As the Airbnb for medical office and surgery center space, HealCo is committed to retooling Ambulatory Surgery Centers into Covid-19 critical care centers. HealCo is a multi-sided marketplace that matches doctors and surgeons with people eager to help. If you have an available space, equipment, supplies, or services for doctors to deliver care, please fill out this contact form.
Startups in the first cohort of Philadelphia University City Science Center accelerator Launch Lane have been named. They include seven healthcare businesses. Click here to read more.
VIDA Diagnostics raised $2 million from OSF Ventures in the second part of a Series C round, bringing the total funding to $13 million. The fresh capital will help the AI-enabled lung imaging analysis business move closer to commercialization of its imaging tool to support the treatment of traditional respiratory diseases and Covid-19. Click here to read more.
Digital health startup Yes Health closed a $6 million Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. The funds will help the business, which develops tools to support weight management, nutrition and prevent Type 2 diabetes, grow its staff, expand its platform and scale its operation. Click here to read more.
Startup accelerator Y Combinator is changing the way it invests in early stage businesses, including healthcare startups. It is reducing the stake it takes in companies from 7 percent to 4 percent and will evaluate whether to do follow-on investments on a case by case basis. Click here to read more.
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