Unite Us

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By  Laura Lovett 04:47 pm September 21, 2021
This morning care coordination startup Unite Us announced its purchase of fellow digital social determinants of health-focused company NowPow for an undisclosed sum.  NowPow’s technology centers on population health, and helps give patients referrals to community resources in order to address basic and other needs.  Similarly, Unite Us’ technology is focused on linking up community-based...
A provider having a conversation with an older patient.
By  Emily Olsen 09:24 am August 17, 2021
Social determinants of health-focused Unite Us announced plans Tuesday to acquire health analytics firm Carrot Health for an undisclosed sum. Unite Us’ care-coordination platform allows healthcare and social service providers to communicate and refer patients while tracking those patients’ journeys and outcomes. Unite Us said Carrot’s large dataset will help partner organizations address ...
Doctor listens to baby's heart
By  Laura Lovett 02:55 pm March 16, 2021
Today population health startup Unite Us announced that it has closed a $150 million Series C funding round. Iconiq Growth led the round, with participation from Emerson Collective, Optum Ventures, Transformation Capital, Define Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Town Hall Ventures and other healthcare partners. This comes roughly two years after the company raised $35 million in Series B funding to...
By  Dave Muoio 02:34 pm June 18, 2020
Community care service-coordination platform Unite Us announced this week that it has acquired Staple Health, a social determinants of health analytics company. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2017, Staple Health's specialty is predictive analytics regarding the role social factors can play in various health outcomes. Unite Us was interested in adding these strengths to its...
By  Dave Muoio 12:12 pm May 27, 2020
As COVID-19's opening salvo on the healthcare system gradually gives way to long-term mitigation efforts, much of the public health focus is shifting away from the four walls of the hospital. Now, community-support services have found themselves shouldering a heavy burden of social isolation and nonessential business closures that, without proper support, could lead to new social determinant of...
By  Laura Lovett 01:49 pm April 23, 2020
Digital diabetes company Virta has named Dr. Robert Ratnerits next Chief Medical Officer. Ratner comes to the position following his tenure as Chief Scientific and Medical Officer for the American Diabetes Association. This news comes only a few months after the company announced its $93 million Series C funding round. Ratner has been involved with the San Francisco-based startup for some time,...
By  Laura Lovett 02:26 pm March 16, 2020
CVS will be integrating social-care-coordination platform Unite Us into its opioid-focused program "Guardian Angel," which was launched by Aetna in 2018.  The duo will roll out this combined effort first in North Carolina, where case managers will be able to use the Unite Us platform to organize with social services, including housing, food and financial support. By the end of 2020, case managers...
By  Dave Muoio 02:53 pm July 24, 2019
This morning CVS Health and its recently acquired Aetna business announced new initiatives that will work with community organizers, social services and software makers to tackle social and environmental factors affecting individuals’ health. To do so, the company has partnered with Unite Us, maker of care coordination products specifically designed to drive connections between social services...
By  Dave Muoio 11:25 am March 21, 2019
Unite Us, a care coordination software maker that looks to connect social services with healthcare, has raised $35 million in a Series B round led by Oak HC/FT, according to a press release. With this, the company has raised a total of $45.3 million in funding. Newcomers Town Hall Ventures and Define Ventures also joined the round, as did returning backers Scout Ventures, Luminate and New York...