
Which Health Tech Startups Will Present in the Payer/Provider Track of INVEST Pitch Perfect?
The finalists for the Payer/Provider track are applying their health tech solutions to addressing burnout and operational efficiency.
The finalists for the Payer/Provider track are applying their health tech solutions to addressing burnout and operational efficiency.
Eight companies focused on improving the employee benefits space took part in the Pitch Perfect contest at INVEST Digital Health this week. Here's a look at who won and why.
Cigna Ventures and Bright's majority shareholder, New Enterprise Associates, are contributing to the financing. It comes as Bright faces higher-than-expected medical costs during the pandemic.
Cigna Ventures and Blue Shield of California contributed to a funding round for Cricket Health, a startup that provides services to help patients identify chronic kidney disease and get support in treatment. The investment was led by Valtruis, a firm that invests in value-based care companies.
NeuroFlow has expanded its collaboration with Jefferson Health while Solve.Care inked a partnership with Uber Health and GNS Healthcare closed a new round of funding.
The insurer joins a host of other investors in the company from the health insurance and biotech industries including Amgen, Celgene, Echo Health Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments.
Venture capital firm Health Velocity Capital, which is led by a trio of veteran investors, has closed its initial oversubscribed fund with $185 million in committed capital.
Cigna competitors who have launched their own venture arms include Humana, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthGroup's Optum division.