AI in Healthcare: Investors’ Green and Red Flags Among Startups
During a panel discussion at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference, investors shared what they're looking for from AI startups and what their red flags are.
What Sets 2025’s Digital Health Funding Environment Apart from Previous Years?
This year, venture capitalists in the digital health landscape have many more quality investment opportunities than they did in the past couple years, according to Oak HC/FT Partner Billy Deitch. He noted that many startups have been preserving the capital over the past two years with the plan to raise funds in 2025.
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Price Transparency is the New North in the PBM World
In this episode hear how improving benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability with smart integrations and real-time eligibility can streamline healthcare workflows.
Why One Investor Still Believes in Retail Health
It’s been a tumultuous past couple years for retail health companies —but there are still reasons to believe in the convenient model that retail health offers, said Annie Lamont, managing partner and co-founder of Oak HC/FT.
7 Hot Takes I Heard at HLTH
At HLTH 2024, I had dozens of conversations with providers, investors and digital health startup executives. Here are seven refreshingly honest takes I heard from them.
Startup raises $15M to help prevent and treat opioid addiction
AxialHealthcare, a startup building software to manage opioid prescriptions and addiction, raised $15 million in funding. The company plans to use the new funds to build out tools to help addicted patients find help.
Startup building ‘living map’ for healthcare raises $50M
Komodo Health raised a $50 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The software company is building up a trove of healthcare data to drive better analytics.
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These Are the Top-Rated Autism Therapy Centers in Texas
There are a number of criteria for selecting the best autism therapy centers. Parents choosing a facility or professionals seeking to improve their offerings should consider certain standards to ensure the right fit.
Startup focused on social determinants of health secures $35M Series B
The company, New York City-based Unite Us, raised the funding from investors including Oak HC/FT, Town Hall Ventures and Define Ventures.
Why a VC frustrated by the PBM industry decided to start an alternative
Boston, Massachusetts-based WithMe Health launched out of stealth with $20 million in funding and Oak HC/FT Partner Chris Price at the helm.
Cancer benefits startup Oncology Analytics nabs $21M Series B
The financing news comes on the heels of the company moving its headquarters to Atlanta from Plantation, Florida as a way to accommodate its rapid growth and tap into the technical and clinical talent in the region.
Digital startup focused on women’s and family health secures $27M
The company, Maven, raised funding from investors including Sequoia Capital, Oak HC/FT, 14W, Female Founders Fund and Spring Mountain Capital.
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Simplify Salon & Spa Employee Management with Meevo’s Comprehensive Software
Meevo offers an all-in-one solution for managing salon and spa employees. From scheduling and time tracking to payroll and promotions, Meevo streamlines operations and supports growth.
Notable Health secures $13.5M to increase reach of wearable app for doctors
Oak HC/FT and F-Prime Capital Partners led the Series A round for the California startup, while Maverick Ventures and Greylock Partners participated.
Cricket Health locks in $24M to expand its footprint in the kidney care space
The startup, which leverages technology to assist chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease patients, has wrapped up a $24 million Series A round led by Oak HC/FT.
AI startup Olive raises $32.8M for robotic process automation
The company's tool is meant to automate high-volume and repetitive tasks so that a healthcare organization's employees have more time to focus on other tasks that need human insight.
Report: Healthcare investor Oak HC/FT is raising a new $500M fund
It is the second fund for Oak HC/FT which invests in growth stage companies in health IT and financial technology.
Health IT investors share lessons learned from early investments
Investors from Safeguard Scientifics, Oak HC/FT, .406 Ventures and Comcast Ventures share their insights.