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May 14 2018

Akili has received $55 million in new funding for its video games that help treat ADHD.  $55 million for video gaming for health.  Some investors clearly aren't paying attention.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/05/akili-raises-55m-as-it-prepares-to-submit-prescription-video-game-for-people-with-adhd-for-fda-approval/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62812863&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9az3nwb3Suut6BgT-0CRh0jecdCZMRzeJyV4T8eXrMHtGQ6fNz6Fhdw1q7IFwhhY2DI9e9ufGJf-w7KdfE8CC-gTu56DWB1s8-N5-KkCem967FVXc&_hsmi=62812863&rf=1
May 11 2018

Notable, a maker of voice-powered health care, has raised $3 million in funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/05/notable-rakes-3-mln-greylock-partners-led-round/
May 11 2018

Healthmetrics, which offers businesses software to help manage their health coverage costs, attracts $1 million in new capital.

https://vulcanpost.com/639086/healthmetrics-funding-malaysia-2018/
May 11 2018

Suki gets $20 million in new capital to provide a digital assistant to help doctors treat patients.

https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2018/suki-funding-voice-assistant-doctors-investment/
May 10 2018

Coviu gets $1 million in a financing round aimed at providing in-home video consultations for patients.

https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2018/Coviu-raises-1m-interactive-digital-consultations-healthcare-sector
May 10 2018

mPulse Mobile has a heartbeat, securing another $11 million in capital for its mobile app that supposedly engages and motivates consumers around health.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/05/prweb15466485.htm
May 10 2018

Allocate Software garners an undisclosed amount of investment from a PE firm to support growth of its health care staffing business.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/vista-invests-allocate-software/
May 10 2018

Owlet wisely hoots up a fresh $24 million in capital to support its baby sleep monitoring and biometric information provision to helicopter parents.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/05/prweb15471693.htm
May 09 2018

Casetabs reels in $6 million in fresh capital for its surgery coordination software.

https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/05/03/health-care-startup-casetabs-raises-funding.html
May 09 2018

Lyra Health pulls in another $45 billion for its service of helping coordinate mental health care.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/07/1497386/0/en/Lyra-Health-Secures-45-Million-In-Series-B-Financing-To-Deliver-Effective-Mental-Health-Care-To-Employees.html
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