Digital health funding passes the $3B mark in the first three quarters

Digital health funding passes the $3B mark in the first three quarters

The average deal size for the year dropped $2.5M per deal to $13.1M since the midyear mark; however, the average deal remains 31% larger than 2013.
MyHealthDirect

MyHealthDirect raises $8M to grow its patient access solutions

The funds will be used to scale the company's solutions for new hospital and practice partners as the company continues to expand its market share.
Glow raises $17M Series B in a round led by Formation 8

Glow raises $17M Series B in a round led by Formation 8

The new money will help the company enhance its offering for women to be fully empowered to better track their health and understand their bodies.
Netpulse

Netpulse raises $18.6M in a round led by Nokia Growth Partners

The company plans to use the funds to accelerate its growth, advance development of its product platform, and introduce new integrations and services.
NantHealth adds $250M to its Series B round from the Kuwait Investment Authority

NantHealth adds $250M to its Series B round from the Kuwait Investment Authority

The $320M round also saw participation from Verizon, Celgene, Blackberry and Blackstone; the company also announced the expansion of its leadership team.
Pristine

Pristine raises $5.4M in Series A round led by S3 Ventures

The company will use the funds from the oversubscribed round to expand its R&D, sales, marketing, and operations teams, supporting its rapid growth.
Health Resources and Services Administration

HRSA awards $22M to improve healthcare in rural areas

More than $2.3 million went to the Evidence-Based Tele-Emergency Network Program and another $600,000 to the Telehealth Resource Centers.

Insurers invests into healthcare startups thanks to Obamacare

Corporate investors tend to have a bad reputation in the startup world; at worst - they cull ideas and strategies from the startups they invest in.
U.S. funding for digital healthcare start-ups to reach $6.5 billion by 2017

U.S. funding for digital healthcare start-ups to reach $6.5 billion by 2017

According to Accenture, an estimated $2.8 billion was used to fund digital health start-ups last year, growing at an annual rate of 31% since 2008.
Jiff secure $18 million Series B from Venrock

Jiff secure $18 million Series B from Venrock

The company will use the new money to accelerate rollout of first enterprise platform for digital health programs and wearable devices.