Category: Health in 2 Point 00

#Healthin2Point00, Episode 229 | Headspace & Ginger merge, Connect America buys 100Plus

100plus, AllStripes, Connect America, Headspace, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, M&A, Matthew Holt / August 25, 2021 August 25, 2021

It’s M&A day here on Health in 2 Point 00! On Episode 229, Jess and I chat about the big news that Headspace and Ginger are merging to create Headspace Health (for more deets tune into Jess’s interview on WTF Health here). Next up, Connect America buys remote patient monitoring platform 100Plus. Finally, AllStripes raises …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 228 | Mahana, Vera, Cadence, Commure & Ovia

Commure, Health in 2 Point 00, Jess DaMassa, LabCorp, Mahana Therapeutics, Matthew Holt, Ovia Health, PatientKeeper, Vera Whole Health / August 20, 2021 August 20, 2021

#HealthIn2Point00 is still catching up on back deals from my HIMSS “vacation” when Jess lost track of me. Mahana Therapeutics gets $61m for its IBS related CBT DTx. Not everyone is happy! Vera Whole Health Clinic gets $50mm even if they don’t love Jess! Cadence gets $41m for RPM. Commure buys PatientKeeper from HCA, and …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 227 | Maven, Carrot Fertility, Cricket Health & Sharecare

#Healthin2pt00, Carrot Fertility, Cricket Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, mavenclinic, Sharecare / August 19, 2021 August 19, 2021

It’s the return of #HealthIn2Point00 after an overly long summer break (well, I went to HIMSS and Jess didn’t last week!). We have deals with Maven raising a big round, Cricket Health (from a few weeks back) filling its coffers and another fertility play, Carrot Fertility, getting $75m. Finally Sharecare gets its checkbook out — …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 226 | DomaniRx, Connections Health Solutions, Veda, and Connie Health

Connections Health Solutions, Connie Health, DomaniRx, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, VEDA Data Solutions / August 5, 2021 August 5, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have more deals for you! First up, DomaniRx: Anthem, Humana, and a software company SS&C are teaming up to launch a PBM. Connections Health Solutions raises $30 million working on comprehensive behavioral health care, and Veda Data Solutions raises $45 million, bringing their total to $52.2 million, …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 225 | Amwell acquires SilverCloud & Conversa – plus more deals

Amwell, Conversa Health, Elvie, femtech, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, mental health, SilverCloud Health, SonderMind / July 30, 2021 July 30, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have a deal so big it’s brought me out of vacation just for this episode! Amwell acquires not one, but TWO companies – DTx mental health company SilverCloud Health and chatbot company Conversa Health for a combined $320 million. In other news, mental health company Sondermind raises …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 224 | b.well, Quit Genius, Doktor.se, Sweetch, Kno2, and HealthifyMe

b.well, Doktor.se, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Healthify.Me, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Quit Genius, Sweetch / July 23, 2021 July 23, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I chat about the staggering medical debt in this country before diving into some more health tech deals. First up on Episode 224, personal health record company b.well Connected Health raises $32 million, bringing their total to $57 million. Next, Quit Genius raises $64 million in …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 223 | Carbon Health, Woebot, Eight Sleep, Aidoc, and OM1

Aidoc, Carbon Health, eight sleep, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, om1, Woebot / July 22, 2021 July 22, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess has finally reclaimed her Twitter account! On Episode 223, Jess asks me about Carbon Health raising $350 million, this is a big competitor for One Medical with retail clinics plus telehealth. Next, for digital mental health care, Woebot gets $90 million for its mental health chatbot. Eight …

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Ginger for Teens Puts “Full-family Approach” to Mental Health Care in Hands of Employers

Ddana Udall, ginger, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health / July 20, 2021 July 20, 2021

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Digital mental health unicorn Ginger has just launched ‘Ginger for Teens’ in an effort to help the 1-in-5 teens currently suffering from mental health disorders, amid what’s being called a “teen mental health crisis.” No doubt parents are at their wit’s end searching for care, and Ginger is hoping that …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 222 | Funding for Availity, VisiQuate, Truveta, and Bayesian

Availity, Bayesian, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Truveta, VisiQuate / July 16, 2021 July 16, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I cover Availity raising $50 million bringing their total to $200 million and a valuation at over a billion. Revenue cycle management company Visiquate raises $50 million, bringing their total to $70 million. Truveta raises $95 million for its data analysis platform, and finally Bayesian gets …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 221 | Funding for Novacardia, Wellthy, Osso VR, and Form Health

Form Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Novacardia, Osso VR, Wellthy / July 9, 2021 July 9, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, the funding reports are out: Rock Health is saying $14.7 billion for the first half of the year, and Startup Health is saying $20.1 billion. Those numbers are pretty much what the numbers were for ALL of 2020. Now onto some deals: on Episode 221, Jess asks me …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 220 | Olive’s massive raise, Ro buys Kit, plus funding for Tendo & SWORD

