June 19, 2013

Healthcare Transformer News → Medivo Raises $15M Series B

MedivoCongrats to Healthcare Transformer Medivo on raising a $15 million Series B financing round this week!  Medivo joined StartUp Health Academy as part of our first class last year and is the second company from the Academy to raise a B round this year. (Healthcare Transformer Basis raised $11.5 million earlier in the year.)  To date, Medivo has raised more than $22 million to support its analytics capabilities and innovative health data platform. Learn more here.

Featured Healthcare Transformer

GetHealth

GetHealth

Description: Evidence-based behavior change platform that is simple, social, and fun
Raising: Seed round
Traction: Over 10 corporate clients, including:
 - Aerlingus (>2K employees)
 - VHI Healthcare (Ireland's largest health insurer)
700+ users
65%+ report behavioral changes in their health habits
Customers: Corporate HR managers
Recent News: Irish Times FUSION Program Runner Up
Hackovate Health First Runner Up
Irish Startup Awards Best Mobile App & Best Design
Learn more: AngelList

Healthcare Transformers in the News

Medivo Raises $15 Million to Further Expand Analytics Platform
Business Wire

Medivo expansion hopes to reduce gaps in care and improve access to lab results
MedCity News

Medivo raises $15M to bridge gap between patients and physicians
VentureBeat

Merck GHI Fund leads $15M in Medivo for data analytics, new product
MobiHealthNews

FUSION could start a new wave of digital advertising
The Irish Times

Inside Wisconsin: State health tech companies poised to make most of reform
Wisconsin State Journal

... and Other Noteworthy Headlines

Information Overload: The Big Challenge (And Opportunity) For Digital Health
Forbes

90% of feedback is crap: how to find the next big startup idea
First Round Capital

Angel groups are investing more but making the money harder to get
MedCity News

Health Orgs Dooming Their "Innovation" To Failure
Forbes

The 4 Types of Advisers Every Startup Needs
Wall Street Journal

Lots of Americans Want Health Care Via Their Smartphone
US News and World Report

Mobile health is touted as affordable, but costs still seen as barrier
MobiHealthNews

Register for Matchpoint East Workshops

StartUp Health is excited to participate Matchpoint East, to be held at the New York Times Building on June 25. What’s great is that you don’t have to be a sponsor or a selected company in order to register and gain access to the valuable discussions and lectures during the workshops. Get more info here.

Join StartUp Health at MedCity CONVERGE

CONVERGE is less than a month away, on July 9-10 in Philadelphia. StartUp Health’s own Steven Krein will be speaking at the event and two Healthcare Transformers, AdhereTech and IntelligentM, will be featured in the Startup Showcase. Come join us and save 50% off the onsite ticket price using our discount code!

StartUp Health Insights

Top Digital Health Funding This Week
Startup Amount Investors
Vitals $22M Piper JaffrayCardinal PartnersHealth Enterprise PartnersMilestone VenturesGreycroft Partners
COMS $21M Summit Partners
CareCloud $20M Intel CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersTenaya Capital
Medivo $15M Safeguard ScientificsMerck Global HealthMentorTech Ventures
See many more in StartUp Health Insights, the most comprehensive funding database tracking over $5 billion in digital health and health tech deals.

Upcoming Health Events & Challenges

Chicago Lean Startup Challenge
Application deadline:
June 20, 2013

MatchPoint East
June 25, 2013
New York, NY

PILOT Health Tech NYC: PILOT Day
June 26, 2013
New York, NY

Mobile Apps Showdown
June 26-27, 2013
New York, NY

Health Care Innovation Awards Round Two
Letters of Intent to Apply due:
June 28, 2013

MedCity Converge
July 9-10, 2013
Philadelphia, PA

Healthcare Unbound
July 11-12, 2013
Denver, CO

Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
July 13-18, 2013
Boston, MA

Blue Button Co-Design Challenge
Deadline for submissions:
August 5, 2013

For even more, visit our listings of Events & Challenges.

Health Tech Jobs!

Find new opportunities or post new openings for free on the StartUp Health Network Job Board. Be sure to check out brand new listings from Healthcare Transformers 1eq and Direct Dermatology.

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Free Access to StartUp Health Insights

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