StartUp Health Insights: GritWell Closes Seed Round; French Health Tech Platform Raises €500M | Week of Mar 15, 2022
In addition to the StartUp Health portfolio company GritWell raising their Seed round from SeedtoB Capital, this week’s digital health funding included €500M for Doctolib and rounds going to health benefits companies, women’s health startups, mental health platforms, and much more.
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Our team tracked more than $880M in health innovation funding that was reported this week, including a Seed round for StartUp Health portfolio company GritWell. Based in San Francisco, CA, GritWell is a virtual care platform using AI to enable providers to deliver a new standard of chronic care that addresses the full spectrum of modern health needs. The Seed round was led by SeedtoB Capital, with participation from other investors. <source>
Other recent deals included:
Doctolib, a Paris, France-based SaaS platform for doctors and medical workers, raised €500M ($549M) led by Eurazeo, with participation from Bpifrance and General Atlantic. <source>
Gravie, a Minneapolis, MN-based health benefits company, raised $75M led by Georgian, with participation fromFirstMark Capital, AXA Venture Partners, Split Rock Partners, and Revelation Partners. <source>
Nice Healthcare, a Minneapolis, MN-based health benefits company for small and medium sized businesses, raised $30M led by DNA Capital, with participation from Waterline Ventures, Conductive Ventures, Santa Barbara Venture Partner, Brown Venture Group, F.R. Bigelow Foundation, Daren Cotter, and Eddie Cisneros. <source>
House Rx, a specialty pharmacy startup, raised $25M led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from First Round Capital, Character.vc, and 1984.vc. <source>
Genomenon, an Ann Arbor, MI-based AI-driven genomics company, raised $20M led by Beringea and Spring Mountain Capital, with participation from BroadOak Capital Partners, Riverine Ventures, Green Park & Golf Ventures, the University of Michigan, IrishAngels, Red Cedar Ventures, Michigan Rise, Invest Detroit Ventures, Michigan Angel Fund, and Atain Specialty Insurance Company. <source>
Jio Health, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based healthcare startup that provides telemedicine, e-prescription fulfillment, digital medical records, and data analytics, raised $20M led by Heritas Capital, with participation from Fuchsia Ventures, Kasikorn Bank Group, and Monk’s Hills Ventures. <source>
SmithRx, a San Francisco, CA-based pharmacy startup, raised $20M led by Venrock, with participation from Founders Fund. <source>
Vivante Health, a Houston, TX-based digital solution for digestive health, raised $16M led by 7wireVentures, with participation from Human Capital, Intermountain Ventures, SemperVirens, Elements Health Ventures, Leaps by Bayer, FCA Venture Partners, NFP Ventures, Lifeforce Capital, and Big Pi Ventures. <source>
Apollo Neuro, a Pittsburgh, PA-based maker of a vibrating wearable wristband for stress reduction, has raised $15M led by Noetic Fund. <source>
Pristine Surgical, a Manchester, NH-based developer of a visualization platform for surgical and diagnostic endoscopic procedures, raised $15M from Ceros Financial Services. <source>
Medway, a São Paulo, Brazil-based medical education tech startup, raised $14.8M led by SoftBank, with participation from GFC, EquitasVC, Aggir Ventures, Scale-Up Ventures, Neuron Ventures, Allievo Capital, and GrãoVC. <source>
Avant-garde Health, a Boston, MA-based surgical care analytics platform, raised $12M led by Fulcrum Equity Partners, with participation from Sparta Group, investors General Catalyst, Founder Collective, and Tectonic Ventures. <source>
Vira Health, a London, UK-based startup that offers personalized digital therapeutics for women going through menopause, raised €10.9M ($12M) led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Optum Ventures. <source>
MediView XR, a Cleveland, OH-based augmented reality surgical navigation platform, raised $9.9M from Inside View Investments. <source>
Zaya Care, a New York, NY-based maternal care startup, raised $7.6M led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Story Ventures, Tiger Global, Operator Partners, and founders and executives from Oscar Health, Dispatch Health, and Headway. <source>
Enter, a San Francisco, CA-based management payment platform to get doctors paid from insurance companies, raised $5.7M led by Menlo Ventures, Quiet Capital, Savantus Ventures, 500, and SpringRock Ventures, with participation from other investors.
Zeta Surgical, a Boston, MA-based image-guided surgery startup, raised $5.2M led by Innospark Ventures. <source>
Butterfly Network, a Burlington, MA-based digital health company that has developed handheld whole-body ultrasound, raised $5M from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. <source>
Delfina, a San Francisco, CA-based pregnancy care platform, raised $5M led by Story Ventures. <source>
J2 Health, a New York, NY-based B2B healthcare SaaS company, raised $4.5M led by Primary Ventures, Tiger Global, and BoxGroup, with participation from other investors. <source>
Behavidence, a New York, NY-based provider of tools to monitor psychiatric and neurological disorders using artificial intelligence, raised $4.3M led by Welltech Ventures, with participation from Arc Impact and Longevity Ventures. <source>
Clinia, a Montreal, QC-based personalized health navigation platform, raised $5M CAD ($3.9M) led by AQC Capital, with participation from Anges Québec, Groupe Benoit, Kastello, and Formentera Capital. <source>
Credo, a Denver, CO-based startup focused on automating the retrieval of patient medical records, raised $3M led by FirstMile Ventures. <source>
Legion Health, an Austin, TX-based B2B mental health marketplace, raised $2M from Y Combinator, UpHonest Capital, Soma Capital, and angel investors. <source>
Noula Health, a reproductive support startup, raised $1.4M led by Muse Capital and Precursor Ventures, with participation from Crista Galli Ventures, Visible Hands VC, and angel investors. <source>
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