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- Memora Health, a San Francisco, CA-based technology platform for virtual care delivery and complex care management, today announced the completion of a $40 million financing led by Transformation Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Frist Cressey Ventures, Edward Elmhurst Health, AlleyCorp, and others. As part of the financing, Todd Cozzens, Managing Partner at Transformation Capital, will join Memora's board.
- Memora continues to rapidly grow with
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FitOn Acquires Peerfit, Raises $40M to Expand Reach
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- FitOn, the No. 1 fitness app and digital fitness platform, announced today it has raised $40M in new funding and is expanding its reach in healthcare and wellness through the acquisition of Peerfit, a corporate wellness leader.
- Peerfit’s founder, Ed Buckley, will stay on in his current role as CEO to continue leading the tremendous growth of the Peerfit business.
Redefine wellness at work
Peerfit is a longtime leader in the corporate wellness space,
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Ro Raises $150M, Launches New Digital Clinic for Skincare
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- Ro raises $150M in new funding led by ShawSpring Partners, with participation from General Catalyst, FirstMark Capital, TQ Ventures, SignalFire, BoxGroup, The Chernin Group, Initialized Capital, Altimeter Capital, Baupost Group, and Seven Seven Six.
- Ro also announced today the launch of Ro Derm -- a digital clinic for skincare and the latest Ro-branded offering following the launch of Ro Mind, a digital clinic for mental health, and Ro Pharmacy, a cash-pay online
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TytoCare Receives CE Mark Approval for its Lung Sounds Analyzer
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- TytoCare has received CE Mark approval for its AI-backed Tyto Lung Sounds Analyzer, a web-based software system designed to aid in the clinical assessment of lung auscultation sound data by analyzing recorded lung sounds to determine whether wheezing is detected within the recording.
- The Lung Sounds Analyzer will further enable physicians to better diagnose respiratory conditions remotely. The CE Mark paves the way for the immediate European
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Season Health, Geisinger, CommonSpirit Health, Cricket Health Launches Anchor Partnerships to Scale Food as Medicine Initiatives
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- Season Health announces anchor partnerships with Geisinger, CommonSpirit Health, and Cricket Health to scale Food as Medicine initiatives. Season is funded by LRV Health, 8VC, Bain Capital, Healthy.VC and Company Ventures, Toyin Ajayi (Co-founder and CMO of Cityblock Health), and Max Mullen (Co-founder of Instacart).
- These partnerships will combine Season’s industry-leading digital food pharmacy and medically tailored meal program with Geisinger, CommonSpirit and
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LifeSpeak To Acquire Wellbeats for up to $92.5M
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- LifeSpeak Inc. (TSX: LSPK), today announced it will acquire Wellbeats Inc., an on-demand physical well-being platform, for up to $92.5M USD. As the leader in mental health and total wellbeing for employers, this acquisition enables LifeSpeak to meet the rapidly growing demand for a comprehensive, single-vendor solution that addresses both mental and physical health support needs.
- Wellbeats, a Minnesota-based market-leading provider of an on-demand,
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Variantyx Secures $41.5M for Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine
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- Variantyx, a technology-driven precision medicine company providing advanced genomic testing for the rare genetic disorders, reproductive health, and precision oncology markets, today announced they have secured $41.5M in C-2 funding led by New Era Capital Partners and includes Peregrine Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, 20/20 HealthCare Partners, and Pitango HealthTech.
- Founded in 2014, the Variantyx proprietary whole genome sequencing and analysis
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Signify Health Acquires Caravan Health, Forming Largest Networks of At-Risk Providers
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- Today, Signify Health announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Caravan Health, a leader in enabling accountable care organizations (ACOs) to succeed in value-based care payment. Together, the companies form one of the largest networks of at-risk providers in the U.S.
- Together, Signify Health and Caravan Health will be better positioned to enable organizations to manage larger populations covered by value-based arrangements and to
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LifeOmic Acquires Bavard, an Enterprise-Grade Conversational AI Platform
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- LifeOmic, a software company that leverages the cloud, machine learning and mobile devices to power precision health and wellness solutions announced it has acquired Bavard, a Utah-based conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company offering intelligent digital assistants and platforms. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition comes as AI technology has experienced widespread adoption in the health care space, a trend
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Scopio Secures $50M for AI-Powered Peripheral Blood Smear App
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- Scopio Labs, provider of the world's first full-field digital cell morphology solution, today announced a $50M investment for its end-to-end hardware and software platform for digitizing, quantifying and analyzing hematology and other digital cytology samples.
- The Series C round included OurCrowd, Aurum Ventures, Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Invest and Ilex Medical, with the participation of strategic investors operating in the field and existing
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