Tag: health
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GigXR Gets Strategic Investment For AR/VR CPR Training
Los Angeles-based GigXR, a developer of mixed reality simulation training for the healthcare industry, says it has received a strategic investment and partnership with a subsidiary of Northwest Permanente P.C.. Northwest is a physicial-led multispecial…
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HeyRenee Takes $4.4M More
Los Angeles-based HeyRenee, the health concierge and health technology startup led by former Heal founders Renee Dua and Nick Desai, said today that it has raised $4.4M more in a seed funding. The company said the funding was led by Quiet Capital, and …
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First Venture Fund for Black-Owned Health Startups Launches with $55 Million
By all accounts, these are heady times for health-tech startups. In 2020, as the pandemic raged, a record $28.5 billion of venture capital poured into the U.S. biotech startup scene, according to Pitchbook data. New dollars inflated valuations for tel…
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Playa Vista Childcare Center Brella Raises $5 Million, Eyes New LA Locations
When Darien Williams and Melanie Wolff opened Brella, their Montessori-inspired childcare center, in Playa Vista in 2019, they were inspired by the likes of WeWork and SoulCycle, which had multiple locations and easy-to-use apps for scheduling meeting…
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Symplr Acquires Midas Health Analytics Solutions
Enterprise healthcare company Symplr, which is owned by Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group, said this morning that it has acquired Midas Health Analytics Solutions from Conduent Incorporated
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Cue Health Sets CMO
San Diego-based health technology company Cue Health said this week that it has named Nitin Duggal as its Chief Marketing Officer. Duggal was most recently at Abbott Diabetes Care, where he had been for 10 years. He also previously had served at McKins…
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ExamRoom Live Launches Medical Practice Software
San Diego-based ExamRoom Live, a startup developing medical practice software, said on Monday that it has launched a new app, which lets medical offices handle telehealth, payment, text messaging, Efax, and time tracking. The company says its service s…
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Behind Her Empire Podcast: Modrn Med Founder Dr. Mary Pardee on How Stress Impacts Your Gut
Dr. Mary Pardee has made gut health her life’s work, leading her to found Modrn Med, a telemedicine and virtual wellness company based in Sherman Oaks.And it was her own personal experience with intestinal issues that led her to become the kind of d…
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At-Home Ketamine Injections Offer a ‘Blueprint’ for Slew of New Anti-Depression Drugs
Once known as a club drug, ketamine is now available as an at-home depression treatment.With at least $1,500 and a psychiatric prescription, Angelenos can order a concierge at-home I.V. service through The I.V. Doc. The company is partnering with Pasi…
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AppliedVR Raises $36 Million to Combat Chronic Pain Without Opioids
When Matthew Stoudt co-founded AppliedVR in 2015, few were talking about using virtual reality as a way to treat pain. Now, the Los Angeles-based startup is awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration for one of its signature products …