Rock Weekly: 23andMe makes up with the FDA
June 23, 2014
The FDA is up to their neck in digital health. First, in a rare move, they announced they’ll be hands-off with certain mobile medical apps that happen to resemble HealthKit. Then they told pharma and medical device companies what they can and can’t tweet. They finished the week off by launching a review into a new 510(k) application—this time from 23andMe as part of its first step to re-enter healthcare.
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Headlines
23andMe Takes A Big Step Toward FDA Approval
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Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| ClearCare | $11M | Bessemer Venture Partners, Cambia Health Solutions, Voyager Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Harbor Pacific Capital | VentureBeat |
| Peloton Interactive | $10.5M | Tiger Global | peHUB |
| Pascal Metrics | $9.9M | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Augmedix | $7.3M | DCM, Emergence Capital Partners | San Francisco Chronicle |
| Valencell | $7M | WSJ Joshua Fund, TDF Ventures, True Ventures, Best Buy Capital | MobiHealthNews |
| MDSave | $2M | Undisclosed | Nashville Business Journal |
| Calm.com | $578K | Launch, Matt Mullenweg, Matt Cheng | TechCrunch |
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