Theator, a Palo Alto company building an AI and computer vision platform for surgeons, has brought in a $15.5 million Series A round. Insight Partners led the raise, which also included new backer Blumberg Capital, prior investors NFX, StageOne Ventures, KdT Ventures, iAngels and a slew of individual investors.
Theator's platform focuses on streamlining pre-operative preparations and post-...
Late Friday, New York City-based health insurance company Oscar Health unveiled plans to kick off an initial public offering.
The tech-enabled company will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OSCR. Oscar temporarily listed the size of the offering as $100 million, although that value could change as the company hammers out the quantity of shares and price range it will be...
Colorado-based digital health startup Plume landed $14 million in Series A funding for its virtual platform designed to help members of the transgender community find health services. Craft Ventures led the round with participation from General Catalyst, Slow Ventures and Town Hall Ventures.
This comes roughly a year after the company launched its product to the public with a focus on gender-...
Digital triaging service eConsult has closed a new funding round of £7m which will support the growth of the platform, both in its existing services and into new areas. Currently used to triage primary and secondary care patients, the service will expand into urgent care with a triaging service for Emergency Departments.
The funding was led by Gresham House Venture and Calculus Capital, a leading...
Consumer genomics platform 23andMe is on its way to becoming a publicly-traded company through its merger with VG Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Virgin Group.
The two companies announced today they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. Once completed, the combined companies’ stock will...
Polish telemedicine company Telemedico has closed a Series A funding round of €5.5 million to expand the functionalities of its SaaS platform. The platform offers services including chat, video and telephone consultations with a doctor, AI-powered triaging, medical data storage and an online booking system for in-person appointments and blood tests.
The funding was led by Flashpoint Venture...
Medical research and clinical collaboration platform Flywheel announced the close of its $15 million in Series B funding round. Venture firms Beringea and 8VC led the round with participation from Novartis dRx Capital, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Great North Labs, iSelect and Argonautic Ventures.
WHAT IT DOES
The company is focused on the research industry, including the life sciences space,...
Singaporean startup Bot MD landed $5 million for its artificial intelligence-enabled clinical assistant. Monk’s Hill Ventures led the round with participation from SeaX, XA Network, SGInnovate and individual investors.
This builds on the company’s $700,000 investment from Y Combinator and angel investors in 2018.
WHAT IT DOES
The technology was designed to work as a chatbot to help answer doctor’...
This morning LGBTQIA+ focused digital health provider Folx Health scored $25 million in new financing. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from Define Ventures and Polaris.
Founded by former Optum VC, A.G. Breitenstein, this comes just months after the company announced its $4.4 million seed funding.
Folx is kicking off its offerings with a Hormone Replacement Therapy plan...
Credit: Suzhou Basecare Medical Co., Ltd
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February 1, 2021
Reproductive health firm Suzhou Basecare Medical Co., Ltd will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on February 8 2021. Founded in 2019 in Jiangsu, Basecare has attracted a lot of interest for its self-developed PGT-A test kit that accurately screens each embryo to detect developmental defects and ensure healthy development, allowing more infertile or at-risk couples in China to deliver healthy...
