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8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021
We asked some of our favorite health tech VCs from The TechCrunch List where we are headed in the next year, what they’re most excited about and where they might be investing.
8:30 am PST • January 21, 2021
Rising healthcare costs, an aging population, stifling regulations and the complexity of present-day technological offerings make the trillion-dollar healthcare industry ripe for disruption. Not only are we finding new and…
Biotech & Health
YC startup Felix wants to replace antibiotics with programmable viruses
3:19 pm PDT • March 21, 2020
Right now the world is at war. But this is no ordinary war. It’s a fight with an organism so small we can only detect it through use of a…
Startups
Men’s at-home health startup Vault takes in $30 million from Tiger Capital
5:06 am PDT • March 12, 2020
Vault, an at-home healthcare practice specializing in men’s medicine has announced the raise of $30 million in funding from Tiger Capital Group, Declaration Capital and Redesign Health to reach more…
Biotech & Health
Salesforce adds new healthcare provider relationship management and analytics tools
12:59 pm PDT • March 11, 2020
Software giant Salesforce announced this week the addition of a few new tools in healthcare management to the Salesforce Health Cloud, with the goal being to help payers and providers…
Startups
VCs warn coronavirus will impact fundraising for the next 2 quarters
9:22 am PST • March 7, 2020
As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed more than 3,400 people around the globe and the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands more. But its impact has gone much further,…
Startups
Delivery startups set up contactless delivery options as coronavirus fears grow in U.S.
11:32 am PST • March 6, 2020
Postmates announced today it would be adding a “non-contact delivery option,” for those concerned about COVID-19 exposure from workers bringing them food. Instacart set up something similar earlier this week,…
Startups
Molekule hopes to clear the air with $58 million in Series C funding and Berkeley Lab’s testing
10:04 am PST • February 25, 2020
Silicon Valley air purifier startup Molekule was born out of an idea Dr. Yogi Goswami had back in the ’90s using photo-voltaic technology to kill air pollutants. His son, a…
Startups
Real estate startup Homie plans to expand to more cities with $23 million in Series B funding
12:54 pm PST • February 4, 2020
Homie has made an impression among younger, first-time home buyers in the Utah and Arizona markets for cutting out the traditional closing costs, 6% real estate commissions and arduous paperwork…
Startups
Utah tech magnates create new Silicon Slopes Venture Fund to boost startups in the state
6:29 am PST • February 3, 2020
Those looking outside of Silicon Valley as a potential hub for their startup might want to take a gander at Utah, at least that’s the kind of trend the new…
Venture
With $30 million in fresh funds, The Bouqs plans to plant its flower delivery business in Japan
9:30 am PST • January 30, 2020
The Bouqs plans to take a slice of Japan’s $6 billion flower market this year with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese enterprise business investor Yamasa. While The…
Hardware
Court rules Mike Rothenberg must fork over more than $31 million to settle SEC allegations
11:10 am PST • January 20, 2020
Mike Rothenberg, the once high-flying VC bent on bringing the party to Silicon Valley, must now pay a whopping $31.4 million to settle a California federal court ruling in favor…
Biotech & Health
Wear your helmet, concludes new study showing electronic scooter injuries have nearly tripled in the last four years
10:27 am PST • January 13, 2020
Taking a ride on an electronic scooter soon? Wear your helmet! According to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, not wearing headgear or taking other precautions while riding is…
Biotech & Health
Alphabet-backed primary care startup One Medical files to go public
5:16 pm PST • January 3, 2020
One Medical, a San Francisco-based primary care startup with tech-infused, concierge services filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Internal medicine doctor Tom Lee founded the…
Startups
Baby food delivery startup Yumi spoon fed another $8M in strategic funding
5:00 am PST • December 10, 2019
Babies have options these days when it comes to what goes in their mouths. No more is it just the standard mush in a jar. Now they’ve got everything from…
Biotech & Health
You’ve heard of CRISPR, now meet its newer, savvier cousin CRISPR Prime
