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Consumer genetics company 23andMe raises another $36M to close its $115M round
By Aditi Pai | 10:32 am | October 15, 2015
Mail-order personal genetics service and research company 23andMe has completed a $115 million in a round led by Fidelity Management and Research Company with participation from  Casdin Capital, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, and Xfund, as well as existing investors Illumina, New Enterprise Associates, MPM Capital, and Google Ventures.
Figure 1 raises $5M to expand picture taking app for doctors into Brazil, Asia
By Aditi Pai | 04:30 am | October 14, 2015
Toronto, Canada-based Figure 1, which offers a photo sharing app for doctors, raised $5 million in a round led by Union Square Ventures with participation from existing investors Version One Ventures and Rho Canada Ventures.
Lyra Health raises $35M, plans pilot launch for Q1 2016
By Jonah Comstock | 03:00 am | October 14, 2015
David Ebersman Lyra Health, the behavioral health-focused startup launched this summer by David Ebersman, former CFO of Facebook and Genentech, has raised $35 million.
Health Gorilla raises $2.4M for clinical communication platform
By Jonah Comstock | 12:24 pm | October 13, 2015
Health Gorilla, a Sunnyvale, California-based company that just released a clinical communication platform, raised $2.
ShopWell raises $3.4M for app that offers shoppers healthier food alternatives
By Aditi Pai | 11:05 am | October 13, 2015
San Carlos-based ShopWell, which offers a nutrition app, raised $3.
DoctoLib gets $20M to take online doctor appointment booking across Europe
By Jonah Comstock | 10:16 am | October 13, 2015
Stanislas Niox-Chateau, Ivan Schneider and Jessy Bernal, the founders of DoctoLib.
Overall wearable funding due for 5-year low, though health wearables may fare better
By Jonah Comstock | 11:24 am | October 12, 2015
Funding for wearables startups -- not just health-focused wearables -- is on track for a five-year low according to a new report from CB Insights.
Clue raises $7M to make its fertility tracking app smarter
By Aditi Pai | 09:15 am | October 12, 2015
Germany-based Clue, which has developed a women's health app, raised $7 million from Union Square Ventures and Mosaic Ventures.
Datu Health raises $10M from St. Joseph Health for health tracking
By Aditi Pai | 11:53 am | October 08, 2015
Chesterfield, Missouri-based Datu Health, which offers a health monitoring platform that allows providers to keep track of patients, has raised $10 million from integrated healthcare delivery system St.
Health tech investors talk frothy valuations, healthcare consumerism, and bothersome buzzwords
By Jonah Comstock | 01:02 pm | October 07, 2015
Digital health funding is on the rise -- for example, MobiHealthNews tracked $689 million in deals this quarter, spread across 49 deals, compared to $392 million in Q3 of last year.