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Mar 22 2018

CareWorx, which offers software for senior care facilities, has worxed investors out of $17 million in new capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/03/careworx-procures-17-mln-kayne-partners/
Mar 22 2018

Eden Health, which offers primary care clinics and patient healthy system navigation, has raised a $4 million initial financing.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eden-health-launches-personal-health-platform-for-greater-new-york-city-and-new-jersey-markets-backed-by-4m-in-seed-funding-300616213.html
Mar 22 2018

OKRA, a start-up that uses artificial intelligence to allow you to "talk" to your health data, has raised $4.16 million in new capital.

Mar 22 2018

180 Health Partners gets $8 million in fresh capital to support a care coordination business for opioid addicted mothers.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/03/180-health-partners-collects-8-mln-series-b/
Mar 21 2018

Informed Mindset Medical garners $1.25 million in seed financing for its mobile app that helps patients organize their health data.

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2018/03/06/exclusivephoenix-med-tech-startup-raises-1-25.html
Mar 21 2018

Long-term and post-acute care software vendor PointClickCare sees an existing VC shareholder buy an additional slug of shares for $186 million.

https://www.pehub.com/canada/2018/02/dragoneer-invests-additional-186-mln-pointclickcare/
Mar 21 2018

Helix spirals out of control, raising $200 million for its genetic testing services for patients.

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/helix-raises-200-million-grow-genomics-testing-marketplace
Mar 20 2018

HelloMD, which connects patients with doctors for "medical" cannabis consultations, has raised a stoned-cold $8.5 million to jointly throw in its pot of funding from dopey investors.   Lets be blunt, the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the street, it might be weed, and I hope this isn't a chronic problem for shareholders.

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hellomd
Mar 20 2018

Sleep tracking software firm Eight (don't ask me, but the name was Luna, apparently for mooning shareholders) lulls investors into giving it $14 million more in capital, which it will promptly digest and be back for more.

http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/sleep-company-eights-latest-funding-round-brings-14m
Mar 19 2018

Medinas Health, which helps health care organizations sell surplus equipment, garners $1 million in fresh financing.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/03/15/1438144/0/en/Medinas-Health-Closes-1-Million-Seed-Round-Co-led-by-Ashton-Kutcher-Guy-Oseary-s-Sound-Ventures-and-General-Catalyst-s-Rough-Draft-Ventures.html
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