More than 10,000 people turn 65 each day in the US...
October 21, 2015

10 Innovations Transforming Aging Care

More than 10,000 people turn 65 each day in the US, and a rapidly emerging ecosystem is building the next generation of aging care solutions. From home sensors to caregiving platforms, 10 innovations are changing the future of aging care. Read StartUp Health President Unity Stoakes’ column in Forbes.

From left to right UnaliWear founder Jean Anne Booth, Care Predict founder Satish Movva, CareLinx founder Sherwin Sheik, LifeBio founder Beth Sanders, and StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes.
From left to right UnaliWear founder Jean Anne Booth, Care Predict founder Satish Movva, CareLinx founder Sherwin Sheik, LifeBio founder Beth Sanders, and StartUp Health co-founder Unity Stoakes.
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StartUp Health and Health 2.0 Discuss AI, Robots and Next Big Things to Transform Healthcare

Indu Subaiya from Health 2.0 on StartUp Health NOW

During the recent Health 2.0 Conference, Health 2.0 CEO Indu Subaiya and StartUp Health Co-founder Unity Stoakes sat down to talk health trends and what’s coming for this week’s StartUp Health NOW.

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Zenefits massive $500M deal shows us that digital benefits solutions are still hot as entrepreneurs continue to disrupt traditional tools. Read more on our blog and access our free Q3 Insight report here.

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CareLinx, Care Predict, LifeBio and UnaliWear Driving Change
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Buzzworthy Headlines

23andMe Will Resume Giving Users Health Data
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Accenture: Digital Health Could Save Primary Care $10B Annually
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Tests of New Features on HealthCare.gov Go to the Wire
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Insights

So far, digital health companies have raised $5.1B in 2015, according to StartUp Health Insights. Here are a few of the most recent deals:

Startup Amount  Investors
23andMe $115.0M Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), MPM Capital, Casdin Capital, WuXi Venture Fund, Illuminate Ventures
Lyra Health $35.0M Venrock, Greylock Partners, Breyer Capital, Providence Health & Services, Origin Capital
DrFirst $25.0M Goldman Sachs
Doctolibo $20.0M Accel Partners
Verisma $12.0M Blue Heron Capital, NewSpring Capital
Hatch Baby $7.0M True Ventures, Veddis Ventures
Figure 1 $5.0M Union Square Ventures, Version One Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, Allen & Company
Aethon $3.4M Undisclosed
ShopWell $3.4M Fairhaven Capital, ATA Ventures, Finistere Ventures, Munich Venture Partners, S2G Ventures
K4Connect $1.9M Sierra Ventures, Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners, Better Ventures, Lowe’s
HealthiPASS Undisclosed OCA Ventures, Beverly Capital, MPG Equity Partners

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