# Healthtech

Atomico backs GenAI healthcare assistant Corti’s Series B
News
September 20, 2023
Atomico backs GenAI healthcare assistant Corti’s Series B
“We are active in 150k patient meetings a day”, Corti’s cofounder says
Mimi Billing
The startups founded by Babylon’s ex-employees
Analysis
September 6, 2023
The startups founded by Babylon’s ex-employees
Sifted has tracked down 10 companies founded by ex-Babylonians, from those still in the healthtech space to foodtech and blockchain-focused startups
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
UK healthtech Huma to lay off nearly 10% of workforce
News
August 30, 2023
UK healthtech Huma to lay off nearly 10% of workforce
The company has confirmed that it plans to lay off around 45 employees
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Babylon hopes to secure a buyer by Friday as deadline to submit bids passes
News
August 22, 2023
Babylon hopes to secure a buyer by Friday as deadline to submit bids passes
The company is carrying out an “accelerated bidding process”, according to a letter sent to prospective buyers
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Who's going