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, jessica da massa, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Olive, Sword Health, Tendo Systems / July 2, 2021 July 2, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I’m cheering England’s win against Germany this week – but Jess keeps us on track with health tech deals. Olive gets another $400 million, bringing their total up to $902 million – with $802 million of that since March 2020. Tendo Systems gets $50 million in a Series …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 219 | Health Catalyst acquires Twistle, Hims acquires Apostrophe, & more

AlayaCare, Apostrophe, Health Catalyst, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Spiras Health, Twistle / June 29, 2021 June 29, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess claims that I am to blame! But for what?? On Episode 219, Jess and I talk about home care software company AlayaCare raising $225 million CAD. Next, Health Catalyst acquires Twistle for $104 million and Hims acquires teledermatology company Apostrophe. Finally, Spiras Health raises $14 million for …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 218 | Bicycle, NexHealth, Stork Club, DrChrono & Pear Therapeutics

Bicycle Health, drchrono, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, NexHealth, Pear Therapeutics, Stork Club / June 25, 2021 June 25, 2021

On Episode 218 of Health in 2 Point 00, it’s a big week in digital health for IPOs. Today Jess asks me about Bicycle Health’s $27 million Series A, bringing the substance use disorder startup’s total to $32.3 million. NexHealth, which is like Shopify for doctors, gets $31 million in a Series B, Stork Club …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 217 | 23andMe goes public, & funding for Zus, Pill Club, and Brightline

23andMe, Bright Health, brightline, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Pill Club, Zus Health / June 18, 2021 June 18, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I haven ‘t been fired yet – so I’m taking over this episode. On Episode 217, there’s been a lot going on in the digital health world, including the biggest IPO in health tech ever with Bright Health’s $14 billion valuation. Speaking of IPOs, 23andMe went public yesterday …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 216 | Datavant acquires Ciox, plus deals for AllyAlign, Cerebral & more

AllyAlign Health, Avenue Helth, Cerebral, Ciox Health, DataVant, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt / June 15, 2021 June 15, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess is trying to replace me with the other Matthew Holt. But on Episode 216, I am still around to talk about some deals. First, Datavant acquires Ciox Health in a $7 billion deal, aiming to create the nation’s largest health data ecosystem. Next, Avenue Health is a …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 215 | Monogram, LetsGetChecked, Transcarent, Lenus, and Ada

Ada Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Lenus, LetsGetChecked, Matthew Holt, Monogram, transcarent / June 11, 2021 June 11, 2021

Amazon Cares already has customers, Clover has become a meme stock, Transcarent has got a Series B that they closed already, and OneDrop has hit 25 billion biometric data points – what the hell is going on in digital health? Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we still have lots of deals to cover. …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 214 | One Medical acquires Iora, plus funding for HumanFirst & many more

Aunt Bertha, Doctor on Demand, Elektra Labs, Grand Rounds, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, HumanFirst, Included Health, Iora Health, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Medallion, one medical / June 8, 2021 June 8, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess pokes fun at me because my primary care provider has acquired a Medicare provider – One Medical buys Iora Health for $2.1 billion in stock. This deal is curious because these are two very different organizations. Next, HumanFirst (formerly Elektra Labs) raises $12 million in a Series …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 213 | Babylon’s SPAC IPO, plus big raises for Thirty Madison & Intrinsic

Babylon Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, intrinsic, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Thirty Madison / June 4, 2021 June 4, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we’re talking about our new conference in September: Policies, Techies, & VCs: What’s Next for Health Care. On Episode 213, Jess ask me about some massive deals. Thirty Madison gets $140 million – they are now a unicorn. Babylon Health is going public via a SPAC – $575 …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 212 | DayTwo, Hello Heart, Pack4U, and Curebase

Curebase, DayTwo, Doktor.se, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Hello Heart, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Pack4U / June 3, 2021 June 3, 2021

Today at Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I are presenting at the Going Digital: Behavioral Health conference today — tune in later for that. On Episode 212, our buddies at DayTwo get $37 million for the gut microbiome. Hello Heart raises $45 million, bringing their total to $68.2 million – this is for …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 211 | Noom, Akili, Unmind, Eleanor Health & Clearing

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt / May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess gives us a little tour of Chicago before we dive into some deals. Noom raises $540 million, bringing their total to $657 million with a $4 billion valuation. What are they going to do now with all this money? Digital therapeutics company Akili raises $160 million – …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 210 | Babylon acquires Meritage IPA, Ro acquires Modern Fertility & more

Babylon, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Meritage IPA, Modern Fertility, PathAI, SymphonyRM, Wheel / May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021

This week on Health in 2 Point 00, we’ve got big money, acquisitions, CVS Health starting its own decentralized clinical trials business, AND we’ve got Morgan Health. On Episode 210, Jess asks me about Babylon buying Meritage IPA, looking to add their digital front end to this doctors’ network, and Ro acquiring Modern Fertility for …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 209 | Funding for Lyra, DrFirst, Jasper Health & Cue Health

