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
- ten23 health, a human-centric and sustainable strategic CDMO partner of choice for the pharmaceutical industry and biotech start-ups, announced a manufacturing collaboration to support the commercialization of the BD Libertas wearable injector. The collaboration will offer biopharma companies supply chain readiness of a fully integrated, ready-to-use solution for the subcutaneous delivery of large-volume drugs, helping speed development and reduce risk in complex injectable programs
- BBC Maestro, in partnership with BBC Studios, announced a brand new e-learning service, where courses are taught by experienced creators, including Helena Bonham Carter, Julia Donaldson, Sir Tim Rice, and Malorie Blackman. Each course is filmed in 4K and offers several hours of content, broken down into 20 to 40 easily digested lessons accompanied by downloadable course notes filled with hints, tips and a breakdown of each Maestro’s course
AI News
- The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced a new research and development funding opportunity aimed at developing the first FDA-authorized, agentic artificial intelligence technology that can provide 24/7 specialty care for the deadliest chronic disease in the United States
- Bunkerhill Health, which helps health systems use generative AI to understand each patient’s full clinical context, partnered with the University of Texas Medical Branch to deploy its Carebricks platform, enabling UTMB clinicians and operators to design AI agents around their own clinical judgment and operational priorities
- ScreenPoint Medical, a developer of Deep Learning and image analysis technology for automated reading of mammograms, partnered with Ferrum Health,, a clinical AI Governance Suite purpose-built for health systems to move from fragmented, one-off AI deployments to a governed enterprise intelligence program, to deploy the its Transpara Breast AI Suite on Ferrum Health’s Model Hub
- Curately.ai, an AI-powered recruiting platform built for staffing firms and enterprise talent acquisition teams, partnered with LaborEdge, a healthcare staffing technology company, to bring recruiting automation to healthcare staffing agencies using LaborEdge’s NexusATS platform
- Rapid Ai4 Learning, a company with a mission to elevate AI literacy, competency, and fluency across education and learning sectors, partnered with Nexx AI, a provider of AI consulting, implementation, and ongoing support services, and Bells Institute of Higher Learning, giving Rapid Ai4 Learning access to in demand industry aligned AI courses to suit all levels of learners
- Howard University and Bowie State University partnered on ASCEND-AI (Advancing Student and Collaborative Educator Networks for Digital AI Integration), an initiative aimed at preparing students and faculty to work responsibly with artificial intelligence
- The New Jersey state government, the New Jersey AI Hub, Rutgers University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Stevens Institute of Technology, and NJ Council of County Colleges partnered with NVIDIA to create an AI development hub
- Anthropic partnered with Teach For All to bring AI tools and training to educators in 63 countries. Through the AI Literacy & Creator Collective, more than 100,000 teachers and alumni across Teach For All’s network will have the opportunity to develop AI fluency and adapt Claude to serve real classroom needs
- Khan Academy partnered with Google to integrate Gemini’s models into a suite of tools focused on literacy and reading, starting with its Writing Coach tool, which actively guides students through the process of outlining, drafting and refining their own ideas instead of delivering just a finished product
- Global technology and IT services provider FPT and South Korean AI transformation company LG CNS partnered to jointly expand AI-powered education and training solutions across Vietnam and the broader Southeast Asia market
Really big financings:
Healthtech:
- Corxel, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing therapies for patients with cardiometabolic conditions, raised $287 million in a financing that included participation from new investors including SR One, TCGX, RA Capital Management, HBM Healthcare Investments, SymBiosis, Adage Capital Management, Invus, SilverArc Capital, and certain other investors. Existing investors, RTW Investments and Hengdian Group Capital also participated
- OpenEvidence, a specialized AI-powered medical search engine that serves as a “brain extender” for clinicians, raised a $250 million Series D round led by Thrive Capital and DST Global with previous investors Sequoia, Google Ventures, Nvidia, Kleiner Perkins, Blackstone, Henry Kravis, Coatue, Thrive Capital, Conviction, ICONIQ, Greycroft, Breyer Capital, BOND, Craft Ventures, Goanna, Meritech, Alkeon, Mayo Clinic and others, many of which also participating
- Oviva, a provider of digital, reimbursed care for weight-related and chronic conditions, raised €200 million in a Series D financing round led by Kinnevik, with participation from Planet First Partners, A.P. Moller Holding, Lunate, EGS Beteiligungen AG, and Norrsken VC, alongside continued support from existing investor Sofina
- Zarminali Pediatrics, a provider of pediatric healthcare services and support to streamline how children receive care from primary specialists, raised a $110 million Series A funding round led by Healthier Capital, along with participation from existing investor General Catalyst, and new investor K2 HealthVentures
Edtech:
- Preply, an online tutoring platform, aiming to help students achieve their learning goals and prepare them to speak confidently, raised $150 million in funding led by WestCap
Big financings:
Healthtech:
