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Berkeley SkyDeck, the global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator, today announced that it has welcomed the first three companies for its new SkyDeck LSEC Bio Track: AsparaGlue, Editpep, and MZR Neurotech.The inaugural track, created in partnership with the UC Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center (LSEC) through LSEC’s new Venture Grant Program, will assist the UC Berkeley faculty-led teams to launch their own biotech and life sciences
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Morgan Health Invests $25M in Fertility Network Kindbody
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Morgan Health, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. business unit announced a $25M investment in Kindbody, a fertility clinic network and global family-building benefits provider for employers offering the full-spectrum of reproductive care from preconception to postpartum through menopause.
Kindbody is a technology-driven fertility clinic network and family-building benefits provider for employers offering virtual and in-person care supporting 112 leading employers, covering
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CareSource Invests $1M in Virtual Rehab Augment Therapy
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CareSource, a nonprofit managed care organization, today announced a $1M investment in Augment Therapy, a digital health company enhancing rehabilitative healthcare and exercise through immersive and gamified technology.The investment builds on CareSource and Augment Therapy’s pilot program at four locations in Ohio to research and showcase how access to Augment Therapy encourages children, and adults of all ages to exercise more and to get the most out of physical
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ODAIA Secures $25M for AI-Driven Commercial Insights Platform for Pharma
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ODAIA, developers of MAPTUAL, an AI-powered commercial insights SaaS platform for pharmaceutical companies, announced it raised an oversubscribed $25 Million Series B financing round, led by Threshold Ventures and co-led by Monograph Capital. Wittington Ventures also joined, with participation from existing investors Flint Capital, BDC Capital, StandUp Ventures and Graphite Ventures. Emily Melton, Managing Partner of Threshold Ventures and Charles Conn, co-founder and
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Quest Diagnostics Acquires Haystack Oncology for $300M in Cash
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Quest Diagnostics has reached an agreement to acquire Haystack Oncology an early-stage oncology company focused on minimal residual disease (MRD) testing to aid in the early, accurate detection of residual or recurring cancer and better inform therapy decisionsUnder the terms of the agreement, Quest will pay $300 million in cash at closing, net of cash acquired, and up to an additional $150 million on achieving future performance
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Practice Better Raises $27M to Support the Future of Health and Wellness Professionals
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Practice Better, a leading, all-in-one practice management software platform for health and wellness professionals, announced today that it has raised a $27 million growth investment led by Five Elms Capital and follows a $1 million investment from Disruption Ventures in 2021.The investment will support the development of new integrations and strategic partnerships, as well as enhanced product features to help health professionals sustainably scale their businesses and
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Chiefy Raises $4.2M to Build a Culture of Trust in Surgery
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- Chiefy, a NYC-based cloud platform that helps surgical teams seamlessly embed quality and communication best practices, today announced it has raised $4.2M in seed funding led by LionBird, with participation from Nina Capital and Emerge Ventures.
- The company plans to use the seed funding to accelerate and expand product development and customer acquisition.
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Globally, over 300 million surgeries are performed each year, and
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1upHealth Raises $40M for FHR Data Platform
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1upHealth, a modern data platform that’s cloud-based, API-enabled, and FHIR-native today announced the close of a $40M Series C investment led by Sixth Street Growth with participation from existing investors F-Prime Capital, Jackson Square Ventures, and Eniac Ventures. Founded in 2017, 1upHealth’s FHIR®-native platform designed for interoperability and modern computing is used by over 75 enterprise organizations including leading national and
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Oshi Health Raises $30M for Virtual Multidisciplinary Digestive Care
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- Oshi Health, the virtual specialty care company transforming gastrointestinal (GI) health outcomes and economics raises $30M in Series B funding led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and joined by existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Flare Capital Partners, Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS Health Ventures and Takeda Digital Ventures.
- Oshi Health is currently available to over 20 million people as a preferred in-network virtual gastroenterology clinic for
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MedArrive Secures $8M to Expand At-Home Care
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- MedArrive, a Mobile-integrated care management platform company today announced $8M in new funding led by Cobalt Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC). The investment follows MedArrive’s $25 million series A round in November 2021 and brings the company’s total funding to $40.5M to date
- MedArrive plans to use the new investment to expand its payer relationships, build out its team and
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