San-Francisco-based Joyable, an evidence-based, affordable mental health service provider has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by returning investors Thrive Capital and Harrison Metal. The funding will be used to develop the company's first-ever native mobile app to offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and expand its service to more of the 15 million Americans currently suffering from clinical social anxiety. The company previously raised $2M seed round.
Launched in March 2015,
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McKesson Ventures Invests in Home Care Platform ClearCare
Today, McKesson Ventures announced an undisclosed strategic investment in cloud-based home care platform ClearCare. The latest round of strategic funding follows an $11 million funding round in 2014, led by Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), with participation from Cambia Health Solutions and existing investors Voyager Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Harbor Pacific Capital. Prior to this strategic investment by McKesson Ventures, ClearCare raised $15.5 million.
As 90 percent of people over
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AIA, Konica Minolta Launch Digital Health Accelerator in Singapore
AIA Group Limited and Konica Minolta, Inc. are teaming up to launch the 'AIA - Konica Minolta Digital Health Accelerator' in Singapore. The 12 week program supports entrepreneurs and businesses to deliver innovative solutions through integrating data to healthcare delivery.
The Singaporean Government's spend on Healthcare in Singapore is expected to double to SG$8 billion by the end of 2015, from SG$4 billion in 2011. 'Digital Health' solutions present one of the most promising growth
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4 Reasons Why Fossil Acquired Misfit for $260M
On Thursday, watch maker giant Fossil Group, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire wearable technology company Misfit, Inc.for $260 million. The purchase price, which includes transaction costs, will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and bank debt.
Fossil Group expects the acquisition to close before the end of fiscal 2015, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval. Misfit founder and CEO Sonny Vu will now serve as president and chief
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DICOM Grid Raises $3M for Cloud-Based Medical Images
DICOM Grid, makers of the leading cloud-based, medical image management suite has raised $3 million in venture debt financing from City National Bank to the Series B equity financing led by Canaan Partners last year. The latest funding brings its total funding to date at $34M. The company plans to use the new funds to ramp up sales and marketing efforts and accelerate product development.
To date, DICOM Grid has processed over 2 billion diagnostic images, more than 100,000 every month, and
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TeleHealth Startup HealthiestYou Raises $30M to Help Consumers Avoid Expensive Visits
HealthiestYou, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based telehealth company focused on engagement and utilization has raised $30 million in growth investment from Charlotte, North Carolina-based Frontier Capital. The company will use the investment to accelerate sales and marketing efforts, technology enhancements and leadership to increase its share of the large and rapidly growing telehealth market.
HealthiestYou Telehealth App
Available to individuals and employers, HealthiestYou can be
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TigerText Pulls In $50M to Accelerate Secure Messaging Market Share
TigerText, a provider of secure communications and workflow platform for the enterprise has raised $50 million in Series C funding to accelerate adoption of its secure messaging app, "TigerConnect." The Series C round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, Invus Group and Accolade Partners, as well as existing investors Shasta Ventures, OrbiMed, and Reed Elsevier. Dr. Robert Mittendorff, principal at Norwest Venture Partners and board certified emergency physician will join the TigerText board of
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Startups CirrusMD, Wellpepper Named 2015 Venture+ Forum Pitch Winners
Digital health startups CirrusMD Inc., and Wellpepper have been named the winners of the 2015 Venture+ Forum Pitch competition for startups during the 2015 mHealth Summit. The selected startups were among four final companies selected to deliver live pitch presentations during the 'final four' competition Tuesday evening. The finalists were selected from a field of 11 digital health startups who presented during the first round of live competition held on Sunday at the Summit.
This year's
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StartUp Health Goes Global with Launch of StartUp Health Finland
Global health innovation company StartUp Health is expanding globally with the launch of StartUp Health Finland in partnership with Finpro’s Team Finland Health growth program. The partnership will further both organizations’ missions, to grow and scale the next generation of businesses and strengthen Finland’s position as a digital health leader.
StartUp Health Finland Overview
StartUp Health Finland will focus on coaching and supporting the emerging ecosystem of Finnish entrepreneurs and
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This Biotech Startup Hopes to Cure Cancer with Artificial Intelligence
Imagine devoting fifteen years to an important pursuit and pouring unbelievable amounts of money into it, all the while facing a failure rate of 95 percent. That’s the disheartening reality for pharmaceutical companies, which throw billions of dollars every year toward drugs that likely will not work – and then go back to the drawing board and do it all over again. There has to be a better way.
That’s where Berg comes in. Backed by billionaire real estate magnate Carl Berg, the promising
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