Rock Weekly: How entrepreneurs’ brains are wired differently
December 23, 2013
We’re thrilled to announce a new addition to our portfolio. Co-founded by Munjal Shah, founder of Like.com, Health Equity Labs is making good health an asset you can leverage. Rock Health joins Charles River Ventures, First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, Greylock Partners, and WTI as investors in the company’s Series A round.
Just in time for the holidays, Cellscope shipped their first otoscopes and this little girl got a new hand from a high school robotics team. Still have last minute presents to buy? We’ve got you covered with our digital health gift guide — note: wearables have shown they double as abarometer for how much twerking affects your sleep.
Join leading women in healthcare for a one-day exclusive retreat in San Francisco on March 27th. XX in Health is now accepting nominations.
Headlines
How Wearing Tech On Our Bodies Actually Helps It Get Out Of Our Way
Wired
Entrepreneurs’ Brains Are Wired Differently
Harvard Business Review
The Average Successful Startup Raises $41M, Exits At $242.9M
TechCrunch
23andMe Flap With FDA Just A Bump In The Road
The Wall Street Journal
People Are Ready For Future Health Tech — But No One Wants A Robot Surgeon
Fast Company
GlaxoSmithKline To Stop Paying Doctors For Endorsements
The New York Times
The Top Scientific Discoveries Of 2013
Wired
Weighing Health Plans: The Devilish Details
The New York Times
Healthcare’s Road To Ruin
The New York Times
Rock Health in the News Interview With Docphin Co-Founder, Mitesh Patel Drchrono Opens API For Developers, Providers |
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Maxwell Health | $6M | Vaizra Investments, Catalyst Health & Technology Partners, others | TechCrunch |
| Soundhawk | $5.7M | True Ventures | The Wall Street Journal |
| RetroFit | $5M | Cambia Health Solutions | VentureBeat |
| Curoverse | $1.5M | Hatteras Venture Partners, Point Judith Ventures, Common Angels, others | VentureBeat |
| FlexMinder | $1.4M | Founder’s Co-op, WRF Capital, others | Geek Wire |
| Socrates Health Solutions | $1.29M | Undisclosed | |
| Nexercise | $939K | Undisclosed | SEC |
| Ring.MD | $500K | Singapore’s National Research Foundation | VentureBeat |
| Health: ELT | $375K | Undisclosed | SEC |