June - 2022

The HSB Blog

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Repairing Disparities in LGBTQ+ Healthcare-The HSB Blog 6/28/22

OurTake: With investment in the public and private sphere into programs such as the Affordable Care Act, Medicare/Medicaid, and the adoption of services such as Folx Health’s or Plume’s digital care offerings, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others (LGBTQ+) community is being empowered with the healthcare tools they need for healthy lives that begin to address historic disparities in healthcare access and outcomes. LGBTQ+ insurance coverage and healthcare d

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Scouting Report-Bicycle Health: Addressing the Need for Targeted Care for Opioid Use Disorder

The Driver: Bicycle Health, a virtual addiction medicine clinic, raised 50 million dollars in a Series B funding round led by InterAlpen Partners with participation from current investors Questa Capital, City Light Capital, Cressey Ventures, and existing investors. It will invest the new funding in additional staffing, improving its virtual health clinic, building business partnerships, and research to investigate the efficacy of its treatment model. Key Takeaways: According

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Assessing the Impact of Telemental Health As We Emerge from COVID-The HSB Blog 6/22/22

OurTake: The dramatic rise in the incidence and treatment of behavioral health issues with digital tools during COVID has created an opportunity that begs the question of how to better utilize these tools to impact populations going forward. Understanding the implications of these digital interventions will allow public health professionals to better assess when and where these tools could be most effectively deployed going forward, particularly in underserved areas. While re

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Technology Innovators Need to Understand Healthcare's Peculiarities to Succeed-The HSB Blog 6/14/22

Our Take: Understanding the uniqueness of the U.S. healthcare sector is crucial for digital health investors and innovators in order to better navigate and position themselves for success. The U.S. healthcare sector is complex and unique, especially in terms of the culture around privacy and confidentiality. While there is an abundance of healthcare data, unlike many markets where tech companies have had success, it is not as easy to access or as readily interoperable among m

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Scouting Report-Legacy: Addressing the Male Side of Fertility Treatment

The Driver: Legacy, also known as Give Legacy, recently raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from FirstMark Capital, Section 32, TQ Ventures, and Valor Equity Partners. The company plans to use the new funding to expand its team, and scale its offerings beyond sperm testing, freezing and fertility supportprovide as well as launch the Legacy lab that will provide same-day, at-home service to customers. Key Takeaways: Ac

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Digital Tools Can Improve Efficiency & Effectiveness of Respiratory Therapy-The HSB Blog 6/7/22

Our Take: The continuous monitoring of chronic respiratory conditions with digital tools allows patients to better understand conditions and assist clinicians in monitoring effective dosages and treatments for illnesses. Digital health technology allows patients to utilize tools such as smartphone applications, remote patient monitoring, digital inhalers, and self-education tools to combat an increasing litany of health conditions and has been shown to be an effective treatme

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Scouting Report-Mirvie:Earlier Detection of Pregnancy Complications with a ML mRNA Platform

The Driver: RNA platform company Mirvie recently raised $60 million in a Series B funding led by Decheng Capital with participation from funds managed by BlackRock, Foresite Capital, General Catalyst, GV, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield, and Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix. Mirvie’s machine learning, messenger RNA (mRNA) platform focuses on creating precise, actionable, and non-invasive tests for maternal-fetal health. The company is currently developing a blood test designed t