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Diabetes care platform Virta scores $93M

By Laura Lovett 01:46 pm January 13, 2020

Type 2 diabetes management company Virta announced a whopping $93 million Series C financing round late last week. The latest round was led by Caffeinated Capital with participation from Venrock, Obvious Ventures, Creandum, Playground Global and SciFi VC. This announcement brings the company’s total funding pot to around $166 million, coming roughly a year-and-a-half after its Series B round,...

Backed by $37M, startup Virta launches with aim to reverse type 2 diabetes through digital coaching and nutrition plans

By Heather Mack 04:09 pm March 8, 2017

San Francisco-based startup Virta Health officially launched today with a mission to reverse type 2 diabetes. Formed by a team of doctors, scientists and technologists hailing from Stanford, MIT and Harvard – and backed by $37 million from some big name investors – Virta is approaching type 2 diabetes with a goal to use personalized nutrition, one-on-one coaching and remote monitoring to reverse...