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
- Anthropic launched Claude Science, an AI workbench for scientists. Claude Science is an app that integrates the tools and packages that researchers most commonly use, produces auditable artifacts, and provides flexible access to computing resources
- LinkIt, an assessment management, data analytics, and intervention support solution for K-12, acquired Plan Forward, which uses AI to create custom-made surveys that gauge program success in K-12 schools
AI News
- HealthLynked, a healthcare technology company focused on improving healthcare access, care coordination, and patient engagement through innovative digital solutions, launched its AI Agent Platform designed to transform how patients connect with healthcare providers and how medical practices manage patient communications
- Doctronic, an AI native health platform, and Simple HealthKit, an end-to-end at-home healthcare platform, powered by AI, partnered to create a fully integrated care experience from engagement, screening to follow-up care, built to meet people where they are
- Oracle Health partnered with Theator, a company transforming intraoperative surgical video into structured, actionable clinical data, to provide AI-powered surgical intelligence solutions to Oracle Health customers in the U.S.
- Century Health, a company applying AI to real-world clinical data to accelerate research, and Arizona Gastrointestinal Associates, an independent, physician-led gastroenterology network, partnered to transform real-world clinical data into research-grade datasets that support real-world evidence generation and life sciences research for patients with inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
- HealthLeap, an AI-powered clinical screening platform that surfaces inpatient risks for care teams to act on, partnered with Houston Methodist, launching its platform across Houston Methodist’s system to help address this issue earlier and more consistently among at-risk inpatients
- Grow Therapy, a mental health platform built for personal and professional growth, partnered with Stanford University to focus on developing rigorous, evidence-based standards for the safe use of AI in mental health care
- The Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting, a research and applied foundation specializing in artificial intelligence, media, and content innovation, launched the Agentic AI for Educators Initiative, a specialized educational and professional training program dedicated to empowering university faculty members and school teachers with practical Agentic AI skills, in collaboration with the Arab Index for Artificial Intelligence in Universities at the University of Dubai
- Pathway Labs, developer of AI that helps clinicians catch heart disease earlier, partnered with OpenEvidence to make EchoNext, its newly launched AI detection tool, available on the AI platform
- The Society for Neuro-Oncology, a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to advancing research, education, and clinical care for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors, partnered with OpenEvidence, an AI-powered clinical decision support platform, designating OpenEvidence as SNO’s official generative AI partner
- Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced Maryland’s partnership with RAISE US, a national non-profit organization that partners with states, employers, workers, and educators to build workforce infrastructure that supports and trains workers to thrive in an AI economy
- BARBRI, a provider of tech-enabled legal learning solutions, acquired Lega, a platform that helps law students, legal professionals, and law firms develop real-world AI fluency through practical, build-as-you-learn experiences
- The Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting, a research and applied foundation specializing in artificial intelligence, media, and content innovation, launched the Agentic AI for Educators Initiative, a specialized educational and professional training program dedicated to empowering university faculty members and school teachers with practical Agentic AI skills, in collaboration with the Arab Index for Artificial Intelligence in Universities at the University of Dubai
- Governor Gavin Newsom launched a tool to proactively track AI-related job loss trends – an early warning system to help the state monitor, track, and anticipate job loss, developed in partnership with the University of California, California Policy Lab
Really big financings:
Healthtech:
- Beeline Medicines Corporation, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing and delivering category-leading precision therapies to transform the lives of people with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, raised a $126.3 million Series A extension from existing shareholders and investors, including Bain Capital, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Bristol Myers Squibb, and included participation from certain members of the Company’s management team
Big financings:
Healthtech:
- Flare Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company targeting transcription factors to discover and develop precision medicines, raised an $85 million Series C financing led by Third Rock Ventures and Nextech Invest and included participation from Pfizer Ventures, Boxer Capital, GordonMD Global Investments LP, Invus, Casdin Capital, Eli Lilly and Company, Novartis, Agent Capital and Eventide Asset Management
- Ognomy Sleep, a virtual sleep medicine platform transforming access to diagnosis and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea, raised a $20 million Series A financing round led by Catalyst Investors, with participation from Blue Heron Capital. The round also included new and follow-on investments from Impellent Ventures, LaunchNY, Excell and Upstate Biotech Ventures, University of Buffalo, and strategic partners who have supported the company’s growth and mission since its early stages
- Queue, a company building a fully autonomous robotic pharmacy, raised $18.6 million, including a seed round led by AlleyCorp, following a $6 million pre-seed round led by Riot Ventures. Additional investors include House Capital, Ubiquity Ventures, Grep Ventures and Banter Capital
Not so big financings:
Healthtech:
- Pictor, developer of a targeted proteomic platform that enables laboratories to analyze up to 20 protein targets from a single sample in under two hours, raised a $7.5 million bridge round of growth capital from existing investors
- NeuroBell, a company developing a novel medical device providing portable EEG monitoring with real-time and automated neonatal seizure alerts, raised $5.5 million in a round led by Elkstone, with participation from Parkview Health, Furthr, Atlantic Bridge, Medtech Syndicate and Enterprise Ireland
- Saltroad, a clinician-led speech and language therapy provider, raised £1.5 million in a round led by Techstart Ventures, with participation from Ascension, ScaleX and a group of prominent angel investors
- Mykare Health, a provider of surgeries, preventive care, second medical opinion, and telemedicine services, raised $3.2 million from Andrew and Alfredo, and a family office from the Middle East
Edtech:
- YoLearn.ai, aVoice-first AI tutoring platform, raised $500,000 in a pre-seed funding round co-led by DataAlpha.ai and White Swan Global, with participation from a group of angel investors
Policy and government
- Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over its recent guidance on new Medicaid work requirements, arguing the strict rules will prevent eligible Americans from accessing the care they need. The attorneys general and governors who filed the lawsuit allege that an interim final rule released earlier this month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services oversteps the text of the law last summer that set in motion the changes to Medicaid
- Two federal judges blocked the Trump administration from implementing new restrictions on a student loan forgiveness program that would have barred public service workers from receiving debt relief if their employers are deemed to have a “substantial illegal purpose.” The rulings came just one day before the new eligibility rules were set to take effect
Random news
- TikTok settled a lawsuit brought by a Florida teen who sued the company and other social media platforms, alleging they harmed his mental health. The 15-year-old boy, accused Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap of designing their platforms to be addictive through features such as infinite scroll and autoplay
