Lena Health Closes Seed Funding for AI-Driven Care Coordination | StartUp Health Insights: Week of Apr 29, 2025
This week's global health innovation funding saw a diverse range of companies secure investments. Alongside StartUp Health company Lena Health's oversubscribed $2M seed round for its AI care coordinator, Biolinq led the week with a $100M raise for its precision biosensors focused on metabolic health. Nourish, providing AI-powered virtual nutrition care, secured $70M, while Healthee, a health benefits navigation startup, brought in $50M.
Written by Nicole Kinsey
Lena Health, a member of the StartUp Health community that has created an innovative AI care coordinator, closed an oversubscribed $2M seed round. Emergent Ventures and Cultivation Capital led the funding, with participation from the Texas Medical Center (TMC) Venture Fund and Caravan Health Ventures (CHV). <source>
Other global health innovation funding reported this week included:
Biolinq, a San Diego, CA-based health tech company focused on precision multi-analyte biosensors to improve metabolic health, raised $100M led by Alpha Wave Ventures, with participation fromRiverVest Venture Partners, AXA IM Alts, LifeSci Venture Partners, M Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Aphelion Capital, Taisho Pharmaceutical, and Features Capital. <source>
Nourish, a New York, NY-based provider of insurance-covered, AI-powered virtual nutrition care, raised $70M led by J.P. Morgan Private Capital’s Growth Equity Partners, with participation from Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, Y Combinator, Maverick Ventures, BoxGroup, Atomico, G Squared, and Pinegrove. <source>
Healthee, a New York, NY- and Israel-based health benefits navigation startup, raised $50M led by Key1 Capital, with participation from Fin Capital, Glilot Capital Partners, Group11, TriNet, and credit provided by Comerica. <source>
IXI, a Helsinki, Finland-based startup building low-power glasses that will automatically adjust to account for a wearer’s presbyopia (far-sightedness), raised $36.5M led by Plural, with participation from Amazon Alexa Fund, Tesi, byFounders, Heartcore, Eurazeo, FOV Ventures, Tiny Supercomputer, Maki.vc, First Fellow, firstminutecapital, John Lindfors, Illusian, and the Bragiel Brothers. <source>
Superpower, a San Francisco, CA-based app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health, raised $30M led by Forerunner, with participation from Day One Ventures, Susa Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Family Fund, Opal Ventures, Valia Ventures, Visible Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, and celebrities. <source>
Blooming Health, a New York, NY-based social care technology platform, raised $26M led by Insight Partners, with participation from Afore Capital, Crossbeam Venture Partners, and Metrodora Ventures. <source>
Craif, an Irvine, CA- and Japan-based developer of AI-powered software for early cancer detection, raised $22M led by X&KSK. <source>
Overture Life, a Palo Alto, CA-based startup focused on clinical research and product development designed to make IVF affordable to more people, raised $20.6M from Overwater Ventures, GV, and Khosla Ventures. <source>
Azalea Vision, a Ghent, Belgium-based ocular health company, raised €15M ($17.1M) from SPRIM Global Investments, Afrimobility, and others. <source>
Basil Systems, a Boston, MA-based AI-powered product lifecycle intelligence platform for the life sciences industry, raised $11.5M led by Golden Ventures, with participation from Hearst Ventures and Argosy Capital. <source>
Araceli Biosciences, a Portland, OR-based biotech company for high-content imaging and AI-powered analysis, raised $11.2M led byBill Cortelyou. <source>
Ascertain, a New York, NY-based health tech company empowering care teams with AI, raised $10M led by Deerfield Management, with participation from Northwell Health. <source>
Kiwi, a Miami, FL-based provider of a healthcare financial platform, raised $10M led by MVRK Capital and WDC Genesis. <source>
Gestalt Diagnostics, a Spokane, WA-based AI-powered digital pathology solutions company, raised $7.5M from Cowles Ventures, TVF Funds, Inland Imaging Investments, KickStart Funds, and angel investors. <source>
Nuclivision, a Ghent, Belgium-based developer of AI software that enhances PET imaging efficiency while reducing scan time and radiation exposure, raised €5M ($5.7M) co-led by LUMO Labs and Heran Partners, with participation from the imec.istart future fund. <source>
Poppins, a Paris, France-based neurotech startup providing digital therapy for dyslexia in children, raised €5M ($5.7M) led by Racine, with participation from Bpifrance Patient Autonome fund, Eurazeo, Kurma Partners, BNP Paribas Développement, and Verve Ventures. <source>
TadHealth, a Newport Beach, CA-based provider of mental health technology solutions for schools, raised $5.5M from Robin Richards, Sabrina Horn, and Jim Hudziak. <source>
Ovo Labs, a London, UK- and Munich, Germany-based fertility tech startup, raised £4M ($4.5M) co-led by LocalGlobe and Creator Fund. <source>
EyeMD EMR Healthcare Systems, a Bonita Springs, FL-based provider of electronic medical records software for ophthalmologists and related sub-specialties, raised an undisclosed amount from Performant Capital. <source>
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