Nanyang Technological University Singapore has developed a ring-type device that can help speed up the analysis of skincare cosmetic products.
Dubbed HapSense, the wearable device is shaped like a signet ring and worn on the fingertip. It captures data on friction and pressure in near real-time with high sensitivity to offer "precise, objective and quantifiable" measurements of tactile sensation...
Indian dermatology startup Clinikally has raised $2.6 million in a recent funding round attended by Y Combinator, Tribe Capital, Goodwater Capital, Sequoia Scout Fund, Rebel Fund and some angel investors.
Launched in 2021, the digital health company runs a web-based teledermatology platform. It provides prescription-grade hair and skin products from its partners and offers door-to-door delivery...
Digital dermatology startup Clinikally from India has raised $500,000 in pre-seed funding from Y Combinator, a US-based tech startup accelerator, and Shutterstock CEO and founder Jon Oringer.
It also secured the amount from other investors, including ReNew Power founder Sumant Sinha, MapMyGenome founder Anu Acharya, Nepean Capital founder Gautam Trivedi, and Northwestern Medicine chief of head...
Diri Care, a consumer health technology startup based in Jakarta, Indonesia has snapped up $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by East Ventures and Surge, a rapid scale-up programme for startups by Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia.
WHAT IT DOES
Diri Care, which translates to "self-care" in Bahasa, is a digital clinic for skin, hair, and sexual health concerns. Established early this...
Clinikally, a digital dermatology startup in India, is working to harness artificial intelligence to deliver automated hair and skin treatment plans.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2021, the startup is connecting patients and dermatologists through its web-based platform and delivers prescription products directly to consumers.
Its system works by users first filling out a questionnaire form, which asks...
CureSkin, an AI-enabled beauty and personal care app in India, has snapped up $5 million in a Series A investing round led by JSW Ventures.
The latest fund adds to the $500,000 that the startup has raised in January 2020 in a funding round led by AI venture fund SenseAI.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2017, CureSkin is a dermatology app that uses AI to provide expert and personalised treatment plans...
Alphabet's life-science subsidiary Verily is teaming up with cosmetics giant L'Oréal in an effort to better understand skin care and develop new digital tools in the dermatology space. The partners plan to study dermatological health over time to better understand the environment and aging's impact on skin and the "deep biology of the skin."
Verily's R&D team and L'Oréal's Active Cosmetic...
A €30M Series A funding raise has been announced by the Berlin-based startup Formel Skin, a telehealth pioneer for dermatology.
The investment was led by Singular and Heal Capital, supported by Cherry Ventures, Heartcore Capital and Vorwerk Ventures, and will be invested in further development and expansion of the company’s digital platform for long-term remote skin care.
WHY IT MATTERS
As the...
Direct-to-consumer women’s healthcare platform Nurx has expanded its at-home dermatology services to include treatment for rosacea.
Nurx launched the first of its dermatology treatment services earlier this year for acne, and through that found a significant portion of patients mistook their rosacea for acne when seeking treatment, the company said in its announcement.
“We know that many of our...
Australian smartphone-based medical imaging company Advanced Human Imaging disclosed last week that it received a CE Mark for the dermatology artificial intelligence component in its DermaScan SaaS platform.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to the company, the DermaScan AI can accurately classify skin conditions from a photo captured by a smartphone camera. Using a large database, it can classify 588...
