LRVHealth is the “Inside Healthcare” venture capital platform. LRVHealth’s investors include leading provider, payer, and vendor organizations, comprising a network that touches one in three healthcare consumers across the U.S. Together, this network collaborates to identify, invest in, and adopt innovative solutions to the industry’s most pressing needs. Founded in 2000 by an experienced team of healthcare investors, operators, and advisors, the LRVHealth team provides early stage capital, operating experience, and industry insights to build the next generation of great healthcare companies.

LRVHealth

Santé Ventures is a life sciences venture capital firm that invests exclusively in early-stage companies developing innovative new medical technologies or healthcare delivery models. The firm was founded in 2006 and has $281 million in capital under management in two funds.

Sante Ventures

City of Hope is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people with cancer, diabetes and other serious illnesses. Our mission is to transform the future of health care by turning science into a practical benefit, hope into reality. We accomplish this by providing outstanding care, conducting innovative research and offering vital education programs focused on eliminating these diseases. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is one of only 45 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, as designated by the National Cancer Institute. Our role as leaders in patient care, basic and clinical research, and the translation of science into tangible benefit is widely acknowledged. Our community includes research associates, scientists, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, graduate students, fundraising specialists, marketing professionals, volunteers and an extensive support staff. We are united by our desire to find cures, save lives and transform the future of health. Every discovery we make and every new treatment we create gives people the chance to live longer, better and more fully. City of Hope continues to be a pioneer of patient centered care and remains committed to its tradition of exceptional care for patients, families and communities. Each day, we live out our credo:   ''There is no profit in curing the body, if, in the process, we destroy the soul.''​

City of Hope

McKesson Ventures they help entrepreneurs in healthcare technology and services to create efficient health care delivery systems for key stakeholders on all sides of the health care economy.

McKesson Ventures

Martin Ventures provides capital, operational support and mentoring to assist entrepreneurs who want to be catalysts for change.  Focusing primarily on health care and technology initiatives, Martin Ventures’ unique approach allows the leadership of our portfolio companies to more acutely focus on the optimal execution of their vision and strategy while quickly scaling and growing their businesses into successful, profitable organizations.

Martin Ventures

The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund is located on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado. The fund invests in companies that have developed meaningful partnerships with the institutions on the campus. The $50 million fund invests across digital health, therapeutics and devices.

The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund

Leaders in the ERP market for SMEs with more than 40 years of experience in Chile and Latin America, we develop solutions and promote technological innovation in the region with more than 22 companies that are part of the group. We have generated over $500MM in exits and $35MM in ARR. We are preparing to list on the US stock market as an IPO in 2025.

Sable

Reimagine Care

Reimagine Care is a health care company that provides technology-enabled services to support community-based oncology care settings. It aims to make high-quality cancer care more affordable, accessible, and patient-centric.  Reimagine Care partners with HC systems and independent physician oncology practices to support value-based oncology care delivery in the community. They do this by providing the people, processes, and a robust technology platform that enables the scalable and effective delivery of high-quality, patient-centric, lower-cost cancer care across multiple care sites, including the home. It was founded in 2020 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

<div><p>Reimagine Care is a tech-driven health care startup offering care coordination solutions to support in-home cancer care. The company&rsquo;s solutions include remote patient monitoring service, personalized care plans, as well as primary, acute, and virtual care delivery. It supports value-based oncology care delivery by partnering with independent physician oncology practices, health systems, insurance companies, and employers. The value-based care model offers financial incentives to healthcare providers based on the quality of care. It plans to launch with a hospital partner in February 2022.</p></div>

More important now than ever, telehealth will long outlast the pandemic that drove its growth.

Telehealth

<div><p>Reimagine Care is a health care company that provides technology-enabled services to support community-based oncology care settings. It aims to make high-quality cancer care more affordable, accessible, and patient-centric. Reimagine Care partners with HC systems and independent physician oncology practices to support value-based oncology caredelivery in the community. They do this by providing the people, processes, and a robust technology platform that enables the scalable and effective delivery of high-quality, patient-centric, lower-cost cancer care across multiple care sites, including the home.</p></div>

