W Health Ventures invests in digital health companies that are transforming healthcare delivery. It designs, builds, and grows healthcare companies that address critical unmet healthcare needs and simplify the experience for patients and providers. WHV focuses on highly scalable and impactful ideas that leverage the power of AI and technology. The firm was founded in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

W Health Ventures

Healthworx operates at the intersection of healthcare and innovation by creating, supporting, and investing in companies that are improving healthcare quality, accessibility and affordability. As the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst of Maryland, Inc., Healthworx envisions a healthier future for all people by changing the way health works.

Healthworx

Redesign Health is a company that powers innovation in healthcare by developing technologies, tools, and insights that lower the barriers to change across the industry.  Since 2018, exceptional founders have built over two dozen companies at Redesign Health, impacting more than ten million lives across many aspects of the healthcare ecosystem including cancer care, teleradiology, COVID-19 testing, metabolic health, and more.

Redesign Health

Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital is an investment firm that focused on primary sectors of homes, materials, and healthcare. The firm is focused on investing in innovative global firms in areas of strategic importance to Asahi Kasei. The company mission to create new long-term business opportunities for Asahi Kasei. Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo with offices in Menlo Park and Boston Area.

Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital

Kins

Kins is a modern physical therapy for injury and chronic pain.

New York-based Kins is a specialized telehealth company that offers a hybrid care delivery model for physical therapy. Its services include an initial home visit by a physical therapist, followed by either virtual or in-person sessions at home. It covers pre and post surgery physicial therapy, sports injuries, chronic pain as well as back, neck, and shoulder pain. The firm, as of June 2022, partners with several leading health plans, allowing individuals to access Kins’ service via their insurance provider or opt for self-pay.

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

Telehealth

New York-based Kins is a specialized telehealth company that offers a hybrid care delivery model for physical therapy. Its services include an initial home visit by a physical therapist, followed by either virtual or in-person sessions at home. It covers pre and post surgery physicial therapy, sports injuries, chronic pain as well as back, neck, and shoulder pain. The firm, as of June 2022, partners with several leading health plans, allowing individuals to access Kins’ service via their insurance provider or opt for self-pay.As of July 2024, the company claimed that of its thousands of users, 84% of its patients successfully complete their treatment plans and report results 3x higher than industry standards for functional and quality of life improvement.

Nice healthcare is a virtual and in-home primary care provider that offers a suite of healthcare services to small and medium-sized businesses, including primary care, mental health therapy, and physical therapy. Nice healthcare operates on a fixed monthly fee per member model, allowing employees to access unlimited care without additional out-of-pocket costs. The company provides virtual consultations through its app, as well as in-home visits for physical exams, lab tests, and X-rays.&nbsp;As of <a href="https://www.nice.healthcare/locations">August 2024</a>, Nice Healthcare was operating in 12 states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company's services covered <a href="https://www.nice.healthcare/the-nicessities/three-categories-of-primary-care#:~:text=Only%204%25%20of%20our%20patients,with%20Nice%20may%20look%20like.">over 95%</a> of issues patients typically discuss with their clinicians, with <a href="https://www.nice.healthcare/the-nicessities/three-categories-of-primary-care#:~:text=Only%204%25%20of%20our%20patients,with%20Nice%20may%20look%20like.">only 4%</a> of patients being referred to external specialists. The company employs nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician assistants, and medical assistants to deliver care.As of <a href="https://www.nice.healthcare/the-nicessities/three-categories-of-primary-care">August 2024</a>, Nice healthcare offered 35 free labs and physical tests as well as in-home imaging services and prescribed over 550 free medications that could be picked up at over 60,000 pharmacies nationwide or delivered to patients' homes.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsIn <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/getlabs-and-nice-healthcare-partner-to-expand-access-to-virtual-healthcare-services-and-at-home-lab-testing-301813668.html">May 2023</a>, Nice Healthcare announced a partnership with Getlabs, a provider of at-home diagnostic collections. This collaboration aimed to expand access to in-home healthcare services and lab testing, allowing Nice healthcare patients to benefit from a more comprehensive suite of diagnostic tests.

Nice Healthcare

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.Amicomed can also recommend actionable and personalized lifestyle interventions such as daily diet and exercises via virtual coaching.

Amicomed

Winston is a men’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.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.

