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- EarliTec Dx, a digital health company developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic products for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and early childhood vulnerabilities, today announced a $19.5 million financing led by Bernie Marcus, with participation from the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA).
- This round of financing will be used to support filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 510K clearance, as well as commercialization of the
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NourishedRx Raises $6M to Accelerate Intelligent Food-for-Health Platform
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- NourishedRx, a digital health company raises $6M in seed funding led by S2G Ventures with additional investors Route 66 Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Primetime Partners, and other individual investors.
- The company will utilize the funding to expand its high-tech, a high-touch platform to provide personalized, culturally relevant food solutions to health plan members nationwide.
Personalized Nutrition
Founded in 2019, with the support of the Mailman
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Equip Raises $58M for Virtual, Evidence-Based Eating Disorder Treatment
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Equip, a provider of virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment in the U.S., today announced a $58M Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $75M.
The Series B round was led by The Chernin Group (TCG), an early investor in Headspace and was joined by Tiger Global and General Catalyst, as well as existing investors F-Prime Capital, Optum Ventures, and .406 Ventures. Katie Couric Media invested alongside American soccer champion Alex Morgan
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FitOn Acquires Peerfit, Raises $40M to Expand Reach
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- FitOn, the No. 1 fitness app and digital fitness platform, announced today it has raised $40M in new funding and is expanding its reach in healthcare and wellness through the acquisition of Peerfit, a corporate wellness leader.
- Peerfit’s founder, Ed Buckley, will stay on in his current role as CEO to continue leading the tremendous growth of the Peerfit business.
Redefine wellness at work
Peerfit is a longtime leader in the corporate wellness space,
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Ro Raises $150M, Launches New Digital Clinic for Skincare
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- Ro raises $150M in new funding led by ShawSpring Partners, with participation from General Catalyst, FirstMark Capital, TQ Ventures, SignalFire, BoxGroup, The Chernin Group, Initialized Capital, Altimeter Capital, Baupost Group, and Seven Seven Six.
- Ro also announced today the launch of Ro Derm -- a digital clinic for skincare and the latest Ro-branded offering following the launch of Ro Mind, a digital clinic for mental health, and Ro Pharmacy, a cash-pay online
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LifeSpeak To Acquire Wellbeats for up to $92.5M
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- LifeSpeak Inc. (TSX: LSPK), today announced it will acquire Wellbeats Inc., an on-demand physical well-being platform, for up to $92.5M USD. As the leader in mental health and total wellbeing for employers, this acquisition enables LifeSpeak to meet the rapidly growing demand for a comprehensive, single-vendor solution that addresses both mental and physical health support needs.
- Wellbeats, a Minnesota-based market-leading provider of an on-demand,
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Variantyx Secures $41.5M for Genetic Testing and Personalized Medicine
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- Variantyx, a technology-driven precision medicine company providing advanced genomic testing for the rare genetic disorders, reproductive health, and precision oncology markets, today announced they have secured $41.5M in C-2 funding led by New Era Capital Partners and includes Peregrine Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, 20/20 HealthCare Partners, and Pitango HealthTech.
- Founded in 2014, the Variantyx proprietary whole genome sequencing and analysis
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Respira Labs Secures $2.8M to Expand Clinical-Grade Respiratory Health Wearable
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- Respira Labs, a Latina-led medical technology company specializing in respiratory care, today announces it has closed $2.8M to continue to develop and produce its clinical-grade respiratoryhealth wearable that uses acoustic resonance to assess lung function and identify changes in lung air volume, which is especially critical for COPD, COVID-19 and asthma patients.
- Respira Labs raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Zentynel Frontier Investments with
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Radial Analytics Raises $3M to Optimize Patient Care Transitions
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- Radial Analytics, a Concord, MA-based company optimizing patient care transitions with real-time decision-support solutions for payers and providers, today announced it has raised $3M in funding led by Initialized Capital.
- The company plans to utilize the funds to grow our team and build on our growing customer traction with Medicare Advantage plans and hospital systems in value-based care delivery contracts.
Intervene when it Matters Most
Many patients
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LifeOmic Acquires Bavard, an Enterprise-Grade Conversational AI Platform
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- LifeOmic, a software company that leverages the cloud, machine learning and mobile devices to power precision health and wellness solutions announced it has acquired Bavard, a Utah-based conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company offering intelligent digital assistants and platforms. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
- The acquisition comes as AI technology has experienced widespread adoption in the health care space, a trend
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