| Date | Title | Description |
| 25.06.2024 | Humata Health: $25 Million Funding Raised To Create Frictionless Prior Authorization For Providers/Payers | Humata Health, a company creating frictionless prior authorizations for payers and providers with AI and automation, announced that it closed a $25 million investment. This funding round was led by Blue Venture Fund (representing the majori... |
| 20.06.2024 | Humata Health Secures $25M for AI-Powered Prior Authorization | What You Should Know:
– Humata Health, a company revolutionizing prior authorizations in healthcare with AI and automation raises $25M co-led by Blue Venture Fund and LRVHealth with participation from Optum Ventures, .406 Ventures, Highmark... |
| 19.06.2024 | GrowthCap Announces The Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing of 2024 | Growth Investing continues to be one of the most promising segments of the private capital markets.
NEW YORK, June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Growth Investing continues to be one of the most promising segments of the private capital mar... |
| 11.06.2024 | Alma Announces Generative AI-Powered Progress Notes to Reduce Therapist Burnout and Improve Client Outcomes | Alma's comprehensive EHR enables therapists to scale their practice and deliver high-quality care, with over 80% of clients seeing improvement
NEW YORK, June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alma, a membership-based network that helps independent m... |
| 01.05.2024 | GrowthCap Announces The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2024 | GrowthCap is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2024.
NEW YORK, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- GrowthCap is pleased to announce The Top 25 Healthcare Investors of 2024. In our fourth year running this awards process, ... |
| 16.12.2022 | BehaVR and OxfordVR Merge, Secure $13M in Funding | Digital health consolidation continues as startups realize that scale matters, especially if you are selling to cash-strapped providers, as is the case with BehaVR and OxfordVR.
The two virtual reality mental and behavioral health companies... |
| 14.12.2022 | VR mental health companies BehaVR and OxfordVR merge, raise $13M | The company will be run by BehaVR founder and CEO Aaron Gani
BehaVR is a platform that is pioneering a new way to approach mental health: creating digital therapeutics for using virtual reality. The company takes therapeutic techniques that... |
| 13.12.2022 | BehaVR & Oxford VR Merge, Raises $13M for VR Delivery Platform | What You Should Know:
Virtual reality allows clinicians to create multi-sensory patient experiences that the brain processes as real. Operating under the BehaVR brand, the comprehensive VR treatment platform will help providers, payers and ... |
| 29.11.2022 | DispatchHealth Looks To Expand In-home Care With More Than $330M in Financing | About $4 trillion is spent annually on the healthcare industry in the U.S., and will likely top $6 trillion by 2028. A large chunk of this money is for care in traditional brick and mortar facilities, said DispatchHealth CEO Dr. Mark Prathe... |
| 12.04.2022 | DUOS Secures $15M for Senior Assistance Platform for Older Adults | What You Should Know:
– DUOS, a digital health company on a mission to increase the longevity and independence of older adults, announced today a $15 million Series A funding led by Imaginary Ventures, along with participation from existing... |
| 15.03.2022 | Equipped with $12 million and digital therapeutics, Vira Health plans to take on older women’s health | As companies redefine their benefits more broadly in recognition of mental health and caring responsibilities that resulted from COVID-19, menopause is becoming a bigger part of the conversation. A study by Vodafone across five countries fo... |
| 04.03.2022 | Flume Health Secures $30M for Health Plan Administration Platform | What You Should Know:
– Flume Health, a NYC-based Health-Plan-as-a-Service platform announced today a $30M round of Series A funding led by Optum Ventures with participation from Cigna Ventures is participating, bringing its total raise to ... |
| 16.02.2022 | Equip Raises $58M for Virtual, Evidence-Based Eating Disorder Treatment | What You Should Know:
Equip, a provider of virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment in the U.S., today announced a $58M Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $75M.