11:42 am PST • November 15, 2019
CRISPR, the revolutionary ability to snip out and alter genes with scissor-like precision, has exploded in popularity over the last few years and is generally seen as the standalone wizard…
Biotech & Health
Veterans can now use an iPhone to pull up their health records
6:00 am PST • November 6, 2019
Apple has teamed up with Veteran Affairs (VA) to allow those who’ve served our country to now access their health records via iPhone. Health records access via Apple’s Health app…
Disrupt SF 2019
Natalist founder Halle Tecco wants to get you pregnant
12:01 am PDT • October 3, 2019
Halle Tecco is no stranger to conception struggles. The Rock Health founder and former CEO has been public about her journey on social media, including two rounds of IVF, eventually…
Venture
With a new $20 million in funding, electronic stethoscope startup Eko wants to research your beating heart
6:00 am PDT • September 25, 2019
It’s hard to compete against the Apple Watch or even an app on your phone when it comes to personal heart-rate monitors these days. However, Eko, a startup best known…
Disrupt SF 2019
CRIAM hopes to save lives with a fast, portable blood type testing tool
4:14 pm PDT • September 24, 2019
Getting diagnostic testing right when you need it, in real-time and on-site is a challenge for many healthcare workers. However, testing for things like blood type in the case of…
Clue, an app built on machine learning to track a woman’s monthly menstrual cycle, has been paying close attention lately to those with irregular periods. The Berlin-based company hopes to…
Startups
At-home blood testing startup Baze rakes in $6 million from Nature’s Way
3:06 pm PDT • August 30, 2019
By now, the venture world is wary of blood testing startups offering health data from just a few drops of blood. However, Baze, a Swiss-based personal nutrition startup providing blood…
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What leading HealthTech VCs are investing in
Why is tech still aiming for the healthcare industry? It seems full of endless regulatory hurdles or stories of misguided founders with no knowledge of the space, running headlong into it, only to fall on their faces. Theranos is a prime example of a founder with zero health background or…
12:36 pm PDT • August 6, 2019
Startups
Serena Williams, Mark Cuban invest $3 million in Mahmee, a digital support network for new moms
5:00 am PDT • July 15, 2019
Tennis superstar and mom to a 22-month-old, Serena Williams has joined Mark Cuban to invest $3 million seed funding in Mahmee, a startup working toward filling the critical care gap…
Biotech & Health
With a fresh $10 million in the bank, DotLab hopes to bring endometriosis test to market
12:01 am PDT • July 1, 2019
Thirty-three-year-old founder of personalized medicine company DotLab, Heather Bowerman, wants to shake up the women’s health industry with what she believes to be a better, cheaper, less painful test for…
Biotech & Health
Meet Hatch Baby’s portable, Wi-Fi-enabled sleep device Rest+
12:01 am PDT • June 17, 2019
Menlo Park-based Hatch Baby has prided itself on introducing “smart” nursery devices — including Grow, a changing pad with a built-in scale and Rest, a device doubling as a sound…
Startups
Neurobehavioral health company BlackThorn pulls in $76 million from GV to treat mental disorders
9:08 am PDT • June 13, 2019
There are numerous challenges to finding effective treatments for mental disorders. However, BlackThorn Therapeutics, a neurobehavioral health company using machine learning to create personalized medicine for mental health, is betting…
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What top VCs look for in women’s fertility startups
A number of promising women’s health tech companies have popped up in the last few years, from fertility apps to ovulation bracelets — even Apple has jumped into the subject with the addition of period tracking built into the latest edition of the watch. But there hasn’t been much in…
10:05 am PDT • June 10, 2019
Biotech & Health
Sequoia-backed Whole Biome wants to heal your gut with medical-grade probiotics
12:52 pm PDT • June 4, 2019
Whole Biome has pulled in $35 million in Series B financing from a list of investing titans, including Sequoia, Khosla, True Ventures, the Mayo Foundation and AME Ventues — just…
Startups
Meet Bobbie, a baby formula delivery startup promising healthier ingredients
10:49 am PDT • May 10, 2019
Don’t like the idea of your baby guzzling down liquid candy all day? It may surprise you to find corn syrup is the main ingredient in most infant formulas in…
