Digital health startup Rimidi, formerly known as Rimidi Diabetes, has made its expanded mission official on the heels of a $6.575 million funding round. The capital came from new investors, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company and Turner Investments, as well as existing investors Cox Enterprises, Village Capital, The Jump Fund and JAMB Global. Prior […]
“We can order a pizza with an emoji, but the average American still has to wait 24 days for an appointment and lose over two hours of their life to visit the doctor.” James Cowan is a Marine Corps veteran and father of four. While working for an on-demand home repair company, he noted the […]
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), Georgia Tech’s state-funded startup incubator, will launch a Healthtech-focused industry vertical program with a gift of a “significant amount” from Blue Cross Blue Shield-owned health IT company NASCO. This will be ATDC’s third industry program following the launch of fintech in 2016 and retail tech in 2017. ATDC’s Interim General […]
Mental health is in the spotlight right now, particularly in light of recent events. The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that approximately one in five adults experiences mental illness in a given year, and one in five youth aged 13–18 experiences a severe mental disorder at some point during their life. And the early […]
Wednesday night, 10 women and minority-led startups competed for $10,000 of equity-free cash at Startup Runway, a non-profit-driven competition that is the largest-prize pitch competition of its kind. The winner was a health tech platform that focuses on a large, untapped industry — the aging population. Reciprocare, founded by a Harvard-trained physician with over 15 years […]