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- Pomelo Care has closed a $92 million Series C funding round, propelling the company to a $1.7B valuation.
- After proving its virtual model can reduce preterm births by 37% and emergency room visits by 46%, Pomelo is moving beyond its maternity roots to launch comprehensive pediatric and midlife care programs, now covering more than 25 million lives nationwide.
The Accountability Pivot: Evidence Over Hype
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The Automated OR: Apella Secures $80M to Scale Ambient Video Intelligence Across the Surgical Suite
What You Should Know
- Apella has announced an $80M Series B round to scale its ambient AI platform designed for the most complex environment in the hospital: the operating room (OR). The round was led by HighlandX, with returning investors Vensana Capital, Casdin Capital, PFM Health Sciences, Upside Partnership, and Operator Partners, and includes new investors K2 HealthVentures, OpAmp Capital, and Houston Methodist.
- By using computer vision to autonomously identify 14 surgical
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Canopy Secures $22M to Scale Healthcare Safety Platform
What You Should Know
- Canopy, the category leader in connected safety platforms, has closed a $22M Series B funding round led by 111° West Capital and ACME Capital.
- As workplace violence in healthcare has surged 63% over the last five years, Canopy has rapidly scaled its "Location ID" network to protect over 300,000 healthcare workers across 60 major U.S. systems, providing a unified infrastructure for both staff safety and operational intelligence.
The Safety-First Pivot:
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Topos Bio Emerges from Stealth to Tackle Disordered Proteins with $10.5M and Frontier AI
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- Topos Bio has emerged from stealth with $10.5M in seed funding to solve one of the most persistent challenges in medicine: targeting intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs). The seed funding was led by Boldstart, Threshold, and Neo, with participation from notable angel investors including Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber) and Naveen Rao (CEO of Unconventional AI).
- While traditional models like AlphaFold focus on static structures, Topos Bio’s foundation model,
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Carna Health Raises $8M to Scale Global AI-Driven Kidney Screening
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- Carna Health has raised $8M to scale its AI-driven Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) platform. The round included participation from Dr. Jay Rosan, Cenk Bekmezçi, Jose Pereyra, Mark Boulding, Brandon Salomon, Andrew Roosevelt, Jeff Lindsey, Joseph White, John Brooks, Elvis Ndansi and Dr. Salvatore Viscomi.
- Following a successful initiative in Cameroon that screened 35,000 individuals, Carna is expanding its partnership with Siemens Healthineers to bring
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Oasys Raises $4.6M to Build the First AI-Native OS for Behavioral Health
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- Oasys Health ("Oasys"), the first AI-native operating system for behavioral health, today announces $4.6M in funding, including a $4M seed round led by Pathlight Ventures, with participation from Twine Ventures and Better Ventures, and $600K in pre-seed funding from 1984 Ventures.
- As demand for mental health support surges, Oasys will use new capital to enhance its AI-powered platform, deepen integrations with leading wearables and health apps, grow its
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The “One Shot” Cure? How Vyriad’s $85M Raise Could Replace Complex CAR-T Labs with a Single Injection
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- Vyriad, Inc. has secured the final $25M of its Series B financing, bringing the total round to $85M led by Mr. Harry Stine of Stine Seed Farms, Inc.
- The funding will power the first-in-human trials of VV169, an in vivo CAR-T therapy for multiple myeloma that modifies immune cells directly inside the patient’s body. This approach eliminates the complex, expensive lab manufacturing required by current CAR-T treatments, potentially offering a scalable,
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HCAP Partners Invests in Puzzle Healthcare to Scale Post-Acute Care Platform
What You Should Know:
- Private equity firm HCAP Partners has invested in Puzzle Healthcare to scale a post-acute care platform designed to stop the "revolving door" between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
- Puzzle’s model embeds specialized physiatry providers and care managers into SNFs to coordinate recovery for 90 days post-discharge, directly tackling the high readmission rates that cost hospitals millions in CMS penalties. The funding will support national
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Valerie Health Secures $30M to Build the AI Front Office for Independent Practices
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- Valerie Health, the AI front office for independent provider groups, today announced a $30 million Series A led by Redpoint Ventures, bringing total funding to $39 million.
- Valerie embeds AI agents with humans-in-the-loop directly inside a clinic’s existing workflows and systems to fully automate rote tasks, including referrals, faxes, and scheduling. This reduces administrative costs by roughly half while improving patient engagement and
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Tebra Secures $250M to Challenge Legacy EHRs with AI-Powered Automation
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- Tebra has raised $250M in new equity and debt financing, led by Hildred, to transform its EHR+ platform from a passive "System of Record" into an active "System of Action" using AI.
- The funding will accelerate the rollout of AI tools designed to automate clinical documentation, revenue cycle management, and patient marketing for independent practices. Tebra's goal is to level the playing field for private providers facing burnout and financial pressure
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