Cue Health, DrFirst, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jasper Health, Jessica DaMassa, lyra, Matthew Holt / May 21, 2021 May 21, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we catch Jess on the road again! On Episode 209, Jess is shocked at Lyra’s $200 million raise, bringing their total to a whopping $675 million – and their valuation is somewhere in the $4 billion range. What does this mean for the mental health space? Next, DrFirst …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 208 | Cedar acquires Ooda & funding for Medically Home, Huma

Cedar Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Huma, Jessica DaMassa, Kaiser Permanente, Matthew Holt, Mayo Clinic, Medically Home, OODA Health / May 14, 2021 May 14, 2021

Today Jess is bored with consistent $100m+ deals and yawns in the face of the Tiger! No matter– I explain what Cedar acquiring Ooda for $425m means, why $100m for Medically Home is a departure for Mayo but not Kaiser, and what the heck Huma is all about (OK, I don’t really know). Does Jess …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 207 | Aetion, Halodoc, Vori, Heartbeat Health & Memora Health

Aetion, Halodoc, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Vori, Vori Health / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, the survey says digital health is optimistic! Find out more on the other side. On Episode 207, Jess asks me about Aetion getting $110 million bringing its total to $212 million working on real world evidence for pharma companies, and Indonesian telehealth company Halodoc gets $80 million. MSK …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 206 | Walmart buys MeMD, Science 37 SPACs out, Vim & Zoe

Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, MeMD, Science37, Vim, Walmart, Zoe / May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021

Today in #Healthin2Point00, Jessica is not impressed by my stock trading and it’s all Walmart’s fault (well, Amazon’s too)! Part of the reason for that is Walmart buying a no-name telehealth company–well it has a name but not one anyone knows. There’s a SPAC exit on the horizon for fast growing remote clinical trials company …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 205 | Groups, Collective Health, Oura Ring & Ciitizen buys Stella

Ciitizen, Collective Health, Deven McGraw, Groups, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, OURA, Stella / May 7, 2021 May 7, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, it’s time for the silliness to end, and for Jess DaMassa and I to take digital health deals seriously. Groups gets $60 million from a bunch of famous investors. Oura, they of the tracking ring used by the NBA, gets $100m, and TPA substitute Collective Health gets a …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 204 | Vida, Headway, & Neuroelectrics, plus RCM acquires VisitPay

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, neuroelectrics, rcm, vida health, VisitPay / May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I am over the moon excited about Chelsea’s Champion’s League semi-final win. But on Episode 204, we have some big deals to cover too. First, Vida Health gets $110 million in a Series D bringing their total to $188 million. Next, R1 RCM acquires VisitPay for $300 million, …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 203 | Privia goes public, Vocera acquires PatientSafe Solutions & more

Ceribell, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, IPO, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Patient Safe Solutions, Privia, Sesame, Summus Global, Vocera / May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess hardly knows the value of $100 million anymore – is it a salary, is it an entire fund, is it one single round? On Episode 203, Jess and I cover Vocera buying PatientSafe Solutions and Privia going public with a $3.7 billion market cap. Cash-paid healthcare services …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 202 | Virta, Seqster, Kaia, Capsule & Accolade acquires PlushCare

Accolade, Capsule, Capsule pharmacy, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Kaia Health, Matthew Holt, PlushCare, Seqster, Virta Health / April 30, 2021 April 30, 2021

On Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I talk about TDOC earnings before getting into today’s deals. First, Virta Health scores $133 million in a round led by Tiger Global for its keto diabetes reversal program. Seqster raises $12 million in its Series A, and there are some interesting investors in this one. MSK …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 201 | European Funding Deals – complete with accents!

Alan, Caresyntax, Current Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Kry, Matthew Holt, Proximie / April 29, 2021 April 29, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we’re back from our 200th episode celebration! In Episode 201, we have an all-European funding deals episode for you, and I even attempt to answer every story in an accent relevant to the company. First, French insurance company Alan raises €185 million. Scottish company Current Health raises $43 …

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Health in 2 Point 00 — The 200th Episode Special!

200th Episode!, Eugene Borukhovich, Glen Tullman, Health in 2 Point 00, Ian Morrison, Jessica DaMassa, Lisa Suennen, Matthew Holt / April 27, 2021 April 27, 2021

Believe it or not, Jessica DaMassa and I have been banging out digital health tech & funding news for 200 episodes of this oh-so-cute little show. To celebrate, after several takeover episodes when Jess replaced me with a number of special guests, this time four of the digital health & health care digerati replaced Jess …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 199 | Olive acquires Empiric plus raises by Medable & Papa

Anthem, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Medable, Olive / April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I air some of my grudges as we get into our deals for the day. In the third extension of their Series C, Medable gets another $78 million bringing their total to $217 million. Olive acquires Empiric Health, expanding into surgical data analytics – where does this fit …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 198 | Microsoft buys Nuance & lots of IPO rumors

