil, cofounder and CEO of Mendel.ai, announced the new...
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By  Nathan Eddy 03:25 pm October 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence could have profound implications for the field of oncology, concluded panelists speaking to journalist and moderator Katie Couric at the Constellation Forum 2023 at Northwell Health last week. Dr. Richard Barakat, physician in chief and executive director of cancer services and research division at Northwell Health, noted that using AI in imaging will help radiologists and...
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By  Jessica Hagen 11:34 am October 10, 2023
Hemant Taneja, CEO and managing director of venture capital firm General Catalyst, and Dr. Marc Harrison, former CEO of Intermountain Health, announced the formation of a new business venture owned by General Catalyst dubbed the Health Assurance Transformation Corporation (HATCo) that will see Harrison as its CEO. The pair also announced the intent to buy a health system that will put technology...
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By  Jessica Hagen 05:13 pm October 6, 2023
Mental health platform Headway announced it closed a $125 million Series C funding round led by Spark Capital, boosting its valuation to more than $1 billion. Existing investors a16z, Accel and Thrive participated in the round, as well as new strategic investors led by Health Care Service Corp.  Will Reed, general partner at Spark Capital, will join the company's board of directors.   WHAT THEY...
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By  Jessica Hagen 12:49 pm October 6, 2023
Maternity-focused digital health company Diana Health secured $34 million in Series B funding led by Norwest Ventures Partners, bringing its total raise to $46 million.  Existing investors LRVHealth and .406 Ventures participated in the round, as did AlleyCorp.  WHAT IT DOES The New York-based company partners with hospitals and health systems to offer tech-enabled OB-GYN and women's health...