StartUp Health Insights: Healthcare Staffing Startup Closes $300M | Week of Jan 17, 2023

Another busy week of health innovation funding saw money flowing into women’s health, respiratory care, genomics, food-as-medicine, and much more.

This week’s reported health innovation funding was topped by ShiftKey, a Dallas, TX-based startup helping healthcare facilities find licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. The company raised $300M led by Lorient Capital, with participation from Clearlake Capital and Health Velocity Capital. <source>

Other funding rounds included:

Peppy, a London, UK-based startup that offers services around menopause, fertility, pregnancy, and early parenthood to a corporate customer base, raised $45M led by AlbionVC, with participation from Kathaka, MTech Capital, Simplyhealth, Sony Innovation Fund, Felix Capital, Hambro Perks, Outward VC, and Seedcamp. <source>

Telesair, an Irvine, CA-based startup developing mobile respiratory care solutions to help move patients from hospital to home sooner, raised $22M led by Pasaca Capital, with participation from ZhenCheng Capital, Shangbay Capital, Device of Tomorrow Capital, Berkeley Catalyst Fund, and Ultrastar Ventures. <source>

Authenticx, an Indianapolis, IN-based startup humanizing conversational intelligence in healthcare, raised $20M led by Blue Heron Capital, with participation from Beringea, Indiana Next Level Fund/50 South Capital Advisors, High Alpha, Mutual Capital Partners, Signal Peak Ventures, Allos Ventures, Elevate Ventures, and M25. <source>

Oula, a Brooklyn, NY-based modern maternity clinic that combines in-person and remote care, raised $19.1M led by 8VC, with participation from Metrodora, Female Founders Fund, Collaborative Fund, and Alumni Ventures. <source>

LinusBio, a New York, NY-based company providing precision exposome sequencing, raised $16M led by GreatPoint Ventures and Bow Capital, with participation from Divergent Investments, Nicole Shanahan, the David Bellet Family Office, Gillian Sandler, and Sanford Robertson. <source>

InFlow, a London, UK-based startup developing a platform to manage ADHD using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, raised $11M led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Hoxton Ventures and Route66 Ventures. <source>

ModifyHealth, an Atlanta, GA-based food-as-medicine platform and provider of medically tailored meals, raised $10M led by RC Capital, with participation from Nashville Capital Network. <source>

Censinet, a Boston, MA-based provider of healthcare risk management solutions, raised $9M led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund, with participation from Rex Health Ventures, Ballad Ventures, LRVHealth, HLM Venture Partners, Schooner Capital, Excelerate Health Ventures, and Cedars Sinai. <source>

Nest Genomics, a New York, NY-based genomics platform, raised $8.5M led by B Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, Casdin Capital, DCVC, Samsung Next, Maven Ventures, iAngels, Arkin Digital Health, LionBird, Anne Wojcicki, and Deneen Vojta. <source>

Biohm, a Cleveland, OH-based microbiome company, raised $7.5M led by VTC Ventures, with participation from Felton Group, Jobs Ohio Growth Capital Fund, Aztec Capital Management, Cleveland Life Science Advisors, Valley Growth Ventures, and Jump Start. <source>

Ferrum Health, a San Francisco, CA-based healthcare AI platform developer, raised $6M led by Urban Innovation Fund, Cercano Management, and Singtel Innov8. <source>

Lapsi Health, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based startup developing sound-based medical technology and software tools, raised $3.7M led by Modi Ventures, with participation from Vendash, Bolwork, and BeKey. <source>

CARI Health, developer of a wearable real-time medication monitor, raised $2.3M led by the San Diego Angel Conference, with participation from NuFund Venture Group, Cove Fund, Chemical Angel Fund, Medical Devices of Tomorrow, and several individual angel investors. <source>

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