Morning Headlines 1/31/25
Khosla Ventures Backs UK Startup’s Plan to Bring Cancer AI Tool to US
UK-based startup C the Signs, which uses routinely collected EHR data to help primary care doctors detect 50 types of early-stage cancer, announces an $8 million investment from Khosla Ventures and plans to enter the US market.
Announcing MedSender’s Series A
AI medical assistant software startup MedSender raises $5 million in Series A funding.
23andMe Special Committee Announces Exploration of Strategic Alternatives
Once valued at $6 billion, genetic testing company 23andMe says that it is running out of cash and will try to find a buyer for the second time.
Kode Raises $27M in Series B Funding to Transform Medical Coding and Data Management
Kode Health, which operates a gig matching service for HIM coders and hospitals, raises $27 million in a Series B funding round.
HealthBus Expands Healthcare Solutions with Strategic Acquisition of BetterHealthcare
Employer-focused digital healthcare services and benefits integration company HealthBus acquires BetterHealthcare, which offers providers patient engagement software.
Weird that Google can acknowledge its crowdsourced medical advice was wrong, but escape penalties for doing it wantonly at scale.