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In a clever transaction, NorthBridge Growth Equity has acquired a majority interest in Ingenious Med, a patient encounter platform.
http://ingeniousmed.com/north-bridge-stake-in-im/
INC Research, a large contract research organization, filed to go public and raise as much as $150 million.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/06/4213163/inc-research-of-raleigh-files.html
Invitae has invited $120 million in investment to its cheap gene sequencing party.
http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/13/invitae-raises-120-million-for-its-1500-gene-sequencing-test/
Connecture, the health insurance exchange technology vendor, has filed for an initial public offering.
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2014/10/21/health-insurance-tech-firm-connecture-plans-ipo.html?page=all
Startup Vida Diagnostics has gained a $2.5 million investment for its software to analyze pulmonary images.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/tech/2014/10/23/coralville-startup-vida-funding/17759479/
Navera, which assists consumers in choosing and using health and other benefits, has received an additional $8 million in funding.
http://navera.com/news/press102114.php
CoverMyMeds, a drug prior authorization firm, received a significant investment from Francisco Partners.
https://www.covermymeds.com/main/francisco-partners-invests-in-covermymeds/
It just gets better all the time. A company called CareCam has raised $2.4 million for its business of having patients take "video selfies" to demonstrate compliance with treatment plans. Oh, but wait, the company had earlier raised $21 million!! The apocalypse is near.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/carecam-health-raises-2-4m-for-mhealth-channel-using-video-selfies-to-improve-compliance/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=ca74c03281-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-ca74c03281-67648197
I swear to God I do not make this stuff up. A company called Evermind has raised $2.5 million to turn appliances like coffee makers or TVs into health monitors. I think maybe we should rename the company Nevermind, and that is certainly what the investors should do.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/evermind-raises-2-5m-series-a-to-convert-coffee-machine-and-tv-into-remote-monitoring-tools/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2efc49f8a4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-2efc49f8a4-67648197
ProofPilot has raised $1.85 million for its service to help medical device and biotech companies conduct clinical trials faster and less expensively.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/blueprint-health-grad-proofpilot-revamp-clinical-trial-design-raising-1-8m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2c58162fab-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-2c58162fab-67648197
Enlitic, which is developing software to do "deep learning" of information on imaging scans, has received a shallow $2 million in capital.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/10/sf-startup-enlitic-funding-deep-learning-f/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fe10a7e295-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-fe10a7e295-67648197
Telemedicine software startup Bright.md has received $1 million in seed financing.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/10/bright-md-telemedicine/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fe10a7e295-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-fe10a7e295-67648197
Limeade, a provider of employee wellness and health engagement platforms, has scored with an additional $25 million in capital.
https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/oak-hcft-partners-to-lead-25-mln-round-for-limeade/
Phreesia, which offers software to assist with patient sign-in and payment collection, has raised another $30 million in capital.
https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/phreesia-nets-30-mln-in-llr-led-round/
MTS Health Investors has connected with myNEXUS to make an undisclosed venture investment. myNEXUS is a care management vendor.
https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/mts-invests-in-mynexus/
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