Bright Health, Cohere Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Microsoft, Nuance, Privia Health, VillageMd / April 13, 2021 April 13, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess claims to be blameless for the drama between Jonathan Bush and Glen Tullman. On Episode 198, we talk about Microsoft buying Nuance for $16 billion and $3 billion in debt – is Microsoft taking over healthcare, and is this going to slow Nuance down? Cohere Health raises …

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Health Tech Deals, on Clubhouse tomorrow (Thursday 8th) at 1 PT/4 ET

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Tech Deals, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, start ups, THCB Gang / April 8, 2021 April 8, 2021

Tomorrow we are taking a break from #THCBGang. Don’t worry it’ll be back with a vengeance next week. Instead, Jess DaMassa & I will host a new show “Health Tech Deals” on Clubhouse So please join Jess and me in The Health Care Blog’s room for “Gossip, analysis & Sh!talking about digital health funding”. Tomorrow, …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 197 | BrightInsight, SteadyMD, CirrusMD, and Cleo

BrightInsight, CirrusMD, cleo, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt / April 7, 2021 April 7, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I’m getting my shots soon! On Episode 197, General Catalyst is throwing more money around – $101 million goes to BrightInsight for its digital health insights management platform. SteadyMD raises $25 million bringing its total to $31 million, and CirrusMD raises $20 million in a Series C bringing …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 196 | Rightway, AKASA, Viz.ai, AppliedVR, & Harmonize

AKASA, AppliedVR, Harmonize, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Rightway, Viz.ai / March 31, 2021 March 31, 2021

We’ve only got one $100 million deal today on Health in 2 Point 00 — has the bubble burst? On Episode 196, Jess and I talk about care navigator Rightway raising $100 million – there’s a lot going on with this space, does it make sense to do this right now with Transcarent? AKASA, formerly …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 195 | Cityblock, Crossover, Redesign Health & Vesta

Cityblock, Crossover Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Redesign Health, Vesta Healthcare / March 30, 2021 March 30, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, I’ve been banned from talking about the Suez Canal by Jess. On Episode 195, we cover Cityblock raising $192 million in a C extension, adding to their $160 million Series C in from December. Crossover Health raises $168 million in a proper D round, Redesign Health raises $100 …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 194 | Ro, Appriss, Everlywell & Ginger

Appriss Health, EverlyWell, ginger, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Home Access Health, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, PatientPing, PWNHealth / March 25, 2021 March 25, 2021

We’re swimming in a pool of money, health tech! Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have over $1 billion and 3 acquisitions in this episode alone. First up is Ro, which just raised $500 million – they’re building quite the big healthcare company; their valuation is roughly double what Hims is trading and …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 193 | Evidation, Komodo Health, Bigfoot Biomedical & Glooko

Bigfoot Biomedical, Evidation, Glooko, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Komodo Health, Matthew Holt / March 23, 2021 March 23, 2021

On Episode 193 of Health in 2 Point 00, we have another huge day! We catch up on Amazon’s telehealth news before covering more massive deals. Evidation gets $153 million, bringing their total to a whopping $259 million and Komodo Health gets $220 million, bringing their total to $319 million. Bigfoot Biomedical raises $53 million …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 192 | Happify, 100Plus, Health Recovery Solutions—& Glen Tullman is back

100plus, Glen Tullman, Happify, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Recovery Solutions, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, remote patient monitoring, transcarent / March 18, 2021 March 18, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we’re back with more deals as promised for our post St-Patty’s episode. On Episode 192, Jess and I have lots to chat about because Glen Tullman is back—he becomes the CEO of Transcarent, a new company which is going direct to employers and doing navigation and telehealth and …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 191 | Doctor on Demand & Grand Rounds merge, plus more staggering deals

Clarify Health, Doctor on Demand, Grand Rounds, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Strive Health, Unite Us / March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, it’s St. Patrick’s Day and to top off your green beer we’ve got plenty of green money. First up on Episode 191, the news we’ve been waiting for: Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds merge. No SPAC here, but this is a real harbinger for the future. Strive …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 190 | Forward Health, Cedar, & Babylon

Babylon, Babylon Health, Forward Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, softbank / March 12, 2021 March 12, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, primary care appears to have jumped the shark because there is a deal in this episode in which the investors on the round are probably Jess’s favorite group of investors ever. Forward Health raises $225 million in a Series D – there’s Softbank money in this round as …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 189 | DispatchHealth, TytoCare and Highmark Health

Dispatch, DispatchHealth, google cloud, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Highmark Health, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Onduo, TytoCare, Verily / March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we’re wishing Jess a happy belated birthday! On Episode 189, Jess asks me about DispatchHealth raising a massive $200 million Series D, bringing their total up to $403 million, providing in-home urgent care. TytoCare raises another $50 million for their Series D, bringing their total up to $155 …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 188 | MDLive, Devoted Health, Medisafe, January AI

Cigna, Devoted, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, January AI, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, mdlive, Medisafe / March 2, 2021 March 2, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we cheat a little bit and go overtime. On Episode 188, Jess asks me about MDLive getting acquired by Cigna’s Evernorth division, Devoted raising a whopping $380 million, Medisafe getting $30 million in a round led by Sanofi, and January AI raising $8.8 million bringing its total up …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 187 | Redox, Nanit, Innovacer & MindMed

