by Jeremy Horwitz | Jul 2, 2020 | News, Startups
Back in 2016, HTC created a $100 million fund for VR startups called Vive X, hoping to grow both applications and use cases for its then-new Vive VR headset. HTC hasn’t shied away from investments, unveiling 20 startups that December, growing the number to 80 in 2017,...
by MedCity News | Jul 1, 2020 | News, Startups
Picture: akindo, Getty Images NeuroFlow recently hired Matt Stiner, former director at Humana Military, to lead its government affairs department. In addition, the company partnered with Washington, D.C.-based venture firm Risk and Return to further expand its...
by Vlad Tropko | Jun 23, 2020 | Investment Opportunity, Startups
Image Credit: alexsl/Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has naturally made venture capitalists more cautious. Pitchbook analysts estimate that in the first quarter of 2020, the number of venture deals made in the 10 largest countries in Europe almost halved compared...
by Heather Landi | Jun 17, 2020 | News, Startups, Venture Funding
Source Image: Rostislav_Sedlacek/Getty PatientPing CEO Jay Desai says the company is well-positioned to be a compliance solution for hospitals under the new e-notifications requirement as part of conditions of participation in Medicare. PatientPing, a company that...
by Alaric DeArment | Jun 11, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Startups, Venture Funding
Photo: Feodora Chiosea, Getty Images After years of sustained economic growth, the Covid-19 pandemic suddenly has unleashed an economic catastrophe, with unemployment in the U.S. now reaching levels unseen since the Great Depression, notwithstanding the jobs report...
by Heather Landi | Jun 9, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus, Startups, Venture Funding, Virus
Source image: Jirapong Manustrong/Getty Images The current health crisis has accelerated Carbon Health’s expansion of its virtual care services, with plans to be in all 50 states by the end of the year. Health startups that focus on virtual care are getting an...