- ErVimmune, a biotechnology company developing next-generation therapeutic vaccines targeting new families of ‘unconventional’ tumor antigens derived from human endogenous retroviruses, raised $19.8 million from existing shareholder Seventure Partners alongside new investor SPRIM Global Investments
- Exciva, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapies for behavioral symptoms associated with AD, raised a €51 million Series B round co-led by EQT Life Sciences and Gimv, with participation from Fountain Healthcare Partners, LifeArc, Carma Fund and Modi Ventures, as well as returning investors Andera Partners and LBBW
- PAQ Therapeutics, a clinical-stage oncology company developing novel targeted protein degradation therapies for KRAS-driven cancers, raised a Series B extension from undisclosed investors, bringing the company’s total Series B financing to $77 million
- Omniscient, developer of AI and data-driven solutions to improve treatment for brain disorders, providing predictive analytics for clinicians, raised A$20 million from The National Reconstruction Fund and OIF Ventures
- BrightInsight, which offers a global regulated digital health platform for biopharma and medtech, raised $13 million from existing and new investors including Eclipse, General Catalyst, Insight Partners, Mayo Clinic, and New Leaf Venture Partners
- Aviwell SAS, an AI‑driven microbiome discovery and development platform, raised an €11 million Series A investment round from new investors Blue Revolution Fund, Blast.Club, and SWEN Capital Partners
- Eolas Medical, which helps to organise the world’s medical information, to make healthcare simpler, safer and smarter, raised $12 million Series A round led by Munich based Acton Capital, with investment from Whiterock Capital, Portfolio Ventures, ScaleX Investments, Kindred Capital, Samaipata, and Ascension
- One to One Health, a provider of employer-sponsored onsite and virtual primary care solutions, raised a $12 million round from Frist Cressey Ventures
Not so big financings:
Healthtech:
- Salvo Health, which helps gastrointestinal providers adopt a hybrid, AI-enhanced care model, raised an $8.5 million Series A funding round led by ManchesterStory, City Light Capital, and Threshold Ventures, with participation from new investors including The Artemis Fund, Contour Venture Partners, and others
- Octarine Bio, a company developing a new generation of sustainable pigments through precision fermentation, raised €5 million from existing investors and new partners, including The Footprint Firm, Edaphon, Unconventional Ventures, DSM-Firmenich Ventures, Oskare Capital, as well as several business angels, among them Per Falholt and Steen Riisgaard
- Claim Health, a company powering AI-native revenue operations for post-acute care, raised a $4.4 million seed round led by Maverick Ventures, with participation from Peak XV, Y Combinator, and DHVP. The round also includes participation from C-suite executives – including CEOs and COOs – at large post-acute care providers
- Altavo, a medtech startup which specializes in AI-based voice rehabilitation, raised €3 million in a Series A2 funding round led by Novalis Biotech and Beteiligungsmanagement Thüringen, with participation from TGFS Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen, High-Tech Gründerfonds, TUDAG TU Dresden AG, Ostwerk GmbH, and individual private investors
- Robin Health, a startup focused on prevention and digital health management, raised €2 million in pre-seed funding led by Step Fund
- Whistle Performance, which provides AI-driven sports and human performance analytics software for teams and organizations, raised $2 million from undisclosed investors
- Pinky Promise, an AI-led digital clinic for women, raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by the Rebalance Angel Community, with participation from Subramanian Ramadorai, Mala Ramadorai, Ajay Nair, Shreyas Srinivasan, and others
Edtech:
- Sparkli, a company using real-time multimodal AI that gives children the agency to build their own interactive learning expeditions on any topic in minutes, raised a $5 million pre-seed round from undisclosed investors
- BRUM, a platform where students can prepare for the theory exam via a personalised interface, navigate administrative enrolment, and book driving lessons with certified instructors within its network, raised €5 million in a round led Italian Founders Fund
Fund News
- Healthier Capital, a health-tech venture capital firm founded to deliver healthier outcomes, closed its $220 million oversubscribed inaugural fund
Policy and government
- Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan, bicameral healthcare deal which would extend several public health programs, including major telehealth flexibilities, through the end of 2027. It also would fund, through the end of the fiscal year in 2030, a program run through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that reimburses facilities for offering hospital-level care in the home. The deal would boost funding for community health centers to $4.6 billion for fiscal year 2026. Another provision in the package would allow Medicare coverage for multi-cancer early detection screening tests
- The Department of Education postponed the pursuit of garnishing wages, seizing tax refunds and collecting other benefits from federal student loan borrowers in default. The department said in a statement that the delay in collections will allow defaulted borrowers more time to rehabilitate their loans and “enable the Department to implement major student loan repayment reforms” passed under last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Random news
- New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise can help keep your brain biologically younger. Adults who exercised regularly for a year showed brains that appeared nearly a year younger than those who didn’t change their habits. The study focused on midlife, a critical window when prevention may offer long-term benefits