Redefining hospital care with the comfort of home

Hospital-at-Home

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    Reimagine Care is a tech-driven health care startup offering care coordination solutions to support in-home cancer care. The company&rsquo;s solutions include remote patient monitoring service, personalized care plans, as well as primary, acute, and virtual care delivery. It supports value-based oncology care delivery by partnering with independent physician oncology practices, health systems, insurance companies, and employers. The value-based care model offers financial incentives to healthcare providers based on the quality of care. It plans to launch with a hospital partner in February 2022.
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    Clinicians can monitor patients remotely, collaborating with oncologists to assess the requirement of supplementary services and provide home care staff as needed. The Reimagine Care team flags any anomalies when monitoring a patient&rsquo;s vitals and from their daily chat questionnaire.&nbsp;
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    In July 2023, the company 
    <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/20218">
      partnered with hospital-at-home provider DispatchHealth
    </a>
     to provide virtual-to-home care for oncology patients. Through the partnership, oncology patients gained access to virtual consultations with Reimagine Care&rsquo;s clinicians, in-home care fulfilled by DispatchHealth&rsquo;s care team, and coordinated care between Reimagine Care, DispatchHealth, and the patient&rsquo;s oncology care team.  
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    <b>Funding and financials</b>
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    In January 2024, the company secured a strategic investment from Oncology Ventures. The amount of funding secured was not disclosed. The raised funds were set aside to help develop and expand product development and business acceleration initiatives.    
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    Nice Healthcare is a US based telehealth company with a focus on primary care services to business-to-business (B2B) clients. Once the employer signs its employees with Nice (at a cost of USD 30 to USD 36 per employee per month), employees do not have to incur out of pocket expenses for Nice services and can schedule virtual or home visits within the time frames specified by the company. It connects patients with practitioners through a mobile app over video calls or text messages. Members can also request home visits which will be completed within a few hours, as claimed by the company. As of March 2022, Nice was operating in twelve states, and had over 400 small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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    In March 2022, the company raised USD 30 million in Series A financing led by DNA Capital which has been earmarked to expand its platform&rsquo;s reach among small and medium businesses. Additionally, the company is hiring three members for its management team to support the continuing growth of the organization.
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Nice Healthcare

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    Amicomed is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform which provides blood pressure monitoring services. It collects blood pressure data of patients from at-home devices, applies algorithms, and assesses the fluctuations in the blood pressure. Physicians can be connected and provided with blood pressure data of their patients in order to facilitate their workload, enabling more personalized management of patients regarding medication and lifestyle indications. 
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    Amicomed can also recommend actionable and personalized lifestyle interventions such as daily diet and exercises via virtual coaching.
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Amicomed

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    Winston is a men&rsquo;s health telemedicine platform that treats common issues impacting men such as sexual problems, hair loss, acne, and cold sores. Winston allows patients to consult doctors, place orders for prescription drugs, and offers free delivery to the homes of patients. 
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    The Toronto-based company aims to avoid men deferring doctor visits or withholding sensitive information. The consultation fee is covered by the provincial health plan, but the prescriptions are billed to the customer.
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Winston

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    Eko Health is a cardiopulmonary digital health company that aims to improve heart and lung care for patients using sensors and artificial intelligence. The company produces connected handheld digital stethoscopes with electrocardiogram functionality to detect heart rhythm abnormalities using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. In 2020, the company obtained 501(k) FDA clearance for multiple algorithms that help detect heart murmurs and atrial fibrillation, or AFib. These algorithms were used in 2022 to develop the Eko App, which pairs to the company's stethoscopes for report generation, information sharing and carrying out examinations. 
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    The company operates on a fee per unit B2B2C model and a D2C model, where it provides its technology to medical practitioners or patients for diagnostic purposes.
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    In February 2023, Eko 
    <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/16677">
      launched SENSORA
    </a>
    , a cardiac disease detection platform that combines the company&rsquo;s existing digital stethoscopes with a machine learning-based platform. The platform enables primary care physicians to detect structural murmurs and assess heart arrhythmias by using a database of heart sounds to compare and identify anomalies in a patient's heart beat. 
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    In April 2024, Eko 
    <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/28111">
      obtained FDA 510(k) clearance
    </a>
     for its AI-aided cardiac tool, Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT). The tool is designed to assist providers in early detection of low ejection fraction, a significant sign of heart failure.
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    <b>Funding and financials</b>
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    In March 2022, raised a further USD 30 million in an extension to its Series C round, which began November 2020. The total funds raised by the company stood at USD 126 million as of March. These funds have been allocated to support further commercialization efforts and develop new products for the company.
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    Dialogue partners with employers and health insurers to offer telehealth services to their employees and members. The users have 24/7 access to doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals via audio, video, and chat options for wide arrays of physical and mental health needs, artificial intelligence-enabled (AI-enabled) triage, referrals, and prescription renewals. 
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    The company launched its trademarked Integrated Health Platform in January 2021 to consolidate its virtual care,  wellness programs, mental healthcare services, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) onto a single platform. The company claims to be the only integrated health and wellness B2B platform in Canada. 
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    <b>Key Customers and partnerships</b>
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    Dialogue had direct relationships with over 2,000 customers across Canada and Germany as of December 2020 and served around 50,000 organizations through these partnerships. In addition, the number of members with access to the virtual platform topped 1 million in January 2021. 
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    <b>Fundings and financials</b>
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    As of March 2021, Dialogue was planning to raise CAD 100 million (USD 80 million) from an initial public offering that will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol &ldquo;CARE.&rdquo; 
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    In Q2 2023, net losses reduced significantly YoY to CAD 5.8 million (USD 4.3 million) from CAD 8.4 million (USD 6.3 million) in Q2 2022. Top-line revenue met internal expectations, growing 17.2% YoY to CAD 25.5 million (USD 19.0 million), driven by &nbsp;an increase in new members (by 18.6% YoY), 
    an expansion of the attach rate as existing customers added more services, and full-quarter contributions from Tictrac.
     
