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Applying Equity to Funding Health Care Startups

Fund managers now target companies addressing health equity with solutions aimed at increasing access and improving outcomes for historically underserved and marginalized communities. Some are assessing the diversity of fund managers and allocating a percentage of funds to companies owned by Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and women committed to advancing health equity.

AHA Makes Second Round of Investments in Health-Equity Startup Funds

AHA recently provided a second round of funding for startups led by women and people from racial and ethnic minorities. The AHA selected the funds because they finance historically marginalized entrepreneurs who have limited access to the capital needed to develop innovative health care solutions.

3 Firms Level the Playing Field in Health Equity Investing

A new AHA Center for Health Innovation report, “Leveling the Playing Field in Health Equity Investing,” explores the challenges these entrepreneurs face, how some venture capital (VC) funds are expanding opportunities for underrepresented startups and how the field can benefit.

Verizon Accelerator Program Targets 7 Startups Addressing Health Equity

Seven organizations recently completed the third cohort of Verizon’s Forward for Good Accelerator, which is focused on scaling solutions that address barriers to health access and high-quality care.

4 Ways Strategic Partnerships Will Transform Care Delivery

During the recent HLTH conference, health care leaders from hospitals and health systems, digital health companies and others shared how they are teaming up to further accelerate rapid innovation and transformation in care delivery.
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Takeaways from Cleveland Clinic’s Collaboration with Khosla Ventures

Cleveland Clinic is forming a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley health tech investor Khosla Ventures that will further the health system’s aims in funding tech startups and creating partnerships to advance care.
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Digital Health Funding Surges in Q1, with AI Leading the Way

Digital health funding, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) companies, surged 47% in Q1 over the previous quarter, even as deal volume slipped 9%, according to a recent CB Insights report.
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Walgreens’ Move to Go Private: 4 Key Takeaways

While financial and retail analysts continue to evaluate the implications of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s recent agreement to be taken private by Sycamore Partners, many important questions loom.
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4 Signs That This Might Be a Stronger Year for Digital Health Funding

For 2025, a rebound may be in store for investments in digital health startups, according to a recent survey report from Summit Health Advisors.

Can Hospitals Create Better Digital Health Startups?

The startup incubation studio Aegis Ventures recently gained some important backers, including Northwell Health, Novant Health, Ochsner Health and Stanford Health Care, for its model to co-develop, invest in and deploy tech solutions that address health care’s most pressing quality, equity and cost problems.