On the heels of Weight Watchers' recent bankruptcy filing, the conversation around the future of the weight loss industry has intensified. While many point to the rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic as the primary disruptor, Sami Inkinen, co-founder and CEO of Virta Health, argues that the real story is more fundamental. He contends that the "eat less, exercise more" model, central to programs like Weight Watchers for decades, was always doomed to fail because it doesn't address the
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Commons Clinic Secures $26M to Launch “Wholebody” Preventative Care Program
What You Should Know:
- Commons Clinic today announced a $26M Series B financing, bringing its total funding to over $60M led by RA Capital, with participation from Floating Point, SteelSky Ventures, Time BioVentures, Courtside Ventures, and Commons Clinic physicians.
- The funding supports the launch of Wholebody by Commons Clinic, a multi-specialty suite connecting all of the organization’s advanced preventative care offerings.
Through early detection, tailored prevention,
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Autonomize AI Raises $28M Series A to Scale Agentic AI for Healthcare and Life Sciences
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- Autonomize AI, a pioneer in AI-driven healthcare solutions, today announced that it raised $28 million in a Series A funding, bringing total capital raised to $32 million to date.
- The round was led by Valtruis, The Cigna Group Ventures, Tau Ventures, and other strategic investors. Asset Management Ventures, ATX Venture Partners and Capital Factory are among the company’s existing investors who also participated.
Autonomize AI Secures Funding to Scale
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Lumeris Taps Google Cloud to Address the 2 Billion Hour Gap in Primary Care
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- Lumeris, a leader in healthcare technology and services, and Google Cloud today announced a partnership to improve access to high-quality primary care in the United States by building Lumeris’ Tom™ platform on Google Cloud technology.
- The collaboration targets a growing gap, where annual demand for care exceeds 2.5 billion hours, but less than 500 million hours are available, according to Lumeris estimates.
Lumeris and Google Cloud Redefine Scalable,
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Mayo Clinic Invests in hellocare.ai, Backing Future of Ambient Clinical Intelligence
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- hellocare.ai, an AI-assisted virtual care delivery platform announced it has entered into a collaboration with Mayo Clinic focused on ambient clinical intelligence. The AI company also announced the expansion of its previously announced $47M growth round, welcoming Mayo Clinic as its latest investor.
- The collaboration aims to leverage technology for a more proactive approach to healthcare, with the potential to reduce hospitalizations, decrease the severity
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RadiantGraph Unveils AI Voice Studio to Scale Personalized Member Engagement
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- RadiantGraph, the AI-powered platform for personalized healthcare engagement, has unveiled AI Voice Studio, a new capability in its Intelligent Personalization™ platform.
- The new feature leverages HIPAA-compliant AI voice agents to help health plans and digital health organizations scale their member outreach and engagement efforts efficiently and effectively.
AI Voice Studio Overview
AI Voice Studio integrates seamlessly with RadiantGraph's
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Eli Raises $12M to Launch the Hormometer™, The World’s First Real-Time Hormone Monitor
What You Should Know:
- Eli, a health technology company, announced it has raised $12M in Series A funding to scale its vision for real-time hormone monitoring led by BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund, with participation from Muse Capital, TELUS Global Ventures, and other key investors. This brings the company's total funding to $20M.
- The new capital will be used to bring the Hormometer™—the world’s first instant hormone monitoring system—to millions of people, addressing a
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Hormone Optimization Goes Digital: Supporting the Next Wave of HRT and Longevity Clinics
Hormone optimization has entered a new era, where digital platforms are reshaping access to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and longevity-focused treatments. By going digital, specifically through telehealth platforms, patients and providers are experiencing a new level of convenience and efficiency in care delivery. As more patients seek personalized healthcare solutions for aging, wellness, and hormonal balance, telehealth-driven HRT clinics are experiencing rapid growth. This shift is
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The Future of Mobility: Wandercraft Raises $75M for Self-Balancing Exoskeletons
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- Wandercraft, the global leader in self-balancing robotic mobility systems secures $75M in funding and financing as part of its Series D round.
- The round saw major contributions from Renault Group, the PSIM fund managed by Bpifrance on behalf of the French State, Teampact Ventures, and Quadrant Management.
Propelling the Next Phase of Growth
Founded in 2012, Wandercraft is globally recognized for creating the world’s first self-balancing walking
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Corti Launches FactsR™ to Cut Clinical ”Note Bloat” by 65%
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- Corti, the leading infrastructure layer for building clinical-grade AI in healthcare, today announced the launch of FactsR™, a breakthrough real-time agentic reasoning system for clinical consultations. Designed with ambient documentation in mind, FactsR™ reduces general purpose AI driven “note bloat” by 65 percent, keeping records precise, relevant, and tightly aligned with the actual clinical conversation.
- By minimizing post-visit edits and transforming
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