The Series B round was led by The Chernin... |
| 16.08.2021 | Ultromics Raises $33M for AI-Enabled Echocardiograms to Help Clinicians Diagnose Heart Disease | What You Should Know:
– Today, Ultromics, an Oxford, England-based health-tech startup announced it has raised $33M in Series B funding led by Blue Ventures, the investing arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield, and also includes investment from Opt... |
| 31.07.2021 | Rey Announces $10 Million in New Series A Funding to Expand Access to Mental Health through Digital Capabilities | Led by Optum Ventures and Oxford Sciences Innovation, new funding will propel Rey's launch of a tech-enabled, on-demand mental health clinic in response to growing demand for high-quality care in an increasingly resource constrained market
... |
| 30.07.2021 | Rey Announces $10 Million in New Series A Funding to Expand Access to Mental Health through Digital Capabilities | |
| 16.06.2021 | Brightline Secures $72M to Expand Pediatric Behavioral Health Solution Nationally | What You Should Know:
– Brightline, a virtual pediatric behavioral health solution announces, today announced it has raised $72M in Series B funding led by GV (formerly Google Ventures), with participation from new investors Optum Ventures,... |
| 28.04.2021 | Caresyntax Raises $100M to Expand Digital Surgery Platform in Key Markets | What You Should Know:
– Caresyntax, a Boston-based enterprise-level digital surgery platform delivering actionable insights to make surgery smarter and safer, today announced that it has closed a significantly oversubscribed $100 million Se... |
| 10.11.2020 | Buoy Health raises $37.5M from Cigna, Humana and Optum | The company uses AI to help patients navigate their healthcare journey
Even under the best of circumstances, getting the right healthcare information is difficult. Googling symptoms can lead you down a rabbit hole of misinformation and misd... |
| 10.11.2020 | Buoy Health Raises $37.5M to Expand AI-Powered Healthcare Navigation Platform | What You Should Know:
– Buoy Health raises $37.5 million in Series C funding to expand it’s AI-powered healthcare navigation platform, bringing its total raised to date at $66.5M.
– Buoy will use the proceeds to further build out its IP wit... |
| 16.10.2020 | MPulse Mobile Announces Closing Of Series C Funding Of More Than $16 Million, Led By Optum Ventures | New investment will support mPulse Mobile’s engagement and outcomes strategy through Conversational Artificial Intelligence |
| 11.10.2020 | Buoy Health, Inc. announced that it has received $37.5 million in funding from Cigna Ventures, Humana Inc., Optum Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co, Investment Arm and other investor | On November 10, 2020, Buoy Health, Inc. closed the transaction. The company received $37,500,000 in the transaction. The transaction was co-led by returning investors Cigna Ventures and Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM). The transaction included parti... |
| 11.08.2020 | mPulse Mobile Announces Closing of Series C Funding of more than $16 Million, Led by Optum Ventures | PR Newswire August 11, 2020 |
| 24.06.2020 | Denver on-demand health care startup closes $136M Series C | Denver's DispatchHealth, a provider of tech-enabled in-home health care, announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing Tuesday. It's one of the state's largest funding rounds in recent history.
The Series C round was led ... |
| 23.06.2020 | DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model | What You Should Know
– Today DispatchHealth announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing led by Optum Ventures and included participation from existing and new strategic investors.
– The additional funding enables Dispat... |
| 23.06.2020 | Somatus Lands $64M to Expand Value-Based Kidney Care Model | What You Should Know:
– Somatus raises $64M in Series C funding led by Longitudinal Capital to fuel the expansion of its value-based kidney care model.
– Somatus will use the funding to continue to scale its model nationally and invest in t... |
| 19.06.2020 | Kaia Health Lands $26M to Expand AI-Driven Digital Therapeutics for MSK Conditions & COPD | What You Should Know:
– Digital therapeutics company Kaia Health raises $26M in Series B funding to help grow its digital therapy solutions for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, and expand into new conditions.
– The investment was led by Op... |
| 18.05.2020 | Holmusk Closes $21.5 Million Series A | Holmusk, a leading data science and health technology company, today announced a US$21.5 million funding round. The round was led by Optum Ventures (OV) and Health Catalyst Capital (HCC) and included existing investors Heritas Capital and o... |
| 18.05.2020 | Holmusk Closes $21.5 Million Series A | Holmusk, a leading data science and health technology company, today announced a US$21.5 million funding round. The round was led by Optum Ventures (OV) and Health Catalyst Capital (HCC) and included existing investors Heritas Capital and o... |
| 12.03.2020 | Heartbeat Health Raises $8.2M Series A to Expand Delivery of Best-in-Class Virtual Cardiovascular Care | |
| 12.03.2020 | Heartbeat Health raises $8.2M for its virtual cardiovascular platform | The company provides telemedicine visits, discovery events and AI-powered coaching
[Editor's note: Future of Behavioral and Mental Health with BetterHelp, Headspace, Ginger.io, Providence Hospitals, UnitedHealthcare Optum, Khosla Ventures, ... |
| 13.02.2020 | UK-Based Startup Oxford VR Nabs $12.5M to Expand Automated VR Therapy Platform | – Automated virtual reality therapy Oxford VR secures a record $12.5M investment to advance its real-world impact in behavioral health, and accelerate clinical leadership in the U.S.
