SafetyWing Raises $8 Million To Expand Its Health Insurance For ‘Digital Nomads’

SafetyWing, a Norwegian health insurtech startup for remote and gig economy workers, has raised $8 million in a Series A round led by Swedish VC Creandum with participation from byFounder and Rocketship.

UnitedHealth to buy Change Healthcare for nearly $8 billion to boost tech services

UnitedHealth Group has agreed to buy Change Healthcare, which is 20% owned by Blackstone Group, and provides billing and payment process services to more than 2,000 payers and 1 million providers, for $7.84 billion in an all-cash deal and the assumption of the Change Healthcare’s $5bn in debt. – Reuters (Vishwadha Chander)

DXY completes USD 500 million financing, to enhance its professional role in healthcare sector

DXY, the China-based digital healthcare technology company, completed a USD $500 million financing led by Trustbridge Partners, and followed by Tencent Investment and GL Ventures. – PR Newswire

HealNow raises $1.3 million to bring online payments to pharmacies

HealNow, an Atlanta-based creator of an onboarding and payments platform for online and traditional retail pharmacies, has closed a $1.3 million round of funding from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Alabama Futures Fund. – TechCrunch (Jordan Crook)

Homethrive Raises $18M in Series A Funding

Homethrive, a Chicago, IL-based healthtech company, raised $18m in Series A funding. The round was led by 7wireVentures and Pitango HealthTech. - FinSMEs

eVisit Closes $14 Million in Series A Funding Led by TVC Capital

eVisit a Phoenix-based startup that offers telehealth systems for hosptials, raised $14 million in Series A funding led by TVC Capital.

Noyo Announces $12.5M in Series A Financing and New Partnerships with Ameritas, Humana

Noyo, a San Francisco-based API platform for health insurance data exchange, secured $12.5m in a Series A funding round from Costanoa Ventures and Spark Capital, with support from return backers such as Homebrew, Fika Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Core Innovation Capital, Garuda Ventures and Webb Investment Network

Rolling up the latest in startup health insurance offerings, Sana Benefits raises $20.8 million

Sana Benefits, an Austin Texas-based provider of group health benefits for employers, netted $20.8m in a Series A raise from Gigafund, Trust Ventures and mark vc, TechCrunch reported.

Sift Healthcare Secures $2.8M in Funding

Sift Healthcare, a Milwaukee-based startup focused on using AI to overhaul healthcare payments, raised $2.8m in funding that included participation from Rock River Capital Partners and Winnebago Seed Fund, an existing investor.

Heal Lands $100M From Humana For At-Home Care Model

Heal, a Los Angeles-based health startup which offers house calls and video appointments with doctors for primary care, telepsychology services in California, as well as digital monitoring services, snagged $100m in its Series D round from health insurer Humana, giving the company a post-money valuation of at least $300m, Crunchbase News reported.

TA Associates and Francisco Partners Announce Significant Growth Investment in Edifecs

Edifecs, a Bellevue, Washington-based healthcare technology company helping providers, insurers, pharmacy benefit management companies and other trading partners trim waste, reduce costs and increase revenues, will receive a significant growth investment from TA Associates and Francisco Partners. The transaction is expected to close in Q3

Sema4 Closes $121 Million Series C Led by BlackRock

ema4, a Stamford, Connecticut-based health intelligence company, raised an oversubscribed Series C financing of $121m led by funds managed by BlackRock, leaving the company with a post-money valuation of over $1bn. Additional new investors include Deerfield Management Company and Moore Strategic Ventures, with existing investors including Blackstone, Section 32, Oak HC/FT, Decheng, and the Connecticut Innovation Fund also participating. Sema4 was spun out of the Mount Sinai Health System in June 2017.

The Helper Bees Raises $6M Series A

The Helper Bees, an Austin, Texas-based startup working with insurance companies to reduce claims costs through data-driven home care services, raised $6m in a Series A round led by Silverton Partners, with participation from insurtech companies including The Zebra and Spot as well as Austin Impact Capital, Techstars, and angel investors.

Moscow-based insurtech company raises $4.5M

BestDoctor, a Moscow-based startup that provides group telehealth insurance to employers, nabbed $4.5 million in venture funding led by AddVenture and Target Global.

