September 23, 2013
Rock Weekly: Google vs. Death
September 23rd, 2013
Last week, Google got back in the game, the iPhone 5S continued to make waves (risk of asphyxiation: high), and wearable thermometers were in the spotlight. We got a makeover.
Our fifth Demo Day is tomorrow! Follow the action with #rockdemo.
Headlines
Google vs. Death
Time
Wearable Thermometer for Continuous Temperature Monitoring
Medgadget
Why Medicine Will Be More Like Walmart
Technology Review
Study: Medical Errors Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
ProPublica
Why Healthcare is Stuck and How To Fix It
Harvard Business Review
Medicine’s Search for Meaning
New York Times
| Name | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Teladoc | $15M | Undiclosed | MobiHealthNews |
| Y Prime | $5M | Ballast Point Ventures | FinSMEs |
| WiserTogether | $5M | Harbert Venture Partners | SEC filing |
| Lively | $4.8M | Cambia Health Solutions | MobiHealthNews |
| Intelomed | $4M | Undisclosed | MedCityNews |
| Profusa | $2.76M | Undisclosed | SEC filing |
| Sproutling | $2.6M | First Round Capital and others | TechCrunch |
| Gravie | $2.6M | FirstMark Capital | Twin Cities Biz Journal |
| Lift Labs | $1M | Multiple angels | VentureBeat |