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By  Laura Lovett 02:10 pm March 11, 2022
Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with behavioral health-coaching platform BetterUp on a new service aimed at supporting caregivers. Called BetterUp for Caregivers, the subscription service will be exclusively offered through Walmart's Wellness Hub.  The monthly subscription offers coaching circles with other caregivers and live virtual classes. Members can also tap into exercises and wellness-...
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By  Emily Olsen 11:26 am October 8, 2021
Behavioral coaching unicorn BetterUp announced Friday it closed a $300 million Series E funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.7 billion. Wellington Management, ICONIQ Growth and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Mubadala Investment Company, Sapphire Ventures, Morningside Group, SV Angel and PLUS Capital. The Series E comes...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:34 pm September 20, 2021
Apple update. iPhone users will have access to new health features in iOS 15, released today, MobiHealthNews has learned. The update includes a sharing feature within the Health app that allows users to share their data with their loved ones, a walking-steadiness biomarker that provides insights into fall risk and a trends feature that can highlight any changes in their collected health data. In...
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By  Laura Lovett 11:58 am September 17, 2021
This morning behavioral coaching service BetterUp announced the acquisition of two new data-focused software companies Motive and Impraise.  The San Francisco unicorn said that it plans on using the new technologies to help boost its insights into human behavior. The technology is geared at employee health and wellness and employs artificial intelligence, coaching, counseling and mentorship to...
Health investments
By  Laura Lovett 02:43 pm February 25, 2021
Data-focused health startup Innovaccer has officially landed unicorn status after raising a whopping $105 million in Series D funding. Tiger Global Capital led the round with participation from B Capital Group and Steadview Capital. The round brings the company’s total funding to $225 million with a $1.3 billion valuation. Its Series C funding round was announced a year ago and raised $70 million...