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
- ChristianaCare, Cardiovascular Physicians of Delaware and its partner organization, US Health Partners, partnered to form a joint venture to establish a new cardiovascular ambulatory surgery center in Newark. Key features of the surgery center include two new cardiac catheterization/ electrophysiology labs, dedicated pre‑operative and post‑anesthesia care space and on‑site sterile processing and administrative areas
- Birmingham City University partnered with California Polytechnic State University, establishing a new international partnership focused on collaboration in research, enterprise and STEAM education. The agreement creates opportunities for students and staff at both institutions to engage in global, real-world challenges, while strengthening interdisciplinary learning across areas including engineering, computing, the arts, health and business
AI News
- Amigo, a platform for building and training patient-facing clinical agents, and Heal, a health innovation company operating across Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, partnered to bring clinical AI to healthcare organizations throughout the Kingdom
- Stony Brook University partnered with the Long Island Association and its philanthropic arm, the LIA Foundation, to launch the LIA-AI Growth Academy, a free artificial intelligence training program funded by Google.org to provide practical guidance on AI tools to help small businesses scale
- The United Nations University, via the UNU Institute in Macau, partnered with East China Normal University to establish the UNU Hub on AI-Finance at ECNU’s Shanghai AI-Finance School
- Adobe Acrobat launched Student Spaces, an AI tool that will allow students to create presentations, flash cards, and quizzes from study materials such as PDFs, links, and notes
- Alcorn State University partnered with NVIDIA, to serve as the first HBCU to fully implement AI, including the launch of 15 supercomputers on campus
- Simplilearn, a provider of digital upskilling tools, partnered with Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education to launch the Applied Generative AI Specialization, which aims to provide professionals with practical skills in AI Literacy, Agentic Frameworks, large language models, MCP, and Generative AI
Really big financings:
Healthtech:
- Beeline Medicines, a clinical‑stage biotechnology company focused on developing and delivering precision therapies to transform the lives of people living with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, raised a $300 million Series A financing led by Bain Capital
- Neomorph, a biotechnology company pioneering molecular glue degraders to address previously undruggable proteins, raised a $100 million Series B round led by Deerfield Management with participation from new investors Regeneron Ventures, Longwood Fund, Alexandria Venture Investments, Binney Street Capital of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and others
Big financings:
Healthtech:
- ONTO Health, an AI-enabled, physician-led fertility and longevity provider, raised a $20 million Series A financing round from ARTIS and Humania
- Joyful Health, an AI financial infrastructure company for healthcare revenue operations, raised a $17 million Series A led by CRV, along existing seed investors XYZ Venture Capital, Designer Fund, Inflect Capital, and Go Global Ventures
- Adcendo, a biotech company focused on the development of antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancers with high unmet medical need, raised a $75 million Series C financing round led by Jeito Capital, with participation from additional new investors Vida Ventures, BPI France, and EIFO, as well as all existing investors, including TCGX, RA Capital Management, TPG, Orbimed, Venrock, Surveyor, Logos Capital, Novo Holdings, Pontifax Venture Capital, Dawn Biopharma, a platform controlled by KKR, HealthCap, Gilde Healthcare and Ysios Capital
- STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage company targeting RNA modifications to reprogram cells and develop novel cancer therapies, raised a $56 million Series C financing from existing investors, M Ventures, Pfizer Ventures, Taiho Ventures LLC, IP Group plc, the UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd., and Fast Track Initiative
- Vivatides Therapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on developing extrahepatic RNA-targeting therapeutics, raised a $54 million Series round co-led by Qiming Venture Partners and a leading industry fund, with participation from Highlight Capital, a leading venture fund, and TF Capital. Existing investor Apricot Capital also continued to support the company with additional investment
- Calyxo, a medical device company redefining kidney stone treatment, raised a $40 million Series F financing round, led by Ally Bridge Group and Janus Henderson Investors, with continued support from Questa Capital, Avidity Partners, and CRG
- Verismo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage CAR T cell therapy company pioneering a novel multi-chain KIR-CAR platform technology, raised a $28 million investment from its parent company, HLB Innovation