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, HealthMode, Innovaccer, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, MindMed, Nanit, Redox / February 25, 2021 February 25, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess makes me pronounce some impossible words while we cover lots of funding deals. Redox has raised $45 million in a Series D, bringing their total up to $95 million. Nanit, another baby monitoring company, raises $25 million in a Series C, Innovaccer raises a $105 million D …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 186 | Bad jokes about Circulo, Eden Health, Carevive & Loyal

#Healthin2pt00, Carevive, Circulo, Eden Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, loyal / February 23, 2021 February 23, 2021

On Episode 186, of Health in 2 Point 00 – I have bad jokes about Olive.ai-related Circulo raising $50m, online/offline clinic Eden Health grabbing $60m, cancer app Carevive getting $18m & provider engagement play Loyal getting $12m. Will Jess DaMassa think the jokes are funny? You’ll have to watch to find out but you can …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 185 | Modern Health, Owlet, & Mymee

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Modern Health, Mymee, Owlet, SPAC IPO / February 18, 2021 February 18, 2021

On Episode 185, Jess has beat us to an interview on WTF Health before we cover it here on Health in 2 Point 00 – Modern Health raised $74 million in a Series D, so how does this compare to other mental health and wellness companies? Owlet is going public via a SPAC for their …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 184 | Zocdoc, RapidSOS, Capital Rx and Equip

Capital Rx, Equip, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, RapidSOS, Zocdoc / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I are back to cover more fun(draising) deals. First, Zocdoc raises $150 million and Jess asks me what’s going on with this old-school appointment scheduler? RapidSOS raises $85 million, bringing their total up to $220 in an infrastructure play for first responders, Capital Rx, which is …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 176 | Optum acquires Change & deals for Hinge, Liva, and Metronom

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Liva Healthcare, Matthew Holt, Metronome Health / January 7, 2021 January 7, 2021

Insurgents have stormed the Capitol and we’re still here to talk about health tech deals. On Episode 176, Jess and I discuss Optum acquiring Change Healthcare in a $13.5 billion deal, bringing it back to Jess’s interview with CEO Neil Crescenzo bout what Change Healthcare does with the connective tissue of big healthcare. Hinge gets …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 175 | Haven, Color, RapidSOS & more

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt / January 6, 2021 January 6, 2021

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I chat about Haven finally closing its doors. On Episode 175, we cover Color raising $167 million growing fast as the major COVID tester in the Bay Area and 23andMe scoring $82.5 million. RapidSOS quietly raised another $51.2 million on New Year’s Eve, Fruit Street Health …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 174 | Cityblock, Elation, Modern Health, LeanTaaS & Well

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt / December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess has me weigh in on Cityblock Health’s big raise of $160 million bringing their total up to 300 million to improve health for low-income patients. On Episode 174, Elation, which is Cityblock’s EMR as well as that for some other independent primary care clinics, raises $40 million …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 173 | Calm, Story Health, Centivo, Ro & Pear

calm, Centivo, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Pear TX, ro / December 9, 2020 December 9, 2020

It’s a wacky world today. Lynne Chou O’Keefe’s Devine Ventures has done 4 deals this week. Calm raises $75m it doesn’t seem to need, Story Health takes on navigation around specialty care, Centivo gets $34m to start a Collective Health rival, Ro moves into home (literally) bringing diagnostics and Softbank money is back! The lucky …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 172 | MedArrive, PointClickCare, Consejo Sano & FOLX Health

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt / December 8, 2020 December 8, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we’ve got quite a diverse set of companies to cover. MedArrive, which is Dan Trigub’s company – the former CEO of Uber Health – raises $4.5 million. Jess also asks me about PointClickCare acquiring Collective Medical, connecting data from EMRs in the acute care space into their long …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 171 | Massive deals & a massive IPO

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Virta Health / December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have a huge IPO coming up – JD Health, a Chinese company which has a valuation of $28 billion, could raise up to $4 billion in its upcoming IPO. On Episode 171, Jess asks me about Everlywell raising $175 million in a Series D for at-home testing, …

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#Healthin2Point00 Episode 170 | Olive, WithMe, Andor & more

Andor Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Olive, Upfront Healthcare, WithMe Health / December 2, 2020 December 2, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess & I are together in Marin County before Jess sets off! On Episode 170, Jess asks me about Olive raising $225 million following a recent raise as well, WithMe Health closing a $20 million Series B, Andor Health getting an undisclosed amount in a Series A with …

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#Healthin2Point 00, Episode 169 | They’re real and they’re SPACtacular!

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, K-Health, Matthew Holt, Medable, SPAC, Spring Health, UpHealth / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, It’s a whacky SPACy world, as a new SPAC rolls “UpHealth” and has me singing Bob Marley, meanwhile there’s $91m for remote clinical trial software player Medable, $76m more for Spring Health joining the throng of mental health companies, while K-Health gets $42m to introduce chat bot front …

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#Healthin2Point 00, Episode 169 | They’re real and they’re SPACtacular!

