PocketHealth secures $20 million CAD to put medical records in US patients’ pockets
PocketHealth wants to help users access, share, and understand medical imaging.
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Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
Telus Health continues Canadian healthtech acquisition spree with Sprout
Telus Health previously planted money into Sprout in 2015.
2022 Narwhal List tracks Canada’s unicorn explosion
With a rising number of Canadian unicorns, Narwhal List shifts focus to fast-scaling companies.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Microsoft joins the MedMe party
Plus: Ottawa-based Fullscript acquires Emerson Ecologics to bring integrative medicine into the mainstream.
How Optimity’s Jane Wang turned a personal tragedy into a life optimization platform
Wang is on a quest to democratize access to wellness and wealth.
Ottawa-based Fullscript acquires Emerson Ecologics to bring integrative medicine into the mainstream
The acquisition nearly doubles Fullscript’s annual revenue and users.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Don’t Google that rash
PLUS: ADHD drugs are convenient to get online. Maybe too convenient.
Microsoft leads MedMe’s $3.4 million CAD seed round to help pharmacies expand beyond retail
Microsoft’s VC arm buys into MedMe’s vision to turn pharmacies into community health hubs.
Wisedocs closes $4.1 million to bring medical document analysis to “entire” insurance ecosystem
Wisedocs’ “bread and butter” is helping insurance orgs work with medical records.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Ali Tehrani is Amp’d up
Plus: Health Canada recalls Fitbit watch due to risk of burns.
Bioscience startup Mikra secures $8.5 million CAD to launch its nutraceutical gel
Mikra claims its product will help boost energy and mental focus on a cellular level.
Clinia closes $5 million to scale B2B health search infrastructure
Montréal startup aims to be “first point of entry for health searches.”
The Group Ventures secures $20 million for Fund II to invest in Canadian, Israeli tech startups
The Group Ventures’ portfolio includes MindBridge and Flybits.
H|T: The Healthtech Times – Aviron rows on
Plus: Hims & Hers 2021 revenue jumps 83%.