數位醫療新創公司Welltory, Groove Health及Buoy Health分別完成百萬美元額度的融資
紐約的新創公司Welltory日前完成了一筆約100萬美元($1 million)的天使輪募資。該公司開發出一款手機app可以讓人了解自己每項活動與壓力的關係,從而可以透過調整作息來減緩壓力。該app目前有142,000名使用者,其中付費使用者以25–30%的月成長率增加;該公司希望年底前可以達到40萬人次安裝的目標並計劃完成A輪的募資。(mobihealthnews)

New York-based startup Welltory closes its second investment round of $1 million from business angels. It offers a stress and energy management app that help people see how certain activities change could affect their stress and energy levels. The app currently has 142,000 users with 25–30% monthly growth in paying users and the company hopes to reach more than 400,000 installs before the end of this year by the time it plans to close its Series A round.
芝加哥醫療新創公司Groove Health日前募得160萬美元($1.6 million);主要服務是透過他們的預測分析工具提供誘因讓慢性病患者有更好的服藥習慣,藉以改善其藥物治療效果。該公司希望能透過科技改善每年在美國因不良的服藥習慣而導致超過1000億美元($100 billion)的醫療資源浪費。(mobihealthnews)
Chicago-based startup Groove Health raises $1.6 million for its predictive analytics platform, focusing on increasing medication adherence through predictive analytics and targeted incentives for highest-cost, chronically-ill patient populations. Poor medication adherences causes more than $100 billion of avoidable healthcare spending in US each year.
美國新創公司Buoy Health開發出一款透過機器學習來進行病徵諮詢的手機app,日前募得670萬美元($6.7 million),由F Prime (Fidelity旗下的創投)及另ㄧ未供公開的策略投資人共同領投;部分資金將會用在聯結病患及醫療服務提供者作為該app的延伸服務。Bouy app於今年三月上線,每天使用該服務的人數已超過8000人次,迄今已有超過30萬人次使用過並保有38%的週成長率。(mobihealthnews)
Buoy Health which develops a machine learning-powered next generation symptom checker app, raises $6.7 million from F Prime (the venture arm of Fidelity) and an undisclosed investor; Terms undisclosed; Part of the funding will be used to connect care providers and patients as the next step of its service; The app was rolled out in March and now it has about 8,000 visitors a day, 300,000 visitors in total, and a 38 percent week-over-week growth.
