Finance

Healthcare professional counselling a person
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:09 pm January 28, 2025
Eleos, an AI behavioral healthcare company, announced it raised $60 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total raise to more than $120 million. The round was led by Greenfield Partners, with participation from existing investors F-Prime Capital, Eight Roads, Menlo Ventures and ION. Additional investors include the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Union Tech Ventures and...
Technician performing an ultrasound exam
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:56 pm January 28, 2025
Neurotechnology company, Grey Matter Neurosciences, announced it secured $14 million in seed financing, which will be used to develop an ultrasound headset for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and test that device in clinical trials. The financing was led by the Wittington Innovation Fund, with participation from Toronto Innovation Acceleration Partners, Ontario Brain Institute and Ontario's...
Technician working in a lab
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:03 pm January 23, 2025
Lindus Health, a company that conducts end-to-end clinical trials for the life sciences sector, announced it raised $55 million in Series B Funding. The round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from Visionaries Club and existing investors Creandum, Firstminute and Seedcamp.  WHAT IT DOES  Lindus Health offers fully integrated CRO (contract research organization) services and in-house...
Healthcare provider on a tablet
By  Anthony Vecchione 01:08 pm January 21, 2025
DarioHealth, a digital chronic condition management platform, closed a $25.6 million private placement of convertible preferred stock, with most of the funds secured from existing shareholders.  The balance of the funds was provided by a network of accredited healthcare investors and executives from within the healthcare sector. Private placement is a way for a company to sell debt or equity...
Technician preparing surgical robot
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:34 pm January 13, 2025
Cornerstone Robotics (CSR), a surgical robotics company, announced it raised more than $70 million in Series C funding.  EQT led the round, with participation from Qiming Venture Partners, Alpha JWC Ventures, the Innovation and Technology Venture Fund, eGarden Ventures, CTS Funds, K2VC, and Long-Z Capital.  WHAT IT DOES CSR manufactures advanced surgical systems. In 2024, the company obtained the...
Wearable gait assistance robot with companion mobile application
By  Adam Ang 06:58 am January 10, 2025
South Korean wearable robot heads to US WIRobotics, a robotics manufacturer from South Korea, is set to launch its wearable gait assistance robot in the United States.  Called WIM (We Innovate Mobility), the wearable exoskeleton, launched last year, features different modes: assist, resist, hike, and slow walk. It comes with a companion mobile application that provides analysis of gait, including...
Technician reviewing data
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:31 pm January 9, 2025
Qualified Health, a public benefit corporation that provides the infrastructure for generative AI in healthcare, has launched with $30 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by SignalFire, Healthier Capital, Town Hall Ventures, and Frist Cressey Ventures, with participation from Intermountain Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, and other companies in the healthcare and technology...
Features of Cazzle by Lotte Healthcare
By  Adam Ang 12:12 am January 3, 2025
Lotte, one of South Korea's biggest conglomerates, is liquidating its digital healthcare business this year. Late in December, the company decided in a shareholders' meeting to close Lotte Healthcare, which it opened in April 2022 with a 70 billion won ($45 million) investment.  Alongside liquidating Lotte Healthcare, the conglomerate also decided to sell its joint venture, Theragen Health, which...
Doctor in scrubs standing in front of computer screens
By  Jessica Hagen 08:00 am December 31, 2024
Executives highlighted AI's transformative potential in healthcare when asked by MobiHealthNews how they see AI's place in the sector changing in 2025.  Some expect multimodal AI and advanced diagnostic imaging to make significant strides next year, while others showcased AI's promise in improving diagnostics, addressing provider burnout, automating tasks, streamlining drug development and...