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Reed Jobs - the son of Steve Jobs today announced the launch of his new venture capital (VC) investment fund, Yosemite, spun out from Emerson Collective Health with an oversubscribed $200M+ first close.Yosemite aims to meaningfully accelerate the technology, treatments, and standard of care that have the power to improve the health and lives of cancer patients.Composed of the Emerson Health team, Yosemite’s unique model provides no-strings-attached
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Femtech: HerMD Raises $18M to Transform Women’s Healthcare
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HerMD, a Cincinnatti, OH-based female-founded physician-led women’s health provider committed to revolutionizing women’s healthcare secures $18M in an oversubscribed Series A-1 round led by existing investor JAZZ, with participation from B-Flexion and Amboy Street Ventures. This new investment brings HerMD’s total funding to nearly $30M.Founded by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Somi Javaid in 2015, HerMD has been revolutionizing the future of women’s healthcare through
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RapidAI Secures $75M for AI-Driven Stroke Care Solutions
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- RapidAI, a San Mateo, CA-based digital health company developing artificial intelligence (AI) and technology workflow solutions to combat life-threatening neurovascular, cardiac and vascular diseases, today announced $75 million in Series C funding led by Vista Credit Partners, a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners and strategic financing partner focused on the enterprise software, data and technology markets.
- The funding aims to drive platform
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Mindful Meditation App Headspace Closes $105M Debt Facility
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Headspace, a digital healthcare company focused on mental health announced it has closed $105M in senior debt facility from Oxford Finance, a specialty finance firm providing senior debt to healthcare and life sciences companies worldwide.Proceeds from the financing will be used to further support the expansion of Headspace's innovative mental health platform. Additionally, the investment will enable Headspace to be opportunistic in investing in areas where it sees
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K4Connect Raises $8.9M to Expand Tech Accessibility for Senior Living
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K4Connect, a Raleigh, NC-based mission-centered healthtech company and provider of enterprise operations tech for the senior living communities raises $8.9M in funding co-led by Bryce Catalyst and AXA Venture Partners, with continued support from existing investors, including Intel Capital, Forté Ventures, Topmark Partners, and the Ziegler-Linkage Fund.This latest round brings the company’s total funding raised to $39M and will be used to drive further adoption in
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PE Firm Invests in Pyx Health
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Pyx Health, a tech-enabled services company that provides health plans and their members an innovative, scalable solution that uniquely reduces loneliness and social isolation, today announced a majority growth investment fromTT Capital Partners (TTCP).The company’s innovative app-based technology, paired with timely human interventions, improves patient and member outcomes in vulnerable populations, reduces financial burdens on the health care system, and promotes
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SiPhox Health Secures $27M for Lab-Grade Home Health Testing with Silicon Photonics
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- Today, SiPhox Health, a Burlington, MA-based company building the next generation of lab-grade home health testing with silicon photonics raises $27M in funding, including a $10M Seed led by Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator, and a $17M Series A led by Intel Capital.
- The SiPhox Home and Health testing systems offer innovative and efficient blood collection solutions for consumers, healthcare systems, pharmaceutical companies, and research teams focusing on
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UK Startup OrganOx Secures $32.6M for Liver Transplantation Device
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- OrganOx, a United Kingdom-based medical technology company committed to making every donated organ count with metra®, a fully automated normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) device for liver transplantation raises £25M ($32.6M USD) in a growth round led by Lauxera Capital Partners (“Lauxera”) with support from existing investors.
- The proceeds from the funding will enable OrganOx to significantly expand its commercial footprint across strategically key areas
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PE Firm Thoma Bravo Makes Strategic Investment in Bluesight & Medacist Acquisition
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- Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity software investment firm, announced a strategic growth investment in Bluesight, the Medication Intelligence™ Company. Current investor New Leaf Ventures will remain invested in the business. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
- This investment will support Bluesight's acquisition of Medacist, the lead innovator in drug diversion monitoring, and drive the growth of Bluesight's inventory management and
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FemTech: Herself Health Raises $26M To Power Primary Care for Women 65+
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- Herself Health, a New York City-based healthcare company providing comprehensive primary care to women 65+raises $26M in Series A fuding led by Michael Cline of Accretive serving as the lead investor. The company has raised $33 million to date. Juxtapose also participated in the Series A.
- Founded in 2022, Herself Health provides value-based care to women 65+ with a focus on helping women feel seen and heard as they age in a way that the current healthcare
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