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UAE-based healthtech startup Vamstar raises $9.5 million for digital transformation

UAE-based healthtech startup Vamstar raises $9.5 million for digital transformation

Vamstar, an AI-driven healthtech startup based in UAE has raised $9.5 million in its Series A funding round led by Alpha Intelligence Capital and Dutch Founders Fund. * The fund will be used to support its digital acceleration and product development processes, enhance its exchange platform with AI, improve data

Nigeria's healthtech startup Healthtracka raises $1.5 million in funding

Nigeria's healthtech startup Healthtracka raises $1.5 million in funding

Healthtracka, a Nigeria-based at-home lab testing offering platform, has raised $1.5 million in its seed round funding from Ingressive Capital and Hustle Fund. * The fund will help the firm to support its growth plans and scale its B2B2C offering of at-home medical check-ups. * Healthtracka offers web-based services that allow

Chilean healthtech startup Examedi raises $17 million in funding

Chilean healthtech startup Examedi raises $17 million in funding

Examedi, a Chile-based healthtech startup using its app to connect medical examiners to patients has raised $17 million in its Series A funding round led by General Catalysts. * The fund will be used to support its product development with a major focus on B2B solutions, and to expand its already

Zenysis Tech secures $13.3 million to improve responses to health emergencies in Africa

Zenysis Tech secures $13.3 million to improve responses to health emergencies in Africa

Zenysis Technologies, a healthtech firm headquartered in San Francisco and Cape Town, has secured $13.3 million in its Series B funding round to improve its big data efforts at improving effective responses to health emergencies in Africa. * The fund will be used to increase the scope of its health

WHO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and others launch $7 million Africa-focused healthtech fund

WHO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and others launch $7 million Africa-focused healthtech fund

The African arm of the World Health Organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), AUDA-NEPAD, and AmerisourceBergen have launched a $7 million healthtech fund to support impact-making health-driven African startups. * The investment alongside market support is earmarked for 60 early and growth stage African health-led startups

Indian biotech startup Immuneel Therapeutics raises $15 million in Series A

Indian biotech startup Immuneel Therapeutics raises $15 million in Series A

Immuneel Therapeutics, an India-based biotech firm developing cell and gene therapies has raised $15 million in its Series A funding round co-led by Eight Road Ventures, True North, and F-Prime Capital. * The firm is working on developing its own pipeline of chimeric antigen receptor T-Cell (CAR-T) therapies and other cellular

UAE-based healthtech startup WEMA launches at a $3.5 million raise

UAE-based healthtech startup WEMA launches at a $3.5 million raise

WEMA, a healthtech offering platform based in UAE has launched with a seed raise of $3.5 million. * The healthtech firm focuses on weight loss and catering to diabetes by matching health professionals to clients. * Founded in 2022, WEMA uses its app to improve heath-driven lifestyle changes in users. * The

Egypt's insurtech startup Nice Deer raises $1 million

Egypt's insurtech startup Nice Deer raises $1 million

Nice Deer, an Egypt-based insurance technology firm has raised $1 million in its pre-seed round led by Disrupt Ventures. * The funds will be used to scale its services in providing health insurance solutions for SMEs, such as health savings accounts. * As an arm of IT-fusion, a tech-led medical-focused service provider

China's AI drug discovery firm Insilico raises $60 million in Series D round

China's AI drug discovery firm Insilico raises $60 million in Series D round

Insilico, a China-based AI-focused drug discovery firm has raised $60 million in its Series D funding round. * The funds will be used to support its Phase I Studies (Clinical trial and safety testing), develop its drug discovery platform, enter international markets, and build a robotic drug discovery lab and a

LionBird launches an $85 million fund to support US-focused healthcare startups in the Middle East

LionBird launches an $85 million fund to support US-focused healthcare startups in the Middle East

LionBird, an Israel-based venture capital firm has partnered with Al Waha Fund of Funds to launch an $85 million investment fund to back US-focused healthcare startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. * LionBird is a US-targeted digital healthcare investment firm providing seed-stage capital for startups. * Al Waha