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💰 Axena Health Adds Over $9M in Series A Funding to Accelerate Global Adoption of Leva, Its Solution for Female Incontinence 💬 "Over the past year since Axena Health’s founding, we’ve seen remarkable U.S. prescriber adoption and growth in payer coverage, leading to improved patient access. The demand for improved first-line treatment options for urinary incontinence and chronic fecal incontinence is clear, and we’re thrilled to partner with CBIV and our existing investors to reach more women across the U.S. CBIV’s focus on impacting women’s health globally also aligns perfectly with Axena Health’s ongoing work in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to evidence-based treatments." Jim O'Connor, Interim CEO at Axena Health #femtech #femhealth #womenshealth #womenshealthinnovation #health #healthcare #healthtech #digitalhealth #investment #scaleup #startup #vc #venturecapital #expansion #globalexpansiion #impactinvesting

🌟 𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 $31𝐌 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚀 Vivante Health secured $31 million in a Series B funding round, led by Mercato Partners, elevating their total funding to $47 million. Here's a quick look at what they offer and what's in store: 💡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡: They provide a digital gastrointestinal health platform, GIThrive, offering personalised care plans and connecting patients with a specialised care team comprising dietitians, health coaches, and gastroenterologists. 🌐 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬: With this funding, Vivante plans to enhance their technology and scale their workforce, focusing on delivering even better services to their members. 🤝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: Health Catalyst Capital, Intermountain Ventures, SemperVirens, 7wireVentures, Human Capital, and Distributed Ventures are among the key investors supporting Vivante in this funding round. 📈 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Vivante Health has been gaining traction in the market, evidenced by their previous funding rounds and strategic partnerships. Vivante Health is taking significant strides in revolutionising gastrointestinal health management, addressing a critical need in healthcare. #HealthTech #FundingNews #DigitalHealth #GIThrive #GastrointestinalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #VivanteHealth

🚀 Exciting News: Kindred Health Inc. has raised $5.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round This month, Femtech company Kindred Health Inc. announced that it has raised $2.5 million in the first tranche of its pre-Series A funding round and has also secured commitments for an additional $3 million. 🔗 Kindred was launched in 2021 and offers consultations on mental health, contraceptives, health screenings, immunizations, intravenous therapy, nutrition and fitness coaching, and other wellness services. You can learn more about their expansion over the coming years in their recent press release: https://lnkd.in/edE9GU2r 💡We are always thrilled to highlight FemTech companies growing to advance women's healthcare! #Investing in FemTech is one of the ways we can ensure continued innovation. Subscribe to our newsletter to learn about the latest in FemTech: https://lnkd.in/gswHNq5V #HealthcareInnovation #FundingNews #StartupSuccess #DrB #FemHealthInsights

"Being nuanced and driving ROI is key. Our focus is on appropriate use and that we can deliver ROI in under two years." - Elina Onitskansky Thank you to Aaron Weitzman at Axios for highlighting our value-based approach to #obesitycare and #cardiometabolichealth, as well as our growing traction with #employers and #healthplans. Check out the full article: https://lnkd.in/gc6qY6-m

🌟 Exciting news! MOWOOT has secured over €2 million from Next Generation funds to develop its digital platform for managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), supported by EIT Health. 🔍 IBS affects over 10% of the global population, with a higher prevalence in women. MOWOOT's non-invasive approach aims to address symptoms like abdominal pain and irregular bowel movements. 🤝 EIT Health has been instrumental in supporting MOWOOT's journey.  Markus Wilhelms PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of MOWOOT, said: “EIT Health´s support has been essential for the success of our company, especially during the development and initial go-to-market of our first medical device for the treatment of neurogenic bowel disorders (NBD), supporting the company financially when business development and access to hospitals was slowed down by the COVID pandemic, and offering an international network for business landing activities within the Bridgehead programme after the pandemic.” 📚 Learn more about MOWOOT's innovative work in IBS management. Click the link to read more: https://loom.ly/Gi4NUqk #HealthTech #Innovation #IBSManagement #StartupGrowth #EITHealth #NextGenerationFunds

