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The Raise & Partnership: Wavelet Medical, an AI-powered fetal brain monitoring startup spun out of Yale, has raised $7M in seed funding and entered into a co-creation partnership with the venture studio Aegis Ventures.The Solution: Wavelet has developed the first non-invasive, AI-powered fetal electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring platform. Instead of looking at the heart, Wavelet measures the organ that directly reflects neurological status: the brain.The Tech
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Ultralight Raises $9.3M to Launch AI-Native Operating System for Healthcare
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The Rebrand and Raise: Vibrant Practice has officially rebranded to Ultralight and announced a $9.3M funding round to build an AI-native operating system for modern medicine.The Backers: The round was led by The General Partnership, with participation from Wisdom Ventures, Anthemis Group, Emerson Collective, GSBackers, and notable angel investors, including former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
The DPC Tipping Point
Direct Primary Care (DPC) practices tripled among
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Luminai Secures $38M, Inks Enterprise AI Partnership with Cleveland Clinic
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The Funding: Luminai, an AI-native enterprise automation platform for healthcare, has closed a $38M Series B round led by Peak XV Partners, bringing its total funding to $60M.The Mega-Partnership: Luminai simultaneously announced a massive enterprise AI deployment with the Cleveland Clinic (which serves 15 million patients across 23 hospitals). The initial use case uses AI to process, classify, and intelligently route complex faxed referrals across thousands of possible
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Click Therapeutics Secures $50M to Commercialize Schizophrenia Digital Therapeutic
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Click Therapeutics have restructured their commercialization agreement for CT-155. Boehringer is transferring all commercial and marketing rights to Click, backed by a $50M Series D strategic investment and undisclosed dedicated commercial funding.
The Clinical Moat: Conquering 'Negative' Symptoms
To understand why Boehringer is willing to pour $50M into Click's commercial engine, you have to look at the massive clinical unmet need
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SimpliFed Secures $10.8M to Expand Virtual Maternal Health Platform
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The Funding: SimpliFed, a virtual maternal healthcare platform, has raised $10.8 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by Morningside and Hesperia Capital.The Strategic Evolution: Originally founded as a virtual platform focused strictly on breastfeeding and baby feeding support, SimpliFed is utilizing this capital to evolve into a comprehensive Virtual OB model.
Augmenting the Strained OBGYN
The U.S. is facing a staggering maternal health crisis driven
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The $4B Bifurcation: Why Digital Health Funding is Consolidating Around the Mega-Deal
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The Top-Heavy Quarter: In the first quarter of 2025, U.S. digital health funding reached $4.0B across 110 deals with the average deal size rising to $36.7M (the highest since late 2021)., according to the latest report from Rock Health. The Mega-Deal Squeeze: Nearly 60% of that $4B was swallowed up by just 12 companies raising $100M+ "mega deals." Giants like Whoop ($575M),, Verily ($300M), OpenEvidence ($250M), and Talkiatry ($212M) are pulling in
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Yuzu Health Raises $35M to Modernize Health Insurance TPA Infrastructure
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The Funding: Yuzu Health, a next-generation third-party administrator (TPA), has raised a $35M Series A, bringing its total funding to $40M.The Backers: The round was co-led by General Catalyst and Chemistry, with notable strategic participation from Anthropic’s Anthology Fund, Bain Future Back Ventures, and Timeless Ventures. General Catalyst's Alex Tran is joining the board.
You Can't Fix Healthcare Costs with Decades-Old Tech
As healthcare costs continue to rise
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Ambient Clinical Analytics Raises $5M, Appoints Brian Tufts as CEO
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The Capital: Ambient Clinical Analytics has closed a $5M strategic funding round. Investors include Mairs & Power Venture Capital and an unnamed Fortune 500 MedTech firm.The Leadership Shift: Brian Tufts, a veteran executive with experience at Vantive and Baxter, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. Founder Al Berning is transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman.The Technology: The company's flagship product is the AWARE™ platform, an FDA Class
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WHOOP Secures $575M to Accelerate Global Expansion for Human Performance Platform
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The Funding: Human performance company WHOOP has raised $575M in a Series G funding round, bringing the company's valuation to a staggering $10.1 billion.The Backers: The round was led by Collaborative Fund and included heavy-hitting institutional participation from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mubadala, Abbott, and the Mayo Clinic, alongside prominent elite athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Rory McIlroy.
The Wearable Designed for Lasting
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Jimini Health Secures $17M to Scale Clinician-Supervised Behavioral Health AI
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The Funding: New York-based Jimini Health has secured a massive $17M in seed funding (bringing its total raised to over $25M). The round includes heavyweights like M13, Town Hall Ventures, and Zetta Venture Partners, and features backing from former CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt.The Team: Jimini brings serious enterprise pedigree. CEO Luis Voloch previously co-founded Immunai (valued at $1B+), and the executive suite includes former leadership from Talkspace,
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