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Funding for African HealthTech Startups Dips 2% in 2023
Investments // February 13, 2024

African HealthTech startups raised $167 million in 2023. That total represented a 2% decline from the previous year, but it was raised during a period in which the amount raised by the broader African tech ecosystem dropped by 39%, Salient Advisory said in a report...

Oscar Health Targets Rural Areas to Fuel Growth Beyond Q2
Earnings // August 08, 2023

Health technology company and insurance platform Oscar Health announced “strong” second quarter 2023 earnings on Tuesday (Aug. 8), telling investors that its growth strategy for 2024 will focus on leveraging its provider partnerships to expand into more rural areas. According to the results, the Alphabet-backed startup, which...

Alphabet-Backed One Medical Preps For IPO
IPO // October 08, 2019

Alphabet-backed healthcare chain One Medical has joined forces with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley for a planned IPO, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 8). Sources told CNBC that the $1.5 billion-valued firm will likely file its prospectus by the first quarter of 2020, possibly even sooner....

Health Tech Firm Livongo Connects With Wearables
Wearables // June 26, 2019

Livongo, a technology and health company that helps people with chronic conditions like diabetes, has announced that it will be able to connect to the Apple Watch, Fitbit and other wearables, according to a report by CNBC.  While wearables were once totally focused on fitness,...

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Funding for African HealthTech Startups Dips 2% in 2023

February 13, 2024
African HealthTech startups raised $167 million in 2023. That total represented a 2% decline from the previous year, but it was raised during a period in which the amount raised by the broader African tech ecosystem dropped by 39%, Salient Advisory said in a report released Tuesday (Feb. 13). During 2023, the number of investments […]

Alphabet-Backed One Medical Preps For IPO

October 08, 2019
Alphabet-backed healthcare chain One Medical has joined forces with JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley for a planned IPO, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 8). Sources told CNBC that the $1.5 billion-valued...

Health Tech Firm Livongo Connects With Wearables

June 26, 2019
Livongo, a technology and health company that helps people with chronic conditions like diabetes, has announced that it will be able to connect to the Apple Watch, Fitbit and other...

Amazon Adds Home Healthcare Products To Marketplace

October 26, 2018
To offer a new brand of medical devices to consumers, Arcadia Group is working with Amazon to sell products like glucose monitors and blood pressure cuffs under the Amazon-exclusive Choice...