Today, UnitedHealthcare and Techstars opened applications for the UnitedHealthcare Accelerator Powered by Techstars, which just launched in Minneapolis to collaboratively develop innovations in digital health and wellness. The program will focus on digital health and wellness solutions that help support and enhance the experience of UnitedHealthcare members.UnitedHealthcare Tech Accelerator Application Criteria & DeadlineApplications for the inaugural class are open through May 12, 2019. The
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Censinet Nabs $7.8M for Third-Party Vendor Risk Management Platform
Censinet, a third-party risk management company for healthcare providers has raised $7.8 million in Series A funding co-led by HLM Venture Partners and Cedars-Sinai Health System. The Series A round also includes participation from seed investors Schooner Capital, LRVHealth and Excelerate Health Ventures.The Problem with Provider Vendor Risk Management TodayHospitals today work with 700 vendors on average, each requiring a risk assessment that can take eight weeks or more to complete. Due to the
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EMV Capital Acquires Predictive Adverse Events Platform Wanda
EMV Capital, a London-based early-stage venture investor announced the acquisition and investment in Wanda Inc., a San Francisco-based digital health startup commercializing advanced clinical decision support software powered by machine learning and real-time patient data analysis. EMV Capital’s investment will enable Wanda to accelerate its growth in the North American market, as well as to enter the UK and European markets.Wanda Inc. BackgroundWanda Founded in 2011 from the results of eight
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PathAI Lands $60M to Accelerate AI-Powered Pathology Platform
PathAI, a Boston, MA-based provider of AI-powered pathology platform has raised $60M in Series B funding led by General Atlantic with strong participation from General Catalyst and other existing investors. General Atlantic Managing Director Dr. Michelle Dipp will be joining PathAI’s board of directors.Advanced Learning Towards Faster More Accurate Diagnosis of DiseaseCo-founded by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Andy Beck in 2016 with the mission to offer faster, safer and more powerful solutions
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AllyAlign Health Raises $10M to Power Value-Based Care for Seniors
AllyAlign Health, a Richmond-based developer and administrator of Medicare Advantage special need plans that benefit long-term care providers has raised $10M in strategic funding led by McKesson Ventures. Existing investors Heritage Healthcare Innovation Fund, Health Enterprise Partners and the LinkAge Fund also participated in the financing. This brings the total capital raised to over $41 million.AllyAlign Health BackgroundAllyAlign Health (AAH) began reforming the health system in 2014 by
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Mercom: Global Digital Health/Health IT VC Funding Tops $2B in Q1 2019
Global venture capital (VC) funding in digital health/health IT, including private equity and corporate venture capital, reach $2 billion in funding in Q1 2019, according to market research firm Mercom Capital. The Q1 2019 Digital Health (Healthcare IT) Funding and M&A Report reveals $2B in funding across 149 deals compared to $1.4B across 142 deals in Q4 2018. VC funding in Q1 2019 was down 19% compared to the same quarter of last year (Q1 2018) when nearly $2.5 billion was raised in 187
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National Cancer Institute Awards Medable $3.5M in Grants to Develop Digital Care Platforms
The National
Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Medable
Inc. an end-to-end platform for digitally enabled and data-driven clinical
trials two Fast-Track Small Business Innovation (SBIR) grants. The grants will
provide up to $3.5 million in nondilutive research funding over the next
several years to develop digital platforms to improve patient care.
TogetherCare (Track Outcomes & Guidance, Technology for
Health and Effective Resources)
The first grant award provides funding to
develop
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Bridge Connector Raises $20M to Solve Health IT Interoperability Challenges
Bridge Connector, a Nashville, TN-based company offering data-driven workflow automation to solve health IT interoperability challenges, has raised $20 million in funding from Axioma Ventures. Their business model aims to create an ecosystem where all health care organizations, regardless of size, can equitably reap the benefits of connected data systems.Sense of Urgency to Achieve Data Interoperability in HealthcareA shared sense of urgency to achieve data interoperability in healthcare,
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EverlyWell Raises $50M to Scale In-Home Digital Lab Testing Platform
EverlyWell, an Austin, TX-based next-generation healthcare testing platform has raised $50 million in funding led by long-time investors Goodwater Capital with Highland Capital Partners joining. Next Coast Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, SoGal Ventures and others participated. The company will use the funding to expand its digital platform and scale existing partnerships with leading brands like CVS and Humana.Cumbersome Traditional Lab Testing ProcessOver seven billion lab tests are run
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Canadian Virtual Care Startup OnCall Health Raises $1.5M to Expand Operations in North America
OnCall Health, a Toronto, CA-based platform that provides simple, secure virtual care technology and services for healthcare providers, today announced it has raised $2 million CAD ($1.5M USD) in seed funding led by Ripple Ventures with participation from Panache Ventures, Stout Street Capital, and Maple Leaf Angels.OnCall Health BackgroundFounded in 2016, OnCall’s secure virtual care (telemedicine) technology facilitates video or text-based consultations for healthcare practices and streamlines
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