Twentyeight Health

A piggy bank next to a pile of coins and a stethoscope.
By  Emily Olsen 12:52 pm February 13, 2023
Faro Health, which offers software to help researchers design clinical trials, announced last week it had raised $20 million in a round led by General Catalyst. Participants in the raise include returning investors Section 32, Polaris Partners, Zetta Ventures, and Northpond Ventures. The startup previously scooped up $15 million in Series A funding. "Faro has developed software that allows rapid...
A woman running on a Peloton treadmill
By  Emily Olsen 02:33 pm February 7, 2022
Peloton has faced plenty of scrutiny over the past few weeks, including an activist investor calling on the connected fitness company's board to fire its CEO and consider a sale. Now rumors are flying about potential buyers who may be interested in a deal. On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported tech giant Amazon "has been speaking to advisers about a potential deal," though there aren't any...
A telehealth visit via smartphone
By  Emily Olsen 04:56 pm November 15, 2021
Women’s telehealth startup Twentyeight Health announced Tuesday that it’s offering reproductive health services and information in Spanish.  The company will now have a Spanish language website with educational articles and FAQs about birth control options and services, customer support in Spanish, and telehealth visits and messages with Spanish-speaking doctors in Texas and Florida. Twentyeight...
Also: Fern Health gets a new CEO, SonderMind grows executive leadership team by two and Twentyeight Health names new hires.
By  Mallory Hackett 12:43 pm February 1, 2021
Maven, a virtual clinic for women’s and family health, has announced the four physicians who will make up its Scientific Advisory Board: Dr. Mary E. D’Alton, Dr. Brian Levine, Dr. Laura Riley and Dr. Neel Shah. The board will work with the Maven leadership team to grow and improve the platform’s clinical programming across fertility, maternity, and parenting and pediatrics. Maven’s Scientific...
Three previews of 98point6 app screens
By  Dave Muoio 01:29 pm October 15, 2020
Text- and app-based primary care startup 98point6 has hauled in a $118 million Series E round led by the Growth Fund of L Catterton and Activant Capital. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and other unnamed investors also took part. The company's on-demand primary care services for consumers and payers use artificial intelligence and a text-based interface to collect information about the...