Period-tracking app Flo Health garnered more than $200 million in Series C funding from growth investor General Atlantic, bringing the women's health company to unicorn status, with more than $1 billion in valuation.
Tanzeen Syed, managing director and head of consumer internet and technology at General Atlantic, and Jessie Cai, principal at General Atlantic, will join Flo's board of directors...
Period-tracking app Flo closed a $50 million Series B financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to $800 million.
The round was led by VNV Global and Target Global. London-based Flo said the latest round brings its total raise to $65 million.
Flo said it will use the capital to improve personalization and give users more advanced insights into their cycles and symptoms. The company also...
Period and fertility-tracking-app maker Flo Health has settled with the Federal Trade Commission regarding a complaint alleging improper disclosure of sensitive user data to third-party marketing and analytics services from Facebook, Google and others, the agency announced today.
The FTC's complaint listed several ways in which Flo deceived its users. These included messaging from the company...
Even more ECG. Electronics hardware company Asus pulled back the curtain on its latest health and fitness smartwatch today at IFA 2019 in Berlin. Engadget, TechRadar and others report that the VivoWatch SP includes a built-in ECG sensor alongside a PPG sensor, GPS tracking, an altimeter and roughly 14 days of battery life. The company is aiming for worldwide availability before the end of the...
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a futuristic technology. It is now being applied throughout the healthcare arena from imaging to triaging patients. But outside of the mainstream hospital uses, the technology is also be deployed in apps, wearables and trackers.
Here is five of the cutting-edge ways AI is being used by health professionals today.
1) Doctor's assistants
One problem...
Apple has partnered with Zimmer Biomet to enroll 10,000 US knee and hip replacement surgery patients in a new trial involving the Apple Watch and a specialized app called mymobility, CNBC reports. The app includes educational tools and videos that will assist patients throughout their surgery experience, while the watch will allow for activity and heart rate tracking that can be shared with the...
This morning Flo Health, an AI-enabled women's health platform, announced that it closed a $12 million Series A Extension funding round led by Mangrove Capital Partners, with participation from Flint Capital and Haxus. The company plans to use the new money for the startup’s next growth phase, as well as product improvement.
The Redwood City, California-based startup is focused on women’s health...
