What You Should Know:
- New York City-based CertifyOS raises $14.5M in Series A funding led by General Catalyst and has received Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving healthcare quality.
- CertifyOS delivers API-first credentialing, licensing, and enrollment to payors, health systems and rapidly-scaling digital health companies.
Provider Intelligence Platform
Started by former Oscar Health
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Techstars Relaunches Healthcare Accelerator in Los Angeles
What You Should Know:
- Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs announces today the relaunch of Techstars Healthcare sponsored by Cedars-Sinai, Point32Health, UCI Health, and UnitedHealthcare.
- The consortium-led accelerator program will be based in Los Angeles and select 12 high-growth startups to participate in its intensive 13-week program. Startups will receive capital,
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Upfront Raises Additional $10M for Automated Patient Navigation & Engagement Platform
What You Should Know:
- Upfront Healthcare, a leading omnichannel communication, and patient engagement platform raise an additional $10M co-led by Baird Capital, Echo Health Ventures and First Trust Capital Partners, with additional participation from existing investors including LRVHealth, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and Nashville Capital Network.
- As market demand surges for patient engagement solutions, the investment bolsters Upfront's trajectory of market leadership through
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Olive Diagnostics Raises $7.3M for AI-Powered Urine Analysis Device
What You Should Know:
- Israeli medical device start-up Olive Diagnostics, which uses an optical sensor and AI-powered device to perform 100% passive real-time urine analysis, is extending its seed funding round to $7.3 million, after raising an additional $1.5 million from existing investors and private investors.
- The investors in the pre-seed stage include Israeli HMO Maccabi Healthcare Services, Mayo Clinic, eHealth Ventures, Amgen Ventures, The Israel Innovation
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AWS Names 10 Startups for 2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Cohort
What You Should Know:
- AWS names the ten digital health startups selected for its AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort, focused on health equity.
- With the aim of reducing health disparities, these startups are increasing access to health services, addressing social determinants of health, and leveraging data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of care.
2022 AWS Healthcare Accelerator Program Details
Over the course of the four-week program, these 10 startups will receive
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Connected Pharmacy MedMinder Raises $35M for Polypharmacy & Senior Patients
What You Should Know:
- MedMinder, a provider of connected pharmacy care for polypharmacy and senior patients, announced it has closed an additional $35 M in funding through a credit facility with SWK Holdings Corporation and additional investment from existing equity partner, Accelmed Partners.
- The additional funding will allow MedMinder to further its mission of enabling patients to age at home by increasing its capacity to meet growing demand, offering its holistic pharmacy services
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Power Launches with $7M to Diversify Clinical Trials
What You Should Know:
- Power, a patient-friendly platform designed to improve access to clinical trial studies emerges from stealth with $7M in seed funding.
- The round was led by Footwork and CRV, with additional investments from ARTIS Ventures, South Park Commons, and AirAngels to help Power bring the process of discovering and accessing clinical trials into the future.
Modernising and Simplifying Accessibility to Clinical Trials
Eighty-six percent
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Olio Health Raises $13M for Post-Acute Engagement for Health Systems
What You Should Know:
- Olio Health, an Indianapolis, IN-based workflow and collaboration platform for the post-acute care and population health industry, raised $13m in Series A funding.
- The round was led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from Mutual Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funds to further accelerate its growth through product development and key hires across multiple departments.
- Led by Ben Forrest, CEO, Olio provides a platform for
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Digital Senior Care Navigator Fair Square Medicare Raises $15M
What You Should Know:
- Digital senior care navigator Fair Square Medicare raises 15M in series A funding led by Define Ventures. The company, which is a YCombinator alum, has raised $19M to date.
- With 10,000 people turning 65 every day, Fair Square Medicare helps seniors find the right Medicare coverage regardless of commission, and is building a full-service digital healthcare assistance platform for seniors.
Care Navigator for Seniors
Launched in 2020 out of YC, Fair Square
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Japanese Startup Ubie Secures $26M for AI-Powered Symptom Checker
What You Should Know:
- Ubie, a Japan-based digital health startup raises $26.2 M in Series C funding to bring unprecedented medical experience by strengthening partnerships with pharmaceutical companies in Japan and the US.
- Led by a team of talented developers and medical doctors, Ubie uses a machine-learning algorithm and offers Ubie AI Symptom Checker, allowing patients to check on their symptoms and determine the next appropriate course of action for free.
AI-Powered Symptom
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