Winston

Dialogue is a leading virtual care and well-being platform that provides comprehensive health services to organizations and their employees. Founded in 2016, the company offers an integrated health platform that centralizes various health and wellness programs in a single application, accessible <a href="https://www.dialogue.co/en/blog/dialogues-2023-year-in-review#:~:text=Serving%2015%25%20of%20the%20Canadian%20population&amp;text=How%3F,aspects%20of%20their%20well%2Dbeing.">24/7/365</a>. Dialogue's services include primary care, mental health support, employee assistance programs, and wellness initiatives. As of <a href="https://www.dialogue.co/en/blog/dialogues-2023-year-in-review#:~:text=Serving%2015%25%20of%20the%20Canadian%20population&amp;text=How%3F,aspects%20of%20their%20well%2Dbeing.">December 2023</a>, Dialogue's platform was accessible to around 6 million Canadians, representing approximately 15% of the country's population.The company saw significant growth in <a href="https://www.dialogue.co/en/blog/dialogues-2023-year-in-review#:~:text=Serving%2015%25%20of%20the%20Canadian%20population&amp;text=How%3F,aspects%20of%20their%20well%2Dbeing.">December 2023</a>, with a 34% increase in consultations across all aspects of well-being in 2023 compared to the previous year. Mental health consultations, in particular, saw a 67% increase.&nbsp;In <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/dialogue-enters-into-license-agreement-with-sun-life-u-s--824463104.html">July 2023</a>, Dialogue was acquired by Sun Life for an undisclosed sum, expanding its reach beyond Canada. This expanded service reach was estimated to cover an additional 600,000 members in the US. The acquisition was completed in <a href="https://www.sunlife.com/en/newsroom/news-releases/announcement/sun-life-completes-the-acquisition-of-dialogue-canadas-premier-health-and-wellness-virtual-care-platform/123792/">October 2023</a>, with Dialogue continuing to operate as a standalone entity.Key customers and partnershipsThe company has partnerships with major insurers and benefits providers to offer its services as part of employee benefits packages. Additionally, the company noted that, as of <a href="https://www.dialogue.co/en/pricing">August 2024</a>, it worked with over 50,000 companies across Canada to provide its services to employees.

Dialogue

Grin offers telemedicine and remote monitoring services for orthodontic needs such as braces and teeth straightening. Patients can conduct self-scans (using a Grin device made available to patients in collaboration with 3M) which can be connected to their smartphones and share the feed with orthodontists to access dental solutions. The company plans to go to a subscription-based model after the pandemic. The app also encourages patients to have a 40-second check monthly and share the scan with a dentist in order to allow patients to regularly maintain their dental hygiene.Grin is the only Telehealth disruptor covered on the hub that provides virtual orthopaedic consultations.Funding and financialsIn April 2021, the New York-based teledental platform concluded a seed funding of USD 14 million, and the funds will be allocated to develop additional functionalities by building out its technology. The proceeds will also be used to scale up its team, expand its geographic footprint, and add doctors to the company’s orthodontic partner network.

Grin

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

A platform that facilitates the transmission of patient data to different locations for further evaluation and interpretation by medical specialists.

A digital platform that offers specialty care services to address the specific needs of a patient or demographic, including consultations where patients are generally reluctant to meet practitioners face-to-face.

Primary care through virtual consultations for general health-related concerns using a digital platform or mobile app.

Companies developing B2B software solutions for patient engagement, care navigation, practice management, and electronic health records integration to facilitate telehealth services for healthcare providers.

Companies that use GenAI as a core part of their product offering for Telehealth

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

ANALYST_QUICK_TAKE

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 Digital-first hybrid care physical therapy provider, Kins, has secured USD 7 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Healthworx and participated in by venture capital investors including Redesign Health, W Health Ventures, and Asahi Kasei Ventures, raising the total funds for the company to USD 11 million.
 This funding will help speed up the development of Kins' virtual and physical care platform and will assist in expanding its reach to the markets in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
 Kins reveals that as of July 2024, from its thousands of users, a huge 84% of its patients successfully finish their treatment plans. Moreover, these patients report results that are 3x more favorable than industry standards in terms of functional and quality of life improvement.
 
</div> Analyst QuickTake: 
 In <a href="https: 
//sp-edge.com/updates/11293"> June 2022 </a> , Kins raised USD 4 million in a seed funding round. At the time of the fundraiser, the company planned on using the funds to expand its geographical footprint and develop its hybrid physical therapy model. With this most recent funding, the company is furthering this objective and is focusing on three specific markets to expand its presence.

Kins

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