🔔 knownwell Raises $20 Million in Series A! 🔔 'Compassionate, accessible, and insurance-friendly healthcare options' 💸 knownwell, the first patient-centred healthcare home, a ground-breaking company providing weight-inclusive primary care both in-person and virtually, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Existing investors Flare Capital Partners also contributed, showcasing the high demand and support for holistic obesity care. 💪 Founded by Brooke Boyarsky Pratt and Angela Fitch MD, FACP, FOMA, Dipl. ABOM, knownwell is redefining obesity treatment with a patient-focused, clinically-driven approach that's committed to long-term patient partnerships. 🚀 This injection takes knownwell's funding total to $24.5 Million and they're set to scale its telehealth services, expand clinics, and enhance product development, incorporating cutting-edge AI and communication tools. 🧒👧The company is also making strides with the introduction of knownwell teens, a pioneering program specifically tailored to support the metabolic health of the 14 million children and teens living with obesity in the U.S., promoting lasting lifestyle changes. #HealthcareInnovation #ObesityCare #SeriesAFunding #PatientCenteredCare #AIHealthcare #MetabolicHealth #knownwell #A16Z #ChildhoodObesity #HealthTech

Join Guaranteed on September 13th for our next virtual panel, "Scaling At-Home High Acuity Hybrid Care," hosted and moderated by Dr. Raihan Faroqui, MD. We hope to discuss the unmet needs, challenges, and opportunities of providing at-home + virtual care for high acuity and serious illness patients. Register here for free: https://lu.ma/zhvtvw8a Meet our startup and investor panelists: > Justin Larkin, MD: Investment Partner at a16z Bio + Health > Mark Prather MD, MBA: CEO & Co-Founder at DispatchHealth > Archita Sood: Chief Medical Officer at Homebase Medical by SCAN > Hong Truong: Principal at Define Ventures Investment in health at-home solutions has meaningfully accelerated in response to the pandemic, reaching $4.7B in 2021 spanning tech-enabled at-home senior primary care, hospital at-home, on-demand in-home urgent care, home-based palliative and hospice care to geriatric house call services. Homebound older adults with complex health needs and those with serious or advanced illness are a high needs, high-cost population who benefit tremendously from these services. They allow older adults to age in place, reduce trips to the hospital, reduce wait times, decrease unnecessary lab orders or medical imaging, increase access to hard-to-reach rural, low-income, or other marginalized groups, and lead to overall lower total costs of care and increased patient and caregiver satisfaction.

Across the Kidneyverse — here's what caught my eye this week in headlines, media worth consuming, and our visual of the week. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬: • Monogram Health signed a partnership w/ BCBS Arizona • Healthy.io celebrated its 1 MILLIONTH patient assessment • SeaStar Medical gets Canadian patent for its SCD tech • CMS announced record participation in ACO initiatives in 2024 • NKF Innovation Fund invests in ImmunoFree 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠: 1. How does home care adapt to a value-based care world? A McKnight's article takes a closer look at the growth of "at-risk" contracts and what it means for upfront payments for value-based entities in the the market. 2. Rock Health shared a post about a series of new virtual weight management launches fueled by digital health partnerships that's worth checking out. 3. Flare Capital's Michael A. Greeley writes an excellent blog. A post shared last week is about the state of healthtech in 2024 given a number of macro trends and how they've impacted investor sentiment and deal activity. 4. Acquired covers Novo Nordisk in their most recent episode. Add it to your queue for weekend listening. There are so many parallels and direct overlaps with the Kidneyverse, from its earliest days 100+ years ago to the current state of GLP-1s. Enjoy! *** Get more headlines, media, and my visual of the week in my next Across the Kidneyverse recap: 💫📡 https://lnkd.in/ea5s2kkt And if you like this new format, let me know! I want to keep things digestible, actionable, and interesting. What did I miss? Let us know what you're tracking this week... #healthtech #healthcare #innovation #valuebasedcare #digitalhealth -- Sources: [1] Monogram: https://lnkd.in/evVUHHgA [2] Healthy.io: https://lnkd.in/e8rTNU2p [3] McKnights: https://lnkd.in/e8sU7i5H [4] Rock Health: https://lnkd.in/eYa2AEYD [5] Greeley: https://lnkd.in/exaEBeYd [6] SeaStar: https://lnkd.in/eq6cw_vY [7] CMS: https://lnkd.in/eKpe2fn3 [8] NKF: https://lnkd.in/et49XXW9 [9] Acquired: https://lnkd.in/esnF_PBX

