Wellth, a digital health startup that offers small financial rewards for completing health-related tasks, recently announced the appointment of former Sanford Health Plan CEO John Snyder as its new chief operating officer.
Snyder sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss how his experience will influence his decisions around overseeing company operations and where and how he thinks Wellth can...
Wellth, a digital health startup that offers small financial rewards for completing health-related tasks, is launching a suite of in-app personalized, predictive health features to help control the leading factors affecting chronic health conditions, such as increased blood pressure.
Wellth works with insurers, providers and employers to offer an app that reminds users about daily health...
Wellth, a digital health startup that offers small financial rewards for completing health-related tasks, scooped up $20 million in Series B funding.
The round was led by SignalFire, with participation from former Evolent Health CEO Frank Williams and previous investors the Social Entrepreneurs’ Fund, CD Venture, Yabeo and the Partnership Fund for NYC.
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Wellth works with insurers,...
Digital research platform Owkin scored $25 million in funding yesterday. The round was led by Bpifrance Large Venture with participation from Cathay Innovation and MACSF.
The platform aims to connect doctors, researchers, scientists and other stakeholders. It uses artificial intelligence to help create data sets and distribute the information to the stakeholders. Its main product, Owkin Studio,...
This morning Wellth, maker of a mobile platform designed to improve treatment adherence through behavioral economics, announced that it scored $5.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Boehringer Ingelheim’s Venture Fund and NFP’s Venture Fund, with participation from Leonard Schaeffer, CD-Venture, the Partnership Fund for New York City, and Yabeo.
“We are looking forward to working...
Mount Sinai Health System is trying a new way to get high-risk patients to take their medications: financial incentives. Supported by a grant from Health 2.0 and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York health system has enrolled 12 patients in a pilot with startup Wellth.
“What I’m so impressed with is a lot of companies go out and say ‘We want to make this and this is...
International accelerator program Startupbootcamp has announced 13 companies that will comprise the 2018 class of its sole US-based program, Digital Health Miami. The cohort includes patient management platforms, cognitive function monitors, and adherence improvement offerings, among others.
The accelerator participants were selected from a pool of 300 applicants, with the final selection made...
Brooklyn-based Wellth, makers of a mobile platform designed to improve treatment adherence through behavioral economics, will be launching a National Institutes of Health-backed study on hypertension. Using their app, the company will investigate how best to incentivize hypertension patients take their medication and engage in healthier behaviors.
“Nonadherence is multifactorial — there’s a lot...
Wellth, a Brooklyn-based digital health company focused on improving patient adherence by paying people to make healthier choices, has raised $2 million. AXA Strategic Ventures (ASV), the venture arm of the multinational insurance firm AXA, led the round. B-Fore Capital, I2BF Venture Capital, Beta Bridge Ventures and AltaIR Capital also contributed.
“We are seeing a lot of interest for our...
The New York Digital Health Accelerator has announced the next six startups that will participate in its accelerator program, which is run by the State of New York, nonprofit New York e-Health Collaborative (NYeC), and the Partnership Fund for New York City.
The program runs for four months and during that time, startups receive mentorship, attend workshops, and receive about $100,000 in capital...
