Cigna Ventures

Insurers back kidney care startup Cricket in $83.5M round

Blue Shield of California, Cigna Ventures, Cricket Health, Daily, dialysis, Health Services, Health Tech, kidney disease, Payers, startup, Startups, SYN, Top Story, Valtruis / August 6, 2021 August 6, 2021

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.

#Healthin2Point00, Episode 166 | $100 million, scandal, & more

Anthem, Apple Watch, Buoy Health, Carbon Health, Cigna Ventures, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Humana, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Navigating Cancer, NightWare / November 11, 2020 November 11, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have scandal, drama, intrigue, $100 million and murder! Wait, no; not murder. On Episode 166, we catch up on more deals before Jess gets carried away again. The $100 million goes to Carbon Health in a Series C, which is another Bay Area-based primary care startup; they’re …