AI Personalizing Healthcare | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Nov 5, 2024
This week's health innovation funding round-up features startups leveraging AI to personalize patient care, from breast cancer detection to surgery to reducing administrative tasks for care providers.
This week’s reported health innovation funding included:
Bright Uro, an Irvine, CA-based medical device company focused on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) through tech innovations in urodynamics, raised $32M led by Laborie Medical Technologies, with participation from University of California (UC Investments), Freepoint Capital Group, and Laurelin Investors. <source>
Semble, a London, UK-based healthtech company providing automation and integration solutions tailored to healthcare operators, raised $15M led by Mercia Ventures, with participation from Octopus Ventures, Smedvig Ventures, and Triple Point. <source>
Vara, a Berlin, Germany-based AI-enabled early breast cancer detection platform, raised $8.9M co-led by IBB Ventures, Smart Family Office, and FJH. <source>
Definition Health, a London, UK-based, clinician-led healthtech company that delivers personalized, data-driven care to improve surgical efficiency and outcomes, raised £5.75M ($7.5M) from Dr. David Redfern and undisclosed investors. <source>
Hello Patient, an Austin, TX-based developer of generative AI call agents to do the work of traditional healthcare support staff, raised $6.3M from 8VC, Bling Capital, Max Ventures, and angel investors. <source>
Cornerstone AI, a San Francisco, CA-based software company automating the cleaning of healthcare data, raised $5M led by Acrew Capital, with participation from Initiate Ventures, Healthy Ventures, and others. <source>
Toothio, a Scottsdale, AZ-based dental staffing tech company, raised $5M led by Craft Ventures and nvp capital, with participation from Rho Capital, Marketplace Capital, Roosh Ventures, Burst Capital, Revere Partners, Karman Ventures, Az Crown, and Connexa Capital. <source>
Scalpel AI, a London, UK-based medtech startup transforming the management of surgical tools and implants using computer vision, raised £3.8M ($4.8M) led by Mercia Ventures, with participation from Tensor Ventures and private investors. <source>
Ataraxis AI, a New York, NY-based AI precision medicine company focused on cancer diagnostics, raised $4M led by Giant Ventures and Obvious Ventures. <source>
Persperity Health, a Los Angeles, CA-based startup providing a sweat-sensing technology platform to improve continuous health monitoring, raised $1M led by Freeflow Ventures, with participation from Caltech, Wilson Hill Ventures, Heritage Group, and ATMA Capital. <source>
HomeThrive, a Northbrook, IL-based healthtech startup that supports family caregivers, raised an undisclosed amount from Telus Global Ventures. <source>
QubeHealth, a Mumbai, India-based healthcare payments company, raised an undisclosed amount led by Unicorn India Ventures and CanBank VC. <source>
Rhino Health, a Boston, MA-based healthcare AI company bridging medical data sources and researchers, raised an undisclosed amount from Telus Global Ventures. <source>
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