Emerging Technologies
Global healthtech has received $51.3 billion in investment this year, marking new highs for venture capitalist interest in the sector and identifying London as the fastest growing healthtech hub globally.
Digital care applications are among the most wanted innovations in the Germany.
Most UAE femtech startups focus on women’s wellness and menstrual health. But other subsectors, such as female-focused mental health, are seriously lagging behind. What’s more, the MENA region accounts for less than 6% of the global femtech industry.
Digital infrastructure company Lifen has raised $58M (€51M) in funding, which will go towards working with 1,500 hospitals and 200 eHealth solutions by 2025.
The news comes about a week after AppliedVR announced it raised $36 million in Series B funding.
The latest investment brings the company’s total raise to $55 million. It brought in $10.25 million in Series A funding last year.
2021 Year in Review
In this 14-part video and podcast series, HIMSS Media editors and guests go deep on what the next phase of virtual care, beyond telehealth video visits, will look like.
Led by Nour Nouf Ventures, the round will be dedicated to scaling, plus research and development efforts, the startup announced.
Also, Enovacom launches solution to centralise patient data in a single app.
MobiHealthNews sits in on the first virtual surgery using Proximie and Teladoc's new combined technology.