Mail-order reproductive health company The Pill Club has added on to its 2019 Series B funding raise with an additional $41.9 million in investments.
The extension was led by Base 10, with additional participation from ACME, GV, Shasta Ventures, VMG, Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi, Honey’s George Ruan and iGlobe.
WHAT THEY DO
The Pill Club allows users to order birth control online and have it sent...
Lyra Health, a behavioral health benefits platform for employers, shared today it has closed a $200 million financing round led by Coatue. Sands Capital and the company’s existing investors also participated in the raise.
This raise brings Lyra’s total funding to date to $680 million and values the company at $4.2 billion, according to a company spokesperson.
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Offered as a health...
Alphabet’s life sciences and healthcare subsidiary Verily has named Dr. Amy Abernethy as the new president of its clinical research business.
Abernethy will support Verily’s expansion into a full-scale clinical evidence generation platform by overseeing the overall product vision and Verily’s related clinical research portfolio.
"There is no one better positioned to catapult Verily's clinical...
A group of organizations across the technology, healthcare, global development and academic sectors are convening on a new initiative that hopes to advance public understanding of how social media and behavioral sciences can be used to improve public health globally.
Called the Alliance for Advancing Health Online, the project’s partners include Bay Area Global Health Alliance, the CDC Foundation...
Indian health and fitness company Curefit has entered into a partnership with Tata Digital Limited, a subsidiary of Tata Sons, for a private investment of $75 million.
As part of the deal, CureFit founder and CEO Mukesh Bansal will join Tata Digital as president. Bansal will continue his duties with CureFit while embarking on his new leadership position.
With this investment, CureFit has raised...
Remote pregnancy monitoring company Nuvo Group announced today the FDA has granted supplemental 510(k) clearance to add a new uterine activity module to its INVU system.
INVU is a physician-prescribed, wearable pregnancy monitoring system that allows women to remotely collect fetal and maternal heart rates – and now uterine activity – while sharing data in real-time with their doctor.
The FDA...
At-home diagnostic testing startup LetsGetChecked has completed a Series D funding round worth $150 million.
Casdin Capital led the investments with additional participation from CommonFund Capital, Illumina Ventures, Optum Ventures, Transformation Capital, HLM Venture Partners, Qiming Venture Partners USA and professional golfer Rory Mcllroy through Symphony Ventures.
Following past funding...
Tech-enabled drug discovery company Valo Health announced today plans to go public through a $2.8 billion SPAC deal with Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co., a special purpose acquisition company from Khosla Ventures.
The deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, will deliver approximately $168.5 million in proceeds in private investment in public equity (PIPE) funding from...
Amazon Pharmacy is offering its Prime members a new way to save money on their prescriptions by providing six-month supplies of medications for $6.
The new option is available to Amazon Prime members when they pay without insurance. Members can pay as little as $1 per month for select medications, including those for high blood pressure, diabetes and more.
To use the prescription savings benefit...
Chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease management company Monogram Health has closed a $160 million Series B funding round led by TPG Capital.
Existing investors Frist Cressey Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Humana Inc. also participated in the raise.
Along with their investment, TPG Capital co-managing partner Todd Sisitsky is joining Monogram’s board of directors.
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