Healthtech and edtech are two of the fastest growing sectors, with the healthtech market size to reach $3.1 billion by 2033, while the global education technology market size is projected to reach $348.41 billion by 2030.
Each week will do a roundup of the top news, fundings, and IPOs from these two sectors.
Top News
- The Mark Cuban Foundation announced a strategic partnership with Turbo AI to enhance the 2025 AI Bootcamp experience for underserved high school students and participating educators. Through this collaboration, Turbo AI will provide premium subscriptions to 700 students enrolled in the Foundation’s AI Bootcamps and hundreds of educators participating in the Teacher Fellowship and Teacher Bootcamp programs
- Wearable technology company Ultrahuman acquired viO HealthTech and launched Cycle & Ovulation Pro for its Ultrahuman Ring AIR device. The acquisition brings viO’s OvuSense technology to Ultrahuman’s consumer wellness platform
AI News
- Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company, a developer of technology enabled musculoskeletal outcomes management and value-based care, acquired Caro Health, an AI-powered digital health company
- zSpace, an immersive learning company, previewed its zSpace Career Explorer application, an augmented and virtual reality tool designed to prepare students for high-demand careers through hands-on exploration. Available for the 2025–2026 school year, the application is paired with zSpace Career Coach, an AI-powered assistant offering personalized career guidance
Late Stage Fundings:
Healthtech:
- SetPoint Medical, a company dedicated to developing therapies for people living with chronic autoimmune diseases, raised $140 million in a round co-led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Ally Bridge Group
- Truemeds, a health-tech startup that makes healthcare accessible to patients, raised $85 million in a round led by Accel, along with participation from Peak XV Partners
- Gameto, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing stem cell-derived therapies for reproductive health, raised a $44 million Series C financing round led by Overwater Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, RA Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, BOLD Capital Partners, Future Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Arcadia Investment Partners, PAGS Group, Pontiva Healthcare Partners, Portfolia, and additional investors
- Conformal Medical, a medical device company developing next-generation left atrial appendage occlusion technology, raised a $32 million Series D round from undisclosed investors
Early Stage Fundings
Healthtech:
- Naluri, a digital employee health and wellbeing provider, raised a $5 million Series B round led by TELUS Global Ventures, alongside existing investors Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia, M Venture Partners, and others
- Arintra, a GenAI-native autonomous medical coding platform for healthcare providers, raised $21 million in a Series A round led by Peak XV Partners, with participation from Endeavor Health Ventures, Y Combinator, Counterpart Ventures, Spider Capital, Ten13, and other strategic investors
- Mabylon AG, a developer of novel antibody therapeutics for inflammation and neurological disorders, raised $37 million from existing private investors, with the major investment coming from former management and board members of Roche
- Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company that offers AI-powered medical screenings and personalized wellness programs, raised $18 million in a Series B round led by EOS Ventures
- Tahoe Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that develops AI models of human cells to enhance drug discovery, raised $30 million in a round led by Amplify Partners, joined by Databricks Ventures, Wing Venture Capital, General Catalyst, Civilization Ventures, Conviction, Mubadala Capital Ventures, and AIX Ventures
- Jocasta Neuroscience, a preclinical stage, longevity-focused company, raised $35 million in a Series A round led by True Ventures and joined by Moore Strategic Ventures, SC8 Investments, Glentura, Yagan Family Foundation, and others
- Citizen Health, a patient-powered platform transforming rare disease care, raised $30 million in Series A funding. The round was led by 8VC, with participation from Transformation Capital and Headline
- Reprieve Cardiovascular, a clinical-stage company developing intelligent decongestion management therapy for acute decompensated heart failure, raised $61 million in Series B financing led by Deerfield Management and joined by Arboretum Ventures, Lightstone Ventures, Sante Ventures, Genesis Capital, Rex Health Ventures, and Cadence Capital, as well as an undisclosed strategic investor
- Isaac Health, a company for brain health and dementia care, raised a $10.5 million Series A led by Flare Capital Partners, with participation from new investors, Industry Ventures, and Black Opal Ventures. Existing investors, Meridian Street Capital, B Capital, and Primetime Partners
- NJ Bio, which provides chemistry and biology services to clients from the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, raised $10 million from Cohance Lifesciences
Seed Fundings
Healthtech:
- VentriJect, a manufacturer of medical devices designed to provide cardiorespiratory fitness, raised €1.7 million in a funding round from the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), TechStation | HardTech Innovation Hub, Investo Capital, and Carsten Stendevad
Edtech:
- Paddy, developer of an AI platform that saves teachers time throughout their day by enabling them to provide personalized support to students, raised €1 million in pre-seed funding, with High-Tech Gründerfonds as lead investor
Fund News
- The Medical University of South Carolina, through the MUSC Foundation and MUSC Health supporting organizations, announced the launch of two funds—1824 Health Ventures Fund I, LP and the South Carolina Health Innovation Fund (SCHIF), LLC —to support entrepreneurs, accelerate innovation, and stimulate economic development across South Carolina
- Hatteras Venture Partners, a a venture capital firm with a focus on seed- and early-stage opportunities in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and health technology companies in human medicine, raised over $200 million in capital across two healthcare-focused funds, Hatteras Venture Partners VII and Hatteras Opportunity Fund I
Policy and government
- A federal judge ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to stop providing access to Medicaid enrollees’ personal data, including their home addresses, to immigration officials. The order blocks HHS from sharing data on Medicaid enrollees in these states with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of targeting migrants for deportation
- A Trump-appointed judge in Baltimore blocked the Education Department from withholding billions of dollars in federal funding from public schools that continue to practice diversity inclusion initiatives. At issue were two Education Department memos issued earlier this year that threatened to withhold combined billions of dollars of funding from schools who failed to wind down their DEI programs, a key issue for the department in Trump’s second term. Those efforts sparked a flurry of federal lawsuits and requests for emergency relief earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher said that the Trump administration’s efforts to slash funding from educational institutions that kept in place with DEI initiatives ran afoul of the Administrative Procedures Act, and risked threatening free speech protections under the First Amendment
Random news
- A millennial named Mandi detailed her funny experience with a Gen Z doctor on TikTok. “So yesterday I had my first experience with a Gen Z doctor, and if you have not had one yet, brace yourself,” she joked in the clip. Mandi recalled going to Urgent care after having yet another fainting spell (for reasons she did not specify) within the span of a few days. And, while her healthcare provider gave her sound advice, their delivery definitely caught her off guard. Quoting them verbatim, Mandi said, ‘Yo dawg! You passed out four times in the past 48 hours. You need to go to the emergency room by ambulance!'” When Mandi told her doctor that she couldn’t afford an ambulance, their solution was “just don’t pay it.” Mandi’s story incited a whirlwind of comments from other folks who have had equally outrageous encounters with Gen Z medical providers. “Told a Gen Z doctor I have anxiety, adhd, and autism and without even looking up at me she just said ‘we love a AAA battery.’”
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