Ben Robbins, general partner at GV (Google Ventures), sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how the multibillion-dollar venture firm invests in digital health companies, AI's place in healthcare and how government fits into the sector.
MobiHealthNews: How do you decide which companies to invest in? You have a background in psychiatry. Does that influence what captures your attention in a...
Pediatric behavioral health platform Brightline has raised $72 million in a Series B funding round led by GV.
New investors Optum Ventures, 7wireVentures, Gaingels and Debra Lee, the chairman and CEO emeritus of BET Networks, participated in the round.
Returning investors include Oak HC/FT, Threshold Ventures, Blue Shield of California, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, SemperVirens VC,...
Mental health platform Headway today announced it has raised $70 million in a Series B funding round. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Thrive, GV and Accel.
Coming in six months after its $26 million Series A round, Headway now boasts $103 million in total funding and a new valuation of $750 million.
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Headway operates a platform connecting patients to in-...
Nanit, a smart-monitoring system for sleeping babies, announced today it has closed a $25 million Series C funding round. The raise brings the company’s total capital raised to date to $75 million.
New investor GV led the round, with participation from existing investors Jerusalem Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, RRE Ventures and Rho Capital Partners.
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Nanit’s baby-monitoring...
This morning Boston-based startup PatientPing scored $60 million in Series C funding to propel the expansion of its care-coordination app. Andreessen Horowitz, F-Prime Capital, GV, and Transformation Capital led the round with participation from existing investors.
This news comes nearly four years after PatientPing closed its $31.6 million Series B round in 2016, which was also led by Andreesen...
This morning Verana Health, a startup focused on curating and analyzing real-world clinical data, announced a $100 million funding round led by GV with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Casdin Capital and Define Ventures.
The funding news coincides with the announcement that Verana purchased PYA Analytics’ technology assets and team. PYA Analytics specializes in large-scale data...
This morning Kindbody, a tech-enabled women’s health startup, announced a $4.5 million investment from GV, bringing the company’s total funding amount to $32 million.
This comes half a year after the New York-based company announced its $15 million Series A round let by RRE Ventures and Perceptive Advisors.
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This female-led startup uses a hybrid approach to care. It combines face-to...
Healthcare AI company Viz.ai announced that it landed a whopping $50 million in Series B funding this morning. This latest infusion of cash was led by Greenoaks, with participation from Threshold Ventures, CRV, GV and Kleiner Perkins.
The new funding comes a little over a year after the Israeli company raised $21 million from Kleiner Perkins and GV.
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Viz.ai focuses on using AI to...
Quartet Health, a startup focused on behavioral health and primary care, has brought in another $60 million in funding, bringing its total raise to $153 million. The Series D round was headlined by Centene Corporation, with support from returning backers F-Prime Capital Partners, GV, Oak HC/FT and Polaris Partners.
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Quartet’s integrated platform links providers, payers and services...
Collective Health, an employee benefits platform that uses predictive analytics to match employees with programs, has raised $205 million in a Series E funding round led by SoftBank. New backers PSP Investments, DFJ Growth and G Squared also participated alongside returning backers Founders Fund, GV, Maverick Ventures, Mubadala Ventures, NEA and Sun Life.
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Since its launch in 2013,...
