Investing

Healthcare provider smiling
By  Jessica Hagen 11:39 am May 4, 2023
Patient billing and communications platform Inbox Health has completed its $22.5 million Series B financing round, bringing its total raise to more than $43 million.  Ten Coves Capital led the round with participation from existing investors Vertical Venture Partners, CT Innovations, Healthy Ventures, Commerce Ventures and Fairview Capital. Steven Piaker, managing partner at Ten Coves Capital,...
The Minuteful Kidney test
By  Emily Olsen 02:34 pm May 3, 2023
Smartphone urinalysis company Healthy.io announced Wednesday it had wrapped up a $50 million funding round. The Series D, which also includes a previously unannounced $45 million raise from early last year, was led by Schusterman Family Investments, with participation from Aleph and existing investors.  Healthy.io said the funds will be used to expand in the U.S. The company has offices in Boston...
Students sitting in a classroom
By  Jessica Hagen 12:37 pm May 2, 2023
Uwill, a mental health platform for colleges and students, completed a $30 million Series A funding round led by Education Growth Partners.  WHAT IT DOES The company partners with colleges to offer students on-demand virtual access to licensed therapists and providers trained in crisis counseling. Students can also attend online wellness events through the company's mental health-and-wellness app...
Two people sitting on the floor
By  Jessica Hagen 03:53 pm May 1, 2023
Hybrid fertility and reproductive care company Kindbody scored a $25 million investment from JPMorgan Chase's business unit focusing on employer-sponsored healthcare, Morgan Health. Dr. Cheryl Pegus, managing director of Morgan Health Ventures, will join Kindbody's board of directors.  WHAT THEY DO The New York-based company offers virtual and in-person services, including egg freezing,...
Practice Better platform
By  Jessica Hagen 01:25 pm April 28, 2023
Practice Better, a practice management platform for health and wellness practitioners, scored a $27 million growth investment led by Five Elms Capital.  WHAT THEY DO The Canadian company offers a platform for health and wellness professionals to manage a range of services, including scheduling appointments, managing billing and payments, providing telehealth and messaging. The funding will help...
TympaHealth's hearing assessment device
By  Emily Olsen 11:34 am April 28, 2023
Hearing care startup TympaHealth scooped up $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures.  The raise also included participation from existing investors and newcomers Dara Capital, Rezayat investments, and angels Bob Davis and Jeff Leerink. The London-based company previously raised $8 million in seed funding early last year.  WHAT THEY DO Tympa offers a portable system that...
Surgeons during an operation.
By  Emily Olsen 11:51 am April 26, 2023
Surgical collaboration app Chiefy announced this week it had raised $4.2 million in a seed funding round led by LionBird with participation from Nina Capital and Emerge Ventures. WHAT IT DOES The startup offers a chat and communication platform that allows members of the surgical team to hold a pre-operation briefing virtually, instead of relying on in-person meetings or text messages, emails and...
Healthcare provider looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:17 pm April 25, 2023
Israeli-based Neteera, which offers contactless remote patient monitoring, announced it had closed a Series B funding round worth about $13 million. Aescuvest led the round, alongside existing and new investors Nanz Family Office, Omega Healthcare Investors, Esas Private Equity and Ankor Holding. The company also announced its strategic partnership with Omega, which provides technology-enabled...
HIMSS23 Venture Connect event
By  Jessica Hagen 02:11 pm April 20, 2023
CHICAGO – During Venture Connect at HIMSS23 on Wednesday, Holly Maloney, managing director of General Catalyst, discussed responsible AI use in healthcare and what the company looks for in a startup when considering an investment.  "Over the last three to four years, we've put pen to paper of defining truly what is our thesis," Maloney said. "And it is all around this concept of Health Assurances...
Metal 3D printers by Chamlion
By  Adam Ang 03:36 am April 20, 2023
Digital dentistry solutions provider Chamlion scores $34M in Series B funding Chamlion, a Chinese company focused on dentistry digitalisation, has obtained 236 million yuan ($34.3 million) in a Series B funding round led by 3H Health. The round was also participated by Vertex Ventures China and Zhencheng Capital. The company is building an end-to-end digital service platform for dentistry. It...