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Transformer Inspiration
"What do you believe in strongly enough that you will dedicate a decade to its pursuit and be able to withstand 150 ‘no’s?"
Peter Diamandis, XPrize
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Mobile Games That Monitor Your Brain’s Health
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How can a game give your brain a check-up? In this episode of StartUp Health NOW, Health Transformer Clarence Carlos, CEO of RC21X, shares how his company is helping former NFL players assess their cognition and allowing parents to monitor the brain health of their children. Read the full overview on HEALTH TRANSFORMER.
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HEALTH TRANSFORMER Spotlight: Conversa Health’s $8M Series A
Congrats to StartUp Health company Conversa Health who recently closed an $8M Series A! Learn more about their mission on HEALTH TRANSFORMER in these articles: Talking to Your Health Data and Pick a Partner, Build a Product.
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The World’s Largest Community of Health Transformers
For entrepreneurs who are transforming healthcare, StartUp Health Moonshot 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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Vote for StartUp Health Colorado in Denver Startup Week!
Make sure to cast your vote for the StartUp Health Colorado: Re-defining Innovation Hubs panel during 2017 Denver Startup Week! Deadline to vote is May 29 and save the date for this year’s event on September 25-29, 2017.
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ACAP Medicaid Innovation Challenge
Do you have a tech-based solution to promote better health outcomes for the one in five Americans on Medicaid? The California HealthCare Foundation in partnership with the Association for Community Affiliated Plans are sponsoring the $100,000 ACAP Medicaid Challenge to find innovations that allow safety net health plans to improve health outcomes for Americans on Medicaid. Applications are due June 1.
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TechTour Health Tech Summit
The Tech Tour 2017 Healthtech Summit will take place on June 26-28 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and will showcase 40 of Europe’s fastest growing medtech and digital health companies. To join leading investors, entrepreneurs, and experts in the medtech and digital health arenas, and to discover the next great innovations in healthtech, register here.
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She Started It: A Film Screening Hosted by Johnson & Johnson Innovation JLABS
Join Johnson & Johnson Innovation JLABS on June 29 in New York City for a film screening of "She Started It", a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys of entrepreneurship. The movie screening will be followed by a short panel discussion featuring the filmmaker, Nora Poggi, and local influential women in business.
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Ignite: Digital Health
Join us at Ignite:Digital Health in New York City on July 13-14 to learn from case studies, strategies, and tactics you can use to create higher impact and more successful digital health products, services, and initiatives.
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HxRefactored
June 20-21, 2017
Cambridge, MA
Tech Tour Healthtech Summit
June 26-28, 2017
Lausanne, Switzerland
Ignite: Digital Health
StartUp Health’s Steven Krein & Katya Hancock speaking
StartUp Health Colorado partners Dr. Jennifer Wiler & Dr. Robin Deterding speaking
July 13-14, 2017
New York, NY
For more digital health events, visit our website.
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Want Ongoing Digital Health News and Insights?
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Work With Health Transformers
Passionate about empowering seniors with access to collaborative care? Check out open jobs at Caremerge!
StartUp Health is always searching for amazing leaders to join our team and mission to transform health to make a global impact. Visit startuphealth.com/careers for more info.
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StartUp Health Insights
Digital health companies raised over $135M this week. Some of the most recent deals:
| Startup |
Amount |
Investors |
| Kiner |
$50.0M |
Asia-Pac eCommerce, PGA Funds, Volcanic Capital |
| Capsule |
$20.0M |
Thrive Capital, Sound Ventures, Virgin Group |
| Nymi |
$15.0M |
GII Tech, Relay Ventures, Ignition Partners |
| Lemonaid Health |
$11.0M |
Novartis Venture Fund, Hikma Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Adaptive Healthcare Fund, Vega Ventures, 415 Ventures |
| Conversa Health |
$8.0M |
Northwell Ventures, Epic Ventures, Healthgrades |
| LogicStream Health |
$6.0M |
Noro-Moseley Partners |
| Prevent Biometrics |
$6.0M |
Murata Electronics |
| Upfront Healthcare Services |
$5.6M |
Nashville Capital Network, Echo Health Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Martin Ventures |
| Vericred |
$5.5M |
FCA Venture Partners |
| Robocath |
€4.7M |
M Capital, Normandie Participations, Go Capital, NCI |
| IQuity |
$2.3M |
Undisclosed |
| Apostrophe |
$1.1M |
Undisclosed |
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StartUp Health’s Q1 2017 Insights Report
If the first quarter of 2017 is any indication of what’s to come, 2017 is going to be another important year for digital health funding.
Get the free Q1 2017 Insights Report
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