– The investment will enable the next-level growth of pio... |
| 17.09.2019 | Backed by Optum Ventures, Kaia Health Raises $8M for AI-Driven Digital Therapeutics for Back Pain & COPD | – Digital therapeutics startup Kaia Health raises $8M in funding led by Optum Ventures to support the accelerated execution of clinical trials required to demonstrate efficacy to the FDA.
– Kaia Health utilizes multimodal therapy, which com... |
| 17.09.2019 | Kaia Health Announces $8 Million in Funding Led by Optum Ventures | Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, today announced an $8 million funding round, the second significant investment this year. The infusion of capital is led by Optum Ventures.
Kaia Health has developed a smartphone-based approach f... |
| 17.09.2019 | Kaia Health Announces $8 Million in Funding Led by Optum Ventures | Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, today announced an $8 million funding round, the second significant investment this year. The infusion of capital is led by Optum Ventures.
Kaia Health has developed a smartphone-based approach f... |
| 08.05.2019 | LetsGetChecked Lands $30M for Regulated At-Home Medical Testing Platform | Company scales direct-to-consumer at-home testing diagnostics and personal health services; expands platform development and supply logistics in the U.S.
LetsGetChecked, an NYC-based direct-to-consumer at-home health testing platform increa... |
| 09.04.2019 | Diameter Health Raises $9.6M to Expand Clinical Data Integration Platform | Strategic Investment Made by Optum Ventures Will Support Product and Marketing for Clinical Data Integration Platform
Diameter Health, a Farmington, CT-based provider of clinical data integration solutions has raised $9.6 million in Series ... |
| 08.01.2019 | AbleTo Announces Strategic Investment from Optum Ventures | NEW YORK, January 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — AbleTo, the market-leading provider of virtual behavioral health care, announced today that it had secured a significant investment from Optum Ventures, closing out a recently raised Series D financi... |
| 28.03.2018 | LetsGetChecked Raises $12M Series A | LetsGetChecked, the medical health testing platform that allows customers to access regulated laboratory testing and self-test from the comfort of home, today announces the closing of $12 million in Series A funding. Led by Optum Ventures, ... |
| 28.03.2018 | LetsGetChecked Raises $12M to Expand At Home Health Testing Platform | LetsGetChecked, a Dublin, Ireland-based medical health testing platform that allows customers to access regulated laboratory testing and self-test from the comfort of home, announced it has raised $12 million in Series A funding to fuel US ... |
| 28.03.2018 | Optum Ventures Leads $12M Series A for LetsGetChecked | LetsGetChecked, the medical health testing platform that allows customers to access regulated laboratory testing and self-test from the comfort of home, today announces the closing of $12 million in Series A funding. Led by Optum Ventures, ... |
| 04.12.2017 | Optum Unveils $250M Venture Fund as Healthcare A.I. Narrows Focus | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Investors have pumped a record amount of money into digital health companies this year, according to recent data from StartUp Health. But even with rising interest in the sect... |
| 29.11.2017 | Optum Launches $250M Venture Capital Fund to Invest in Health Care Innovation | Optum, the health services business of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), has launched a $250m venture capital fund.
Optum Ventures focuses on investing in startup and early-stage companies whose innovations will help advance the health care s... |
| 29.11.2017 | Boston Tech Watch: Casa IPO Plan, Rapid7 HQ, Optimus Deal & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
[Updated 11/29/17, 1:33 pm. See below.] Now that everyone has sufficiently recovered from their turkey comas, it’s time to catch up on some recent headlines from the Boston-ar... |
| 28.11.2017 | With Optum’s launch of $250M fund, what will healthcare investment priorities be? | The fund will focus on digital health startups that use data and insights to help improve consumers’ access to healthcare services and how care is delivered and paid for, the release noted. It will also target businesses that make the healt... |
| 29.03.2017 | Shyft Analytics Secures $7.5M Investment from Optum Ventures | Shyft Analytics, a Waltham, MA-based provider of analytics cloud for life sciences, secured a $7.5m investment.
The investment from Optum Ventures closed out a strategically-lead $20m Series B Round of funding that included McKesson and Med... |
| - | Equipped with $12 million and digital therapeutics, Vira Health plans to take on older women’s health | As companies redefine their benefits more broadly in recognition of mental health and caring responsibilities that resulted from COVID-19, menopause is becoming a bigger part of the conversation. A study by Vodafone across five countries fo... |
| - | With Optum’s launch of $250M fund, what will healthcare investment priorities be? | Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group’s health services business Optum has taken the wraps off Optum Ventures, which will manage a $250 million fund to back healthcare startups, according to a company news release.
In response to emailed quest... |