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, K-Health, Matthew Holt, Medable, SPAC, Spring Health, UpHealth / November 24, 2020 November 24, 2020

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#Healthin2Point 00, Episode 168 | Is Amazon taking over the world of healthcare?

AliveCor, Amazon, Barry Sternlicht, Cano Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Lasting, Levels, Matthew Holt, SPAC, Talkspace / November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020

Goodbye health insurance, hello Amazon Prime membership! Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we talk about all the Amazon news now that they’re moving into pharmacy via Amazon Prime. Jess and I also discuss AliveCor raising $65 million for its personal EKG technology and Talkspace acquiring Lasting, a relationship counseling app. Levels raises $12 …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 167 | Bridge Connector, Togetherall, Solv Health & more

Bridge Connector, Cerner, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Solv Health, Springtide, Togetherall, WELL Health / November 17, 2020 November 17, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, the big news is about another COVID vaccine… or is it the collapse of the telehealth and digital health market as we know it? On Episode 167, Jess asks me about Bridge Connector shutting down 2 months after getting a $25.5 million raise, UK-based online mental health platform …

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#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 …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 165 | Centene, Koa Health, Eko and Medically Home

Apixio, Centene, Eko, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Koa Health, Matthew Holt, Medically Home / November 10, 2020 November 10, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, there is so much to talk about between the election, the Affordable Care Act, and Pfizer’s COVID vaccine news. On Episode 165, we talk about how this is impacting the markets and cover more deals. ACA darling Centene has acquired Apixio, Koa Health spins out from Telefónica and …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 164 | Election Day Edition

7wire, Curve Health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, HomeThrive, Human API, Jessica DaMassa, KelaHealth, LifeDojo, Matthew Holt, Ontrak / November 3, 2020 November 3, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess is wondering which European countries let Americans in without a quarantine. On Episode 164, we’ve got more deals for you. Human API gets $20 million seeking to make the world interoperable, Curve Health raises $6 million for its skilled nursing tech platform which has seen a bump …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Halloween Edition (Ep 163)

Featured, Health in 2 Point 00, MC10, Medidata, Navina, Nice Healthcare, Quit Genius, Vitable / October 31, 2020 October 31, 2020

It’s the Halloween edition of Health in 2 Point 00 where we round up a bunch of smaller deals plus Medidata buying MC10. The smaller ones include Navina, Nice Healthcare and Vitable (who appear to be the same thing in telehealth), Coa (mental health group classes), and Quit Genius (smoking cessation) which somehow has the …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 162 | Whoop, Honor, Sidekick Health & more

Cricket Health, EVISIT, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, honor, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Sidekick Health, whoop / October 29, 2020 October 29, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess is dismayed at her rising premiums. On Episode 162, Jess and I have more deals to cover. Whoop, which makes a wearable, raises $100 million (including SoftBank money!), bringing their valuation to $1.2 billion. Next, Honor raises $140 million in a Series D and I weigh in …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 161 | Partnerships galore & a new SPAC

Bind Benefits, bridgehealth, calm, CareLinx, Cigna, Doctor on Demand, Glen Tullman, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, loyal, lyra, Matthew Holt, mdlive, transcarent / October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we have some hot gossip re: Glen Tullman starting his own SPAC. On Episode 161, Jess and I discuss Bind Benefits raising $105 million, BridgeHealth merging with Transcarent and raising $40 million in a Series A, and Loyal raising $12.5 million in a Series A. Jess also asks …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 160 | Lawsuits galore, and a faux IPO

Amwell, Augmedix, CarePortMD, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Teladoc, Testcard, Twentyeight Health, Zocdoc / October 20, 2020 October 20, 2020

The thing to do in health tech this week? Trademark infringement. Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we try to make sense of all the lawsuits right now with Teladoc suing Amwell, Allscripts suing CarePortMD, and whose side are we on for Zocdoc suing Zocdoc? On Episode 160, Jess asks me to make sense …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 159 | A quiet period?

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Numan, Nym, Press Ganey, TigerConnect / October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, we might be seeing a quiet period in health tech investing with the election coming up. On Episode 159, Jess and I talk about TigerConnect raising $45 million in a Series D, offering a HIPAA-compliant texting service for doctors; UK-based startup Numan getting £10 million, which is another …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 159 | A quiet period?

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Numan, Nym, Press Ganey, TigerConnect / October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 158 | Datavant, Mira, Avail & more

abridge, avail, DataVant, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Mira, scriptdrop / October 13, 2020 October 13, 2020

On Episode 158 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I talk about Datavant raising $40 million in a Series B for their open health data exchange platform, Mira raising $2.7 million for it’s Costco-esque health insurance alternative, Avail raising $100 million providing telehealth for the OR, ScriptDrop raising $15 million for prescription drug …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 158 | Datavant, Mira, Avail & more

abridge, avail, DataVant, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Mira, scriptdrop / October 13, 2020 October 13, 2020

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 157 | The phrase is “Takeout Speculation”!