- Lightcast, a life science tools company focused on functional single-cell analysis, raised a $27 million financing led by ARCH Venture Partners with participation from M Ventures, Illumina Ventures, +ND Capital, Longwall Ventures, and OMXVentures
- Spiral Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for inner ear disorders, raised a $27 million Series B financing led by Gund Investment, with new participation from Advanced Bionics and a major global pharmaceutical company, alongside continued participation from Ferring Ventures, Uni-Bio Science Group and other existing investors
- Sonire Therapeutics, a clinical-stage medical device company pioneering sonic technology to treat cancer, raised $18 million in Series A financing led by Santé Ventures with participation from Fast Track Initiative, Nomura SPARX Investment, and SBI Investment, as well as other Japanese investors
- Keebler Health, an LLM-native risk adjustment platform built to process unstructured clinical documentation at scale, raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Flare Capital Partners, with participation from Sands Capital and existing investors
Edtech:
- Gizmo, an AI-powered learning platform on a mission to make studying addictive, raised $22 million in a Series A funding round led by Shine Capital, with participation from Ada Ventures, Seek Investments, GSV, and NFX
Not so big financings:
Healthtech:
- Yoga Joint, an infrared fitness brand known for its signature vinyasa yoga and high-intensity strength training, raised $5.5 million in a round by Port Street Ventures and Jon Canarick
- Osteoboost Health, a company that applies science and medical expertise to create better health outcomes for women and men at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, raised an $8 million round led by Ambit Health Ventures, with participation from new investors including Emmeline Ventures and Disrupt Health Impact Fund, as well as existing investors Esplanade Ventures and Portfolia
- Ultralight an AI-native operating system made for contemporary healthcare procedures, raised $9.3 million in a round led by The General Partnership with Wisdom Ventures, Anthemis Group, Emerson Collective, GSBackers, and angels including Jonathan Swerdlin and Vivek Murthy
- Ethermed, a healthcare technology company building AI-driven automation for prior authorization and medical-necessity workflows, raised $8.5 million in a Series A funding round was led by Enfield Capital Partners and Blue Marlin Partners, with participation from Jumpstart Ventures, Healthliant Ventures, Woodard Family Office and Gaingels
- Wavelet Medical, developer of a non-invasive, AI-powered fetal monitoring solution that harnesses the clinical promise of EEG without compromising the health of the mother or baby, raised $7 million in seed funding from Aegis Ventures
- XO Life, a European patient-pharma platform, raised €4 million in a funding round led by Fil Rouge Capital, including the participation from existing VC investors Sandwater, Grazia Equity, Vi Partners, and Bayern Kapital, alongside other current shareholders
- Worki, a healthcare workforce infrastructure company, raised $2.75 million in pre-seed funding led by Redesign Health and Healthliant Ventures
- EVANIUM, a life-science company developing ingredients based on its IP-protected drug delivery technology OPTISOLV, raised a €2.2 million Seed funding round from FoodLabs and Feast Ventures, with participation from existing angel investors
- Ivory, which provides neuroscience-based assessments to track cognitive health, detect early decline, and offer solutions to improve brain health, raised $1 million from Draper Associates and SAGE Venture Fund
Fund News
- Across Ventures announced that it will enter into a strategic alliance with SBI Holdings, to launch a new fund, Across Ventures Fund I, L.P. with an objective of connecting leading-edge U.S. innovation with Japanese enterprises, investing in micro VC funds focused on areas such as AI / Physical AI, Fintech / Blockchain, ClimateTech, HealthTech, next-generation computing, space, and other deep tech sectors
Policy and government
- US President Donald Trump named Erica Schwartz to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Coast Guard rear admiral, Schwartz served as Trump’s deputy surgeon general during his first administration. The CDC had gone months without a Senate-confirmed director after the last leader, Susan Monarez, was ousted
- The U.K. government announced it is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged pupils
Random news
- About half of Americans are now using artificial intelligence to make important health decisions without consulting a doctor, according to a new survey from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Experts recommend using AI to help prepare for medical appointments, rather than relying on it for final diagnoses. Patients are encouraged to share any AI-generated information with their doctor for proper evaluation