Thanks to our amazing team for pulling this together led by James Robinson and Blair Houston. Always big thanks to our amazing Co-Founders Josh Robb and Dr Mataroria Lyndon alongside our entire team for all the mahi that continually goes into delivering the best healthcare experiences. ... Tend Health, has become one of the largest primary healthcare providers in Aotearoa through the full acquisition of Better Health group, focusing on how technology can play a crucial role in addressing the challenges facing primary care. "The group encompasses 17 medical centres with over 90,000 patients, positioning it as a leading healthcare provider in New Zealand with over 130,000 patients across the group of practices" says Cecilia Robinson, Founder & Co-CEO of Tend Health. She further adds, "Tend is committed to providing better access to primary care and improving the health and wellbeing for people across Aotearoa." Dr Graham Denyer, Chief Medical Officer at Tend Health, described Tend’s progressive care model as addressing the systemic challenges faced by both clinicians and patients, whilst maintaining the core values of primary care. "Our innovative approach to care is yielding promising results, as seen in our recent clinic integrations.” Following integration to Tend, enrolments at one Tend medical centre saw a significant ethnic shift, indicating improved accessibility to healthcare. Pacifica enrolments rose from 2% to 13%, and similarly, Maori enrolments saw a significant increase, from 8% to 18% all of new enrolments post Tend integration. This underscores Tend's commitment to addressing healthcare disparities and ensuring easier access for underrepresented communities. Ms. Robinson stated, "Tend Health is committed to using our technology to foster health equity and enhance healthcare accessibility, particularly in underserved communities and rural areas. Our proactive approach has resulted in notable achievements, such as a 20% higher immunisation rate among tamariki Māori in Auckland compared to the district average." In Aotearoa, where patients may wait up to three weeks for a GP appointment, Tend is proving that shorter wait times are achievable, both in-person and online. Dr. Denyer highlights the efficiency of Tend's digital healthcare services, which constitute 35% of all consultations. The "Online Now" urgent care service by Tend has revolutionised how consultations are accessed, providing virtual appointments with an average waiting time of merely 2.4 hours. #TendHealth #BetterTogether #InnovativeCare #HealthcareEvolution #DigitalHealthcare #PrimaryCareRevolution #CommunityWellbeing #HealthEquity #AccessForAll #TendTransformation #NewZealandHealthcare #TechInMedicine #PatientFirst #EmpoweringCommunities #HealthcareDisparities #OnlineNow #FutureOfHealthcare

Sharing the second part of my article discussing the relationship between traditional healthcare systems and longevity as a framework of care. I truly believe that mass adoption of longevity care in healthcare systems should come in a language understood by them - standardization. Longevity can and will be made an integratable framework of preventive care that can smoothly co-exist with vital reactive medicine in already diagnosed patients. Healthcare and sick care, thus, should not be mutually exclusive. They are two vital parts of a somewhat “utopian” closed loop healthcare ecosystem - preventive as much as possible in the healthy population and efficient when addressing already diagnosed conditions. Usable, scalable, affordable and, to a certain extent, standardizable longevity interventions are of absolute necessity to make mass adoption possible. As always, kudos to Longevity.Technology for featuring this piece and my LongeVC partners Garri Zmudze and Ilya Suharenko for sharing the vision. #longevity #investements #longevitymedicine