Amwell, Cerebral, Clover, digital health IPO, Express Scripts, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, IPO, Jessica DaMassa, Lark health, Matthew Holt, Medicare Advantage, NOCD, UnitedHealthcare / October 9, 2020 October 9, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I gossip about the wild rumor that UnitedHealthcare is acquiring Amwell. On Episode 157, we discuss Lark raising $55 million in a Series C along with a deal with Anthem to be their preferred DPP provider, Medicare Advantage plan Clover going public with a valuation of …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 156 | Garage Sale Edition

DrDoctor, fiture, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, HomeDoctor, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Raccoon.World, Siren, tempo, tonal, Your.MD / October 6, 2020 October 6, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess can’t figure out what’s going on with health tech investors. Episode 156 feels like rummaging through a garage sale… First up is mirrors, mirrors, mirrors, with a total of $225 million invested: Tonal gets $110 million, Tempo gets $60 million, and Fiture gets $65 million. Next up …

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#Healthin2Point00, Episode 155 | Is UnitedHealth Group taking over the world?

divvydose, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Medigate, Noyo, OnCall, PillPack, RapidAI, UnitedHealth Group / October 1, 2020 October 1, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I discuss UnitedHealth Group acquiring DivvyDose for $300 million, which is a knock off of PillPack. Is there anything left for them to buy? We cover many more deals in Episode 155—Noyo raises $12 million in a series A, helping health plans exchange data, Medigate raises …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 154 | Health Tech Rounds, Socialized Medicine, & the ACA

ACA, Biden, Health in 2 Point 00, join academy, maple health, optimize.health, Papa / September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020

On Episode 154 of Health in 2 Point 00, follow @barkyboy (a dog wearing a Health in 2 Point 00 shirt!) on Twitter! Jess also asks me about Papa getting $18M in a Series B for their matching platform for college students, Optimize.health raising $15.6M in a Series A for their RPM platform, Joint Academy …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 147 | The Most Confusing Episode So Far

Aetion, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, neurolex, Otsuka, prescryptive health, Proteus, Sonde Health / August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020

With 3 consecutive days of $100M in funding, here is the most confusing (or rather the most confused we have been) Episode 147 of Health in 2 Point 00. Jess asks me about Verily partnering with Swiss Re to get into the stop-loss insurance game, Prescryptive Health raising a $26M Series A for their maybe …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 146 | Can We Call it Digital Health Anymore?

Amwell, brightline, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Lyra Health, Matthew Holt, patient pop, Science 37 / August 26, 2020 August 26, 2020

Can we call this digital health anymore? What do we call it? On Episode 146 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa asks me about Amwell filing for their S1, Lyra Health getting $110M to develop their mental health platform, PatientPop raising $50M to improve SEO for doctors and patients (they also brought Johnathan …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 145 | Amwell, OneDrop, Outset Medical & Podimetrics

Amwell, google cloud, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, OneDrop, outset medical, podimetrics / August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess asks me about the big news that Google Cloud has entered into a partnership with Amwell and invested $100 million into the company—looks like their IPO is really a thing! OneDrop gets $98.7 million in a partnership with Bayer, following at $40 million partnership last November, in …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 144 | Magical Forests, PsychCentral’s History, & More Funding Rounds

Bridge Connector, cecelia health, General Catalyst, Glen Tullman, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, healthline media, heman teneja, jefferson health, jessica da massa, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, Matthew Holt, psychcentral, reify, Stephen Klasko / August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020

On Episode 144 of Health in 2 Point 00, Matthew has gingerly emerged from his office and gone into a Magical Forest! Jess asks me about Healthline media acquiring PsychCentral, the first-ever online psychiatry support group and I explain the history of how it has been passed around from Corporates to PE firms, Bridge Connector …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 143 | Lumeon, Nurx, Thirty Madison, & More

Bodyport, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, kumanu, Livongo, Lumeon, Matthew Holt, merger, Nurx, Teladoc, Thirty Madison / August 19, 2020 August 19, 2020

On Episode 143 of Health in 2 Point 00, we have all the alphabets in the raising series represented ;)! Jess asks me about Lumeon raising a $30M Series D for their care orchestration centers, Nurx raising a $22M Series C to develop out its online pharmacy presence, Thirty Madison getting $47M and Johnson & …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 142 | Ginger, Infermedica, Xealth & SOC Telemed

ginger, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Infermedica, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, SOC Telemed, Xealth / August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I cover all the deals that got overshadowed by the big news of Teladoc and Livongo’s merger. First up is Ginger, the mental health provider which raised $50 million in a D round bringing their total up to $120 million. Infermedica, an AI enabled symptom checker …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 141 | Teladoc Livongo Merger Special

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, Matthew Holt, Teladoc / August 5, 2020 August 5, 2020

