telemedicine

[Left] KT Corp. SVP Lim Seung-hyeok and [Right] HurayPositive CEO Choi Doo-ah
By  Adam Ang 10:19 pm May 12, 2022
South Korean telecommunication giant KT Corporation has partnered with health tech company HurayPositive to develop and launch a telemedicine service for managing chronic diseases in Vietnam. According to a press statement, the telemedicine platform is targeted to be launched within the year and will start by offering virtual services for diabetic patients before gradually offering support for...
Dr. HK logo
By  Adam Ang 05:26 am May 5, 2022
Telecommunications firm China Mobile Hong Kong, together with health tech company Heals Healthcare, has unveiled its mobile health app for teleconsultations in Hong Kong. Available on Android and iOS devices, the new app called Dr. HK offers a mix of online and offline health services, including access to electronic health records, online outpatient clinic appointments, video consultations, and...
Avi, digital health, series B
By  Tammy Lovell 11:44 am April 6, 2022
German healthtech startup Avi Medical has raised €50 million in Series B funding for its telemedicine platform. The round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from Heal Capital, Addition, Picus Capital, Vorwerk Ventures, Eurazeo and 3VC. UiPath founder Daniel Dines and Forward Health Founder Adrian Auon also participated in the round. The latest funding brings the total raised by Avi...
A doctor in a teleconsultation with a patient
By  Adam Ang 11:18 pm April 4, 2022
Australian telehealth company Coviu has partnered with language services provider Ezispeak Health to provide on-demand access to language support via video telehealth. Available in over 300 languages, the integrated service instantly connects patients with their GPs and a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters-certified translator.  According to a press statement,...
Med247 team
By  Adam Ang 04:27 am March 31, 2022
Med247, a health tech startup in Vietnam, has raised $4.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Altara Ventures. The round also drew the participation of Pavilion Capital, MiRXES, and angel investors East Ventures and Venturra Ventures. WHAT IT DOES Launched in 2019 with seed funding from venture capital investment firm KK Fund, Med247 operates under an offline-to-online...
Doctolib, funding, telemedicine, patient care
By  Anna Engberg 09:50 am January 13, 2022
Doctolib, the French telemedicine pioneer, has announced that 300,000 medical professionals in Europe are now using the online booking platform and additional services on a monthly basis. According to the news covered by Techcrunch, Doctolib also introduced newly launched tools for medical messaging and administration during a virtual press briefing. WHAT’S THE IMPACT Among the 300,000 users are...
HigoSense, telemedicine, Series A, AI
By  Anna Engberg 02:39 am January 5, 2022
Warsaw-based digital healthcare provider has announced a €5 million Series A funding round led by Cogito Capital Partners. Since it was founded in 2017, HigoSense has raised €8 million and launched its medical devices across Europe. With the latest funding, the company aims to raise awareness of its product in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. WHY IT MATTERS Higo, as the developers call their...
Push
By  Anna Engberg 02:00 am January 4, 2022
Square health, the British provider of private digital healthcare for insurance companies and corporates, has acquired Push Doctor, a digital GP provider from Manchester. The acquisition figure has not been disclosed. WHY IT MATTERS Since it was founded in 2013, Push Doctor has been the British pioneer for medical video-consultations. The platform provides remote care for more than five million...
knok, telemedicine, 5G, SaaS
By  Anna Engberg 08:51 am December 2, 2021
The Portuguese startup company knok wants to break into the EU market with a telemedicine platform – and has received €4.4 million from the NOS 5G Fund. As EU-Startups reported, the healthtech enterprise will invest the fund into further development of its 5G-enabled telehealth solutions. WHY IT MATTERS Founded in Porto in 2015, the company’s innovative telemedicine platform is based on the new...
Docplanner, Jameda, telemedicine, digital apps, patient experience
By  Fiona Keating 06:40 am November 24, 2021
The world’s largest online healthcare marketplace, Docplanner is investing significant capital and resources into new acquisition Jameda. As part of the deal, Docplanner will add more than 200 new team members to Jameda, investing more than a quarter of a billion euros in the German market over the next three years. Munich-based Jameda, Germany’s biggest online healthcare marketplace from Hubert...