There are many fantastic examples in history of devastating crises that have led to a great wave of innovation. Perhaps the most famous example is the Second World War that drove innovation we are still using and perfecting today, such as computers, jet engines and the large scale application of several drugs including penicillin. But […]
KRY, a Swedish digital healthcare company, is launching a new web-based platform that allows healthcare professionals to hold video consultations with their patients. Care Connect is designed as a secure method for patients to access healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Maintaining patients’ access to healthcare whilst keeping our population safe from the spread of infection […]
Finnish health tech startup Oura, well known for its wellness-tracking ring and app, has secured $28 million in Series B funding from Forerunner Ventures, Jack Dorsey’s Square and Gradient Ventures. Interestingly, American neuroscientist Matthew Walker, the best-selling author of ‘Why We Sleep’, will be joining the company as Chief Science Advisor. Founded in 2013, Oura […]
Medloop, the Berlin-based digital health startup working for preventative outpatient care, has raised €6 million from Kamet Ventures and AXA. Founded in 2018 by Shishir Singhee, Medloop aims to empower patients to navigate their own healthcare as well as assist physicians in providing preventative treatment. “Healthcare today has become increasingly impersonalised as ever-growing patient registers […]
Caspar Health, Berlin-based digital health platform, has raised a €5.3 million Series A round, led by Ananda Impact Ventures, which support from existing investors Atlantic Labs, Think.Health Ventures, and Helmut C. Nanz also participated in the round. Caspar Health offers an online therapy platform, which allows patients to engage in aftercare on their own terms […]
Temedica, the Munich-based medtech developing apps to help people with a variety of health challenges, has raised €17 million in a round led by MIG, a VC also based in Munich. Santo Venture Capital, Salvia, and existing investors G+J Digital Ventures and Bernd Wendeln, a Munich business angel, also participated in the round. Founded in […]
And the first mega round for a European tech company in 2020 is a fact, with Stockholm-based digital healthcare provider KRY scoring €140 million in funding as it gears up for further expansion in Europe. The Series C round was led by Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan (Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) through its Teachers’ Innovation […]