Today, a special Health in 2 Point 00. Jessica DaMassa asks me about the biggest news in public digital health companies ever: this morning’s merger of Teladoc and Livongo. We discuss the deal, the implications for digital health, what’s next for Continuous Clinics, whether our T-Shirts will become a collectors item, and of course what …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 140 | Heal, Lemonaid, CVS & Sema4

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Technology, Jessica DaMassa, lemonaid, Matthew Holt / July 31, 2020 July 31, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess helps me celebrate my birthday Kylie Jenner-style. On Episode 140, Jess and I discuss Humana investing $100 million in Heal, Lemonaid raising $33 million in a Series B, CVS Caremark announcing 5 new companies in their digital health platform—4 of which are about weight loss, and perplexing …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 139 | More Funding Deals & Livongo’s Diabetes Prevention Program

Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, Matthew Holt, neurovalens, pocket health, sidecar health, Withings / July 30, 2020 July 30, 2020

Health tech deals are just back to back this week! On Episode 139 of Health In 2 Point 00, Jess asks me about Withings getting $60M in a new round to develop their connected devices & apps products, Neurovalens raising €5.5M to grow their headset technology that helps with obesity, insomnia, diabetes, & more, Pocket …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 138 | Health Tech Funding in Late July?

Angle Health, CGM, General Catalyst, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Plans, Health Tech, indigo diabetes, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, roman, rory, sidecar health / July 28, 2020 July 28, 2020

There is still health tech funding going on in late July? Wow! On Episode 138 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess asks me about Ro getting $200M from General Catalyst to expand their Telehealth platform, Indigo Diabetes raising 38M Euros to develop its CGM Sensor, Angle Health landing $4M to create a health plan …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 137| $10M in Seed Rounds, AI & Chatbots, and a New Meditation App?

ai & chat bots, austism, captio nhealth, Gyant, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, jessica da massa, Jessica DaMassa, kind body, Matthew Holt, meditopia, sprout / July 22, 2020 July 22, 2020

Today on Episode 137 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess questions if “Jack in the Bean Stalk” is actually abut how VCs are growing into the health tech space. Listen to Jess’s take on the comparison as she asks me about Sprout getting $10M in a seed round to grow its Autism platform, Gyant …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 136 | Telepharmacy, a Mega-Merger, & DoorDash’s Deal with Walgreens

arkos health, carepointe, Cityblock, curavi, doordash, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, Nowrx, US Health systems, Walgreens / July 17, 2020 July 17, 2020

On Episode 136 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess has 15 new deals to talk about (and its only been a day since the last episode!). Jess asks me about CityBlock getting $54M for their Series B round to provide primary care services to dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid members in New York, Medly raising …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 135 | Amazon’s primary care entry, UnitedHealth’s digital DPP & more

Ahead, Amazon, Chronic Diseases, Crossover Health, digital diabetes care, digital DPP, DPP, Health Catalyst, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Healthfinch, Jessica DaMassa, Level2, Matthew Holt, primary care, Truepill, UnitedHealth Group / July 15, 2020 July 15, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, it’s the 4th shoe! On Episode 135, we’ve got Amazon’s entry into primary care through its pilot program with Crossover Health, UnitedHealth Group launching Level2, their own digital health diabetes prevention program, Health Catalyst acquiring healthfinch, Truepill raising $25 million and then investing in Ahead, a company which …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 134 | Health Tech’s “PPP Blacklist”, Walgreens and VillageMD, & more

brian dolan, Doctor on Demand, exits and outcomes, go health, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, jessica da massa, Jessica DaMassa, Livongo, Matthew Holt, Oak Street Health, VillageMd, Walgreens / July 14, 2020 July 14, 2020

Today on Episode 134 of Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I cover Livongo’s stock price swinging, Brian Dolan’s PPP “Black List” for Health Tech Startups, and Oak Street Health & GoHealth filing their S-1’s. We also get Matthew’s take on Walgreen’s deal with Village MD to become a primary care center, and Doctor …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 133 | PBMs galore, Genome Medical, & the FCC’s Rural Health Program

Anthem, Capital Rx, FCC, Genome Medical, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, IngenioRx, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, PBMs, pharmacy startups, rural health, Walmart / July 8, 2020 July 8, 2020

Episode 133 of Health in 2 Point 00 is brought to you by the letter P — that’s P for PBMs, of course. In this episode, Jess and I talk about Genome Medical extending their series B and getting another $14 million on top of the $23 million they already raised for their remote genetic …

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Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 132 | Accolade IPO, Somatus, NexHealth, Tatch & more

Accolade, digital health IPO, Health in 2 Point 00, Health Tech, Health Technology, IPO, Jessica DaMassa, Matthew Holt, NexHealth, optimize.health, Simply Speak, Somatus, Tatch / July 6, 2020 July 6, 2020

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess and I cover some big news! Accolade has filed its IPO, so on Episode 132 I give my take on this health care navigation service. We also cover Somatus getting $64 million for chronic kidney disease care, NexHealth raising $15 million, Tatch raising $4.25 million for sleep …

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