    Dialogue Health has not provided any forward-looking guidance as the company has entered into an agreement to be 
    <a href="https://investors.dialogue.co/English/news/news-details/2023/Dialogue-to-be-Acquired-by-Sun-Life/default.aspx">
      <u>acquired by financial services company Sun Life Financial</u>
    </a>
     for a consideration of CAD 365 million (USD 270 million) or CAD 5.15 (USD 3.82) per share. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023. Post acquisition, Dialogue will delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange but will continue to operate as a standalone entity under the &ldquo;Sun Life Canada&rdquo; brand from its head office in Qu&eacute;bec. 
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Dialogue

IoT is used by most telehealth providers to operate virtual services

All telehealth players are involved in digital health via virtual offerings

Industry players offer varying degrees of personalization for each target audience

Some players offer technology and platforms to healthcare providers, converting physical-only services into virtual services

Specific telehealth offerings focus on diversity and inclusion, providing care to LGBTQ+ or BIPOC populations

Generative AI is used to streamline administrative tasks such as clinical note-taking

Real-time collection of patients’ health-related data using any remote patient monitoring device combined with general telemedicine services to reduce readmission rates. 


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    Reimagine Care is a health care company that provides technology-enabled services to support community-based oncology care settings. It aims to make high-quality cancer care more affordable, accessible, and patient-centric. Reimagine Care partners with HC systems and independent physician oncology practices to support value-based oncology caredelivery in the community. They do this by providing the people, processes, and a robust technology platform that enables the scalable and effective delivery of high-quality, patient-centric, lower-cost cancer care across multiple care sites, including the home.
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    AdaptHealth is a provider of home healthcare equipment, medical supplies to the home and related services in the United States.
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AdaptHealth

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    DispatchHealth is a provider of mobile and virtual healthcare for people of all ages in the comfort of their own homes. DispatchHealt was founded in 2013 and was formerly known as True North Health Navigation. It aims to create an integrated, convenient, triage, and care delivery solution that extends the capabilities of the patient's care team and provides quality care in the home while decreasing costs. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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DispatchHealth

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    Honor is the world&rsquo;s largest senior care network and technology platform. They are fundamentally changing the way we care for parents and loved ones by helping improve the quality of life for more older adults, their families, our Care Professionals, and home care agency owners. In 2021, Honor acquired Home Instead. Honor&rsquo;s technology and operations platform, paired with Home Instead&rsquo;s global network and relationship-based care, enables the combined company to solve how we care for aging adults and professional caregivers around the world. In 2014, Cameron Ring, Monica Lo, Sandy Jen, and Seth Sternberg co-founded the company in San Francisco, California.
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Honor

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    Alto is America&rsquo;s leading digital pharmacy, transforming a $500 billion industry. Founded in 2015, Alto&rsquo;s better pharmacy model is centered on the critical role of pharmacists as the final link in a person&rsquo;s health journey. Alto combines expert pharmacist care with purpose-built technology to deliver a more convenient and affordable experience for those who need medication. To date, Alto has fulfilled more than three million prescriptions, expanded to twelve markets, and built a mobile app experience that makes it easier than ever to manage medications and chat with a pharmacist. As Alto continues its rapid growth, it remains customer-obsessed, with an industry-leading NPS score of 86.
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Alto Pharmacy

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    LetsGetChecked is an at-home health testing platform that connects customers to regulated laboratory testing to better manage and control one's individual health. LetsGetChecked is making healthcare and diagnostics open and patient-led, empowering people to use technology in a simple yet powerful way. This offers consumers greater control over their individual health.
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