Angle Health Announces $4 Million Series Seed to Launch Tech-Enabled Health Insurance Plans for Startups

Angle Health, the San Francisco-based tech-driven health insurance carrier, has closed $4m in a Series Seed funding round led by Blumberg Capital with participation from Y Combinator, Correlation Ventures, TSVC, Liquid 2 Ventures and several smaller funds and angels.

MakuSafe raises $4 million as it begins to deploy its safety technology

optimize.health Raises Seed Extension Round to Scale Digital Health Offering

optimize.health, the Seattle-based digital healthcare platform that powers provider reimbursements for remote patient care, raised a $3.5m seed extension round led by Bonfire Ventures.

Aclaimant raises $10 million in Series A financing to accelerate workplace safety

Aclaimant, a Chicago-based startup that has developed a workflow software platform designed to improve workplace safety, raised a $10m Series A round, led by the Mercury Fund.

Digital Health Technology Company InformAI Closes $1.8M Funding Round Led by DEFTA Partners

InformAI, a Houston-based startup using AI to improve medical diagnoses, raised $1.8m in seed funding led by DEFTA Partners

Airvet, a telehealth veterinary platform, just clawed its way to a $14 million Series A round

AirVet, a Los Angeles-based telehealth veterinary startup, snagged $14m in Series A funding led by Canvas Ventures.

Big Health Hones Digital Mental Health Therapy With $39M Series B

Big Health, a San Francisco-based cognitive behavioral therapy healthtech startup, netted $39m in Series B financing led by Gilde Healthcare who was joined by co-lead Morningside Ventures, as well as Samsung NEXT and existing investors Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Octopus Ventures.

DocASAP Raises Financing from Optum Ventures to Accelerate Product Innovation and Growth

DocASAP, a Herndon, Virginia-based patient access and engagement platform for health systems, health plans and physician groups, secured an undisclosed amount of funding led by Optum Ventures.

Peppy raises £1.7M for its employee healthcare benefits platform

Peppy, the UK-headquartered specialist healthcare benefits firm, bagged a seed round of GBP 1.7m with Outward VC leading and joined by Form Ventures, Hambro Perks, Seedcamp and undisclosed angels

Kyruus Raises $30M in Funding

Kyruus, a Boston-based provider of scheduling and search technology for health IT systems, raised $30m in new funding from Francisco Partners.

Bravrr Raises Funding

Bravrr, a Colorado-based provider of a wearable digital wellness device to combat stress and pain, raised an undisclosed amount of funding from backers including SOSV and Greater Colorado Venture Fund.

Ambler Raises €6M in Funding

Ambler, a France-based inter-hospital patient transfers platform provider, netted €6M from investors including Bpifrance, Idinvest Partners, Partech and Kima Ventures.

EnsoData Raises $9M To Diagnose Health Conditions With AI Mary Ann Azevedo June 10, 2020

EnsoData, a Madison, Wisconsin-based startup using AI to analyze the human body to diagnose health conditions, closed on $9m in a Series A round co-led by Zetta Venture Partners and Venture Investors with participation from SleepScore Ventures, Dreamit Ventures, Necessary Ventures, and some existing backers.

Cue Health raises $100 million to speed development of rapid, portable COVID-19 diagnostics

Cue Health, a San Diego-based startup developing portable technology for diagnosing COVID-19, raised $100m in Series C funding.

Patient Ping scores $60M to expand its care coordination tool

PatientPing, a Boston-based Care collaboration and e-notifications platform, netted $60m in Series C funding co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, F-Prime Capital, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Transformation Capital and other existing investors. Total funding now stands over $100 million.

Resolute Capital Partners Announces Investment in Routinify

Routinify, a Denver, Colorado-based remote healthcare firm focused on aging adults, received a $1.5m equity investment from Resolute Capital Partners.

Friday Health Plans Receives Investment from Colorado Impact Fund

Digtal doctor startup raises $23M to lavish patients with attention

PlushCare, a San Francisco-based digital healthcare technology startup, raised $23m in Series B funding led by Transformation Capital.

Overjet raises $7.85M for its dental-focused AI tech

Overjet, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based AI startup helping dentists and insurance companies understand dental scans, raised $7.85m in a seed round led by Crosslink Capital with E14 Fund.