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Jul 03 2017

emocha Mobile Health caffeinates up with a $1 million seed round for a service that "radically improves the way patients take medications", maybe like with a cup of coffee or something.  At least we know why they could only raise $1 million.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/06/prweb14460524.htm
Jul 03 2017

Large drug company Roche (no relation, unfortunately) is playing the sugar daddy and sweetly acquiring diabetes logging app mySugr, giving its shareholders a rich payday.  mySugr said its goal was to make diabetes suck less; I doubt the company did anything meaningful in that regard, but did get its shareholders a less sucky day.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/roche-acquires-mysugr/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz--L5_4mspEemPxPhKWLS20DJbg7lbxF0SdeBuRLJJrH_DcIK3RomlzHTU3M7hVEh5WnDV0h-eS9mh7LSqpsUQ0zP4-1m1g0XVyBf6JAQSTmNEfbGrs&_hsmi=53765476&rf=1
Jun 30 2017

Another company which basically pimps health care products and services, PatientPoint, has raised $140 million in new funding.  It appears to be a profitable type of business.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/06/medical-ad-firm-patientpoint-raises-140-million-digital-growth-reuters/
Jun 29 2017

Patientory has used crowdfunding to raise $7.2 million in some kind of weird electronic currency.  The company helps chronically ill patients track their medical condition.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/6f2out/the_patientory_ico_has_ended_heres_the_email_from/
Jun 29 2017

Investors aim high, giving CloudHealth a brighter future with $46 million in new capital to support its IT infrastructure management tools for health care.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/06/cloudhealth-grabs-46-mln-series-d/
Jun 29 2017

Going with their gut, investors hand over $12 million to DayTwo, which analyzes your crap to personalize a diet and nutrition plan.  Hope its not a shitty deal.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/daytwo-secures-120-million-series-a-financing-round-300480088.html
Jun 29 2017

Your.MD gathers $10 million in new financing for "the world's smartest AI health information service", but as far as I can tell all they really do is pimp products for drug manufacturers and other health product makers.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yourmd-closes-funding-round-for-10-million-led-by-orkla-ventures-631020543.html
Jun 29 2017

Glooko receives $25 million in a new round of financing for its diabetes management app.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/glooko-closes-35m-series-c-round-ratchet-expansion-data-analytics-capabilities/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9G-vK6OIGwPx1Sul_0B5sf1zWGJ6k6RNELjfD86XTIzyzek590PqE7ntJ2GZu9QKaNjfFEEAMZZLA3cA5trI9UhsFXZETkuM7F32dSo2Wq_RNIKyA&_hsmi=53661304
Jun 28 2017

Klinify helps doctors migrate EHRs and has received some new financing from Zuellig Pharma.

https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/startups/zuellig-pharma-invests-healthtech-startup-klinify
Jun 28 2017

Consumer navigation firm Quantum Health has been recapitalized by a PE firm.

http://quantum-health.com/News-Events/2017/Quantum-Health-Completes-Recapitalization-with-Great-Hill-Partners.shtml
Jun 27 2017

Don't work up a sweat about it, but Kenzen has raised $5 million for its wearable sweat sensing equipment.  Just use your nose, Dude.

https://internetofbusiness.com/wearable-kenzen-raises-5m/
Jun 27 2017

The federal government can't keep the NSA from being hacked, but let's fine health plan Anthem $115 million dollars, which consumers ultimately pay, for a data breach.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/privacy-security/anthem-agrees-to-115m-settlement-over-2015-data-breach?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJJMllqZzNOMk5rTURVNCIsInQiOiJIcE5tZG05TUJLVDBjbWdLb0p5aExzUU5KNnh1VlZGTDJIV1EwQ0pEV3Awd0tSbkNIXC9jVW9RdGNuN21UYWxvSHJtVWVVNzdnVWZWMjdkMURITHJ1VVZNK1pLXC9oQVNzcEgyMmx0bjJuK1FFK2pZa1pHTGV2dXFaTjd5XC94Z0dnQyJ9
Jun 27 2017

Regroup Therapy, a provider of video-based mental health services, receives $6 million in fresh financing.

http://www.builtinchicago.org/2017/06/15/regroup-therapy-raises-6m
Jun 27 2017

MyHealthTeams has attracted a fresh $7.3 million in capital for its thinly-veiled drug marketing services.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/myhealthteams-raises-7-3m-give-fuller-picture-patient-experience-pharma-sector/
Jun 26 2017

Healthbuds, which helps connect patients and medical services, has received a seed investment.

https://www.startupwine.com/healthbuds-health-tech-startup-amounts-seed-investments/
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