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Transformer Inspiration
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
Albert Einstein
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Health Transformers Head to SXSW
Join us at SXSW where Health Transformers will converge this weekend and through next week:
Follow on Twitter @StartUpHealth using #SXSW for the latest happenings live from Austin, TX.
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The Rise of Healthcare's Emerging Innovation Hubs
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On this week’s episode of StartUp Health NOW, health innovation leaders -- including Esther Dyson of The Way to Wellville, Dr. Richard Zane of UCHealth and Dr. David Feinberg of Geisinger Health -- chat at the 2017 StartUp Health Festival and share how their organizations are approaching the transformation of this industry with the shared goal of improving health and delivering the highest quality level of care.
Click here to access StartUp Health’s complete video library. Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud!
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The World’s Largest Community of Health Transformers
For entrepreneurs who are transforming healthcare, StartUp Health Academy is a lifetime program for every stage of growth that provides coaching, community, access and promotion to each of our Health Transformers.
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Healthtech Invest Europe
Healthtech Invest Europe will take place on March 15-16 in Helsinki, Finland, to showcase 40 promising European companies building technologies that are driving health innovation in medical devices and diagnostics, digital health, connected health and sensors, wearables, and well-being. Register today.
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SXSW - Real Stories of Success From Health Hackathons
StartUp Health’s Troy Bannister speaking
SXSW - Patient-Centric Healthcare: The Future of Health
Health Transformer Tatyana Kanzaveli, Open Health Network, speaking
March 11, 2017
Austin, TX
TheCurrent at SXSW
Health Transformer Sabine Seymour, SUPA, showcasing
SXSW - Dolphin Tank at Dell Lounge
Health Transformer Jean Anne Booth, CEO of UnaliWear, presenting
March 12, 2017
Austin, TX
SXSW - Artificial Intelligence Is the Future of Fashion
Health Transformer Sabine Seymour, SUPA, speaking
SXSW - Impact Pediatric Health Pitch Competition
Health Transformer Hesky Kutcher, CareDox, speaking
SXSW - German Haus
Health Transformer Sabine Seymour, SUPA, showcasing
March 13, 2017
Austin, TX
SXSW - Venture Funding Hits a Lull. Now What?
Health Transformer Jean Anne Booth, UnaliWear, speaking
March 14, 2017
Austin, TX
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Healthtech Invest Europe
Health Transformers Tuomas Poskiparta. Nightingale Health; Kalle Palomäki, HLD Healthy Life Devices; Jussi Määttä, Buddy Healthcare presenting
March 15-16, 2017
Helsinki, Finland
Angel Capital Summit 2017
March 21-22, 2017
Denver, CO
Find a Pilot Partner Matchmaking Event
April 6, 2017
New York, NY
AARP Innovation@50+
April 12-13, 2017
Mountain View, CA
ATA2017
April 23-25, 2017
Orlando, FL
Health Datapalooza
April 27-28, 2017
Washington, DC
For more digital health events, visit our website.
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Want Ongoing Digital Health News and Insights?
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StartUp Health Is Hiring!
StartUp Health is looking for the world’s most passionate, talented and driven leaders to join our mission to transform health. We’re hiring for multiple key roles including with StartUp Health Academy working with Health Transformers, StartUp Health’s Moonshot Media Network to create impactful content and StartUp Health’s partner strategy team. Visit startuphealth.com/careers for more info.
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StartUp Health Insights
Digital health companies raised over $1.1B this week. Some of the most recent deals:
| Startup |
Amount |
Investors |
| Grail |
$900.0M |
Arch Venture Partners, Johnson and Johnson Development Corp |
| Freenome |
$65.0M |
Andreessen Horowitz, DCVC, Founders Fund, GV, Polaris Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Asset Management Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Spectrum 28 |
| ResearchGate |
$52.6M |
Wellcome Trust, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Four Rivers Group, Ashton Kutcher, LVMH, Xavier Niel, Bill Gates, Benchmark, Founders Fund |
| Corindus Vascular Robotics |
$45.0M |
Boston Scientific Corporation, BioStar Ventures, Consonance Capital, Hudson Executive Capital, HealthCor Partners Management |
| Muse Bio |
$23.0M |
Venrock, Paladin Capital Group, NanoDimension, Foresite Capital, Spruce Capital Partners |
| MediSafe |
$14.5M |
Octopus Ventures, M Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital, 7wire ventures, lool Ventures, TriVentures, Qualcomm Ventures |
| Insilico Medicine |
$10.0M |
Undisclosed |
| Lucy |
$2.25M |
Forerunner Ventures, Felicis Ventures |
| First Stop Health |
$1.6M |
Patrick Spain, Mark Friedman, MD |
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2016: The Health Moonshot Movement
2016 was the beginning of the health sector’s ‘Moonshot Movement.’ Momentum across pharma, provider, payor landscapes have culminated in a record year of funding and ushered in a new wave of entrants.
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