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- Cricket Health, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of value-based kidney care with a clinically-proven approach to managing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), today announced it has raised $83.5 million in Series B funding round led by Valtruis with a strategic investment from Blue Shield of California. The round also includes existing investors Oak HC/FT and Cigna Ventures, as well as K2 HealthVentures.
- This new funding will help
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Vera Whole Health Lands $50M from JP Morgan’s Morgan Health
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- Today, Morgan Health, JPMorgan Chase’s business focused on improving employee healthcare, today announced a $50M investment in Vera Whole Health, a CD&R portfolio company that is leading the critical shift to value-based employer-provided healthcare across the United States.
- Vera is the only care model with the capability to deliver whole system health to a diverse patient population from a single care center. The Vera model is uniquely designed to help people
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Rad AI Startup Sirona Medical Emerges from Stealth with $22.5M, Partnerships
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- Sirona Medical, a San Francisco, CA-based company founded on a deep understanding of both the practice and business of radiology, today announced partnerships with radiology practices across the country to develop and bring to market its novel radiology operating system (RadOS).
- Sirona's collaboration with five leading national practices including California Advanced Imaging Medical Associates (CAIMA), Hackensack Radiology Group, Triad Radiology Group, among
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ARTIS Ventures Announces 2021 Class of Healthcare and Life Sciences Fellows
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- ARTIS Ventures (“AV”), a venture firm focused on pioneering investments in biotech, health, and life sciences, today announced the candidates chosen for the AV Fellows program. The year-long program includes a diverse group of nine fellows from across the world, chosen from more than 150 applicants currently enrolled in a Ph.D. or MD program (or postdoc/residency) with technical expertise ranging from computational biology, synthetic biology, microbiome engineering,
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Exo Raises $220M to Commercialize Handheld, Point-of-Care Ultrasound Device
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- Exo (pronounced “echo”), a pioneering health information and devices company, announced it has raised $220M in Series C investment round led by RA Capital Management and joined by BlackRock, Sands Capital, Avidity Partners and Pura Vida Investments.
- The funding will fund the commercialization of its patented handheld medical device and its intuitive point-of-care ultrasound workflow solution, Exo Works. This brings Exo’s total funding to more than $320M.
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Health Tech VC Firm Nina Capital Launches $47.4M Second Fund, Closes 5 Investments
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- Nina Capital, a health tech venture capital (VC) firm, announced its last five investments of its first fund and the launch of its second fund, Nina Capital Fund II FCRE, with an investment goal of EUR 40 ($47.4M).
- Nina Capital was founded in 2019 with its inaugural fund, Nina Capital Fund I FCRE, which reached its maximum size of EUR 18 million (USD 21.3 million). In less than two years, Nina Capital has created an international portfolio of 23 companies in the
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SonderMind Raises $150M to Expand Tech-Enabled Behavioral Health Platform
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- SonderMind Inc., a Denver, CO-based provider in improving mental health clinical outcomes and making behavioral health more accessible to all Americans, today announced it has raised $150M in Series C financing co-led by new investors Drive Capital and Premji Invest, with participation from General Catalyst, Partners Group, Smash Ventures, Kickstart, and F-Prime Capital.
- For mental health providers, SonderMind enables clinicians to
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BioIntelliSense Closes $45M to Expand Medical Grade Remote Monitoring Devices
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- BioIntelliSense, a continuous health monitoring, and clinical intelligence company, announced it has recently closed its Series B financing round that was significantly oversubscribed at $45 million. Participation in the Series B financing was prominently led by Chimera (UAE), and joined by 7wire Technology Partners, Mary Tolan of Chicago Pacific Founders, James Murren formerly of MGM Resorts International, as well as Pendrell Corporation, Royal Philips, and Fresenius
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Talkiatry Lands $20M to Expand In-Network Psychiatric Care
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- Talkiatry, a leading provider of in-network psychiatric care today announced it raised $20 million as completion of its Series A funding. The round includes an additional $15 million, led by Left Lane Capital with further participation from Dr. Richard Park, founder and former CEO of CityMD. In February 2021, Talkiatry kicked off its Series A round after raising $5 million led by Sikwoo Capital Partners with participation from Relevance Ventures and Dr. Park.
- The
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Connie Health Nabs $13M for Tech-Enabled Medicare Navigation Platform
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- Connie Health, a Boston, MA-based tech-enabled consumer Medicare navigation platform helping Americans make more informed health and financial choices has raised $13M in Series A round funding led by Khosla Ventures and Pittango Healthtech.
Unlike employment-based health insurance, where people have two or three options, seniors face hundreds of Medicare choices which are delivered at the individual County
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