Can a digital health startup succeed through good intentions alone?
April 8, 2015

Data for a Deeper Purpose

Can a digital health startup succeed through good intentions alone? Inder Singh, Founder and CEO of smart thermometer Kinsa, explores the pros and cons of starting his business with no product and no business plan, but with a purpose — to create the world's first real‑time map of human health.

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Insights

So far, digital health companies have raised $1B in 2015, according to StartUp Health Insights. Here are a few of the most recent deals:

Startup Amount  Investors Market
Imagine Health $21.0M  Trident CapitalHLM Venture Partners 50+
Honor $20.0M  Andreessen Horowitz Care Coordination
Quartet Health $7.0M  Oak HC/FT PartnersShulman Ventures Behavioral Health
ZappRX $5.6M  Atlas VentureSR One Care Coordination
PicnicHealth  $1.7M  Great Oaks Venture Capital, Slow Ventures, Social+Capital Partners EMR
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