Global Venture Funding Hits All-Time Record High $125B In Q1 2021
In the first quarter of 2021, global venture investments reached $125 billion, a 50 percent increase quarter over quarter and a whopping 94 percent in…
Tag: Innovation
Brands Are Obsessed With NFT’S
These glorified JPEGS are drawing in millions and grabbing the attention of some of your favorite brands. I'm not great with technology. As a hum…
Exclusive: Olive Union Taps Into $7M Series B To Develop Digital Hearing Therapeutics
Olive Union is working to slow or prevent further hearing loss through new digital therapeutics for tinnitus and overall hearing health.
Valuing Equity in Startups: A Decision-Making Framework
and a spreadsheet Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash Here is the spreadsheet. I recommend you continue reading to help you understand the overall framewo…
GoingVC Partners: Why We Invested in Foodnome
GoingVC Partners is the investment vehicle of GoingVC. Interested in co-investing? Join GoingVC Angels for access to high quality, pre-diligenced deal…
Exclusive: Harmonize Brings In $10M Series A To Monitor High-risk Patients Remotely
Patients use devices to measure their own vitals, and a mobile app wirelessly captures and transmits the vitals to their providers.
Health Care Network Unite Us Valued At $1.6B Following $150M Series C
As health care in this country shifts to value-based care, Unite Us is looking to treat the whole person.
These Startups Want To Give Us The Best Night’s Sleep And Investors Are Tucking In
Startups are injecting technology into our sleep routine, a small part of our day that has an outsized impact on the quality of our waking hours and o…
CapitalG-backed Strive Health Lands $140M To Develop Kidney Care Technology
Its group of geographically-located, specially trained clinicians tap into data to slow patients’ disease progression and manage other avoidable hea…
Cannabis Technology Platform Dutchie Rolls Up $200M Series C To Hit $1.7B Valuation
The company enables cannabis buyers to learn about cannabis, what works for them, and what is available at their nearest dispensary.
Perfecting The Indoor Strawberry: Vertical Farmer Oishii Lands $50M Series A
Oishii started with strawberries, a more sophisticated crop to grow, introducing its artisanal Japanese varietal Omakase Berry in 2018.
Are You a Bottleneck? How Founders Can Limit Their Company Growth
and how to stop Photo by Laura Mitulla on Unsplash I spoke with a founder a few days ago about workflows and priorities and how to coordinate…
Medisafe raises $30 million for predictive AI that reminds people to take their pills
Medisafe, a startup developing a platform to promote medication adherence, has raised $30 million in venture capital.
This startup is using AI to eradicate malaria
Nearly half the world’s population is at risk of malaria. The World Health Organization estimates that the disease killed more than 400,000 people …
Ozette raises $6 million for immune system-monitoring tech
Ozette, a startup incubated at the Allen Institute developing an immune system monitoring platform, has raised $6 million in seed funding.
How To Pivot Your Business During a Pandemic
Right in time for the latest lockdowns.Continue reading on Noteworthy - The Journal Blog »
Healthcare Needs Its Mary Barra
GM’s Mary Barra. Credit: GM With all that has been going on, I’ve been remiss in reflecting on General Motor’s big announcement a couple weeks …
This ‘AI doctor’ can assess skin melanoma as accurately as human dermatologists
Scientists from the University of Gothenburg have developed an algorithm that assesses the severity of skin melanoma as accurately as dermatologists. …
Meet the Founder Using Telemedicine to Help Americans Lose Weight
Healthtech industry vet, Isabelle Kenyon started Calibrate to change the conversation around weight loss.
Why Care About Healthcare Data?
There is little doubt that we are very protective of our personal information and concerned about our privacy. Some even take on a…Continue reading …
Bangladesh-based Maya, a startup focused on accessible healthcare, raises $2.2 million seed round
Based in Bangladesh, Maya is dedicated to making it easier for women to get healthcare, especially for sensitive issues like reproductive and mental h…
Indian healthtech startup Phable raises $12 million to serve patients with chronic conditions
Phable, a three-year-old healthtech startup that is serving patients with chronic illnesses in India, has raised $12 million in a new financing round …
Giving birth to French Tech Swiss
In my new role as a President of the FrenchTech Swiss hub, I will be working to build a team and design activities meeting the criteria for an officia…
