Nourish, a virtual nutrition counseling platform, announced it secured $70 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raise to $115 million.
J.P. Morgan Private Capital's Growth Equity Partners led the round, with participation from Y Combinator, Maverick Ventures, Thrive Capital, Atomico, G Squared, Pinegrove, Index Ventures and BoxGroup.
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Biolinq, a health technology company developing precision multi-analyte wearable biosensors for metabolic health, announced it secured $100 million in Series C funding.
Alpha Wave Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors AXA IM Alts, M Ventures, LifeSci Venture Partners, RiverVest Venture Partners, Hikma Ventures, Taisho Pharmaceutical, Features Capital and Aphelion...
Culina Health, a digital platform offering clinical nutrition care, is partnering with Adventist HealthCare Physician Alliance to give the clinically integrated network's members access to Culina's registered dietitians.
New Jersey-based Culina Health connects individuals online to registered dietitians, who can provide coaching and tailor a care plan around a person's weight loss needs. The...
Tia, a hybrid women's healthcare company, has joined forces with Nourish, a food-as-medicine platform, to connect patients to nutrition counseling services via Nourish's network of registered dietitians. At the same time, Tia says it will enhance its model of providing holistic, integrated care that supports women through various stages of life.
Tia members will have access to customized...
In recent months, the Singaporean government has cracked down on erring providers of telemedicine in the country. It was revealed at the start of the year that eight providers were being investigated for improper practice and false advertising – and one already had its license to offer outpatient services revoked.
Amid this growing scrutiny, telehealth company ORA launched what could be...
Boston-based knownwell, a hybrid weight-inclusive primary and metabolic care provider, announced it expanded into six clinics across the greater Chicago area and will provide patients across the Midwest with access to virtual care.
The company touts itself as an empathetic, weight-inclusive in-person and virtual provider that offers comprehensive primary care and metabolic health services,...
Epicore Biosystems announced it secured $26 million in Series B funding to accelerate the adoption of its sweat-sensing wearable technology and cloud analytics platform.
Led by the Steele Foundation for Hope, the investment will enable Epicore to scale its hydration management solutions globally while expanding into new biomarker applications, including kidney health, women’s health, malnutrition...
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Hims & Hers is receiving backlash to its 60-second commercial dubbed "Sick of the System" that ran during the Super Bowl on Fox.
The ad states that "obesity is America's deadliest epidemic" and claims that "something is broken, and it's not our bodies; it's the system." It then says the $160 billion weight loss industry "feeds on our failure."
It says...
Digital weight loss company Noom has confirmed it laid off a portion of its staff.
"In an effort to build a more efficient business centered around the needs of our customers, we made the difficult decision to reduce a portion of our workforce," a company spokesperson told MobiHealthNews.
"This is not a decision we made lightly, and we are committed to providing our impacted colleagues with...
New Jersey-based Culina Health, a digital platform offering clinical nutrition care, has secured $7.9 million in Series A funding in a round led by Healthworx, which is the innovation and investment arm of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer CareFirst.
Collab Capital, Collide Capital, Rethink Impact, Vamos Ventures, Cake Ventures, GW Ventures and Tensility Venture Partners also participated in the...