HealthTech
917Ventures’ PetPal targets $1.6B pet care market in Southeast Asia – expands access to essential pet care for Filipinos
PetPal Club subscription service provides users unlimited teleconsultations for up to two pets annually, along with discounts on pet services. A mobile app version is expected to launch later this year.
Insignia AI Notes #7: AI In healthcare
The transformation of #healthcare through #AI and #ML is both profound and multifaceted. From predictive analytics to drug discovery, AI is enhancing diagnostics, enabling personalized medicine, and transforming patient care. While challenges such as regulation, data privacy, and ethical concerns remain, the collaboration between professionals across fields…
Singaporean SaaS HealthTech firm MiyaHealth concludes $7.7M Pre-Series A fundraise for global expansion
MiyaHealth, a Singapore-headquartered software as a service (SaaS) HealthTech firm, has closed SGD 2.4 million ($1.78 million) Pre-Series A extension round amidst the funding winter, bringing the total fundraise to SGD 10.4 million ($7.7 million).
PrimaKu raises Pre-A financing from Northstar, AppWorks to support childhood development in Indonesia
Founded in July 2017, PrimaKu is a community-based parenting ecosystem helping address the challenges of parenting in Indonesia. Through its full-stack digital platform, PrimaKu connects parents, pediatricians, and health facilities to provide comprehensive child healthcare services.
Singapore’s Neurowyzr raises additional $2.1M in seed funding co-led by Jungle Ventures and Peak XV’s Surge
Neurowyzr, a Singapore-based healthtech company specializing in enhancing brain health and developing state-of-the-art technologies to mitigate early brain decline, has raised an additional $2.1 million in an oversubscribed seed round. The round, jointly led by Jungle Ventures and Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India and Southeast Asia), with…
HealthXCapital joins Jungle Ventures to lead healthcare investments in Southeast Asia and India
Jungle Ventures, the Singapore-based independent venture capital firm, has announced the addition of the HealthXCapital (HXC) team to lead the firm’s healthcare investments in Southeast Asia and India. Founded in a joint commitment of driving positive change within healthcare, this move marks a seamless and timely transition in reflection of HXC and Jungle…
InnovaTalk Webinar recap: Understanding medication-gut microbiome interactions
The July InnovaTalk Webinar hosted by the VinFuture Foundation highlighted the most recent research endeavors in understanding the interaction between medication drugs and the human gut microbiome, their implications on various complications including Antimicrobial Resistance and malnutrition, and challenges and opportunities to expand microbiome research…
Gobi Partners bolsters HealthTech portfolio to $11.8M in Greater Bay ASEAN
Pan-Asian venture capital firm Gobi Partners has bolstered its HealthTech portfolio with an aggregate investment of $11.8 million, spreading across 12 dynamic startups within China's Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Southeast Asia - or ‘Greater Bay ASEAN’.
Thailand’s HD secures investment from FEBE Ventures to fuel expansion into Vietnam
HD, the healthcare and surgery marketplace based in Thailand, has announced a significant investment from FEBE Ventures, a prominent venture capital firm based in Vietnam. This strategic partnership further strengthens HD’s position as the go-to platform for accessible and affordable healthcare services and elective surgeries in the Southeast Asia……
Alpro Pharmacy partners GrabExpress for on-demand prescription medication deliveries in Malaysia
Malaysia’s prescription pharmacy chain Alpro Pharmacy has launched its door-to-door prescription medication delivery in partnership with GrabExpress, Grab Malaysia’s on-demand delivery service. The collaboration aims to provide the much-needed support for stay-alone elderlies, chronic-illness patients and parents of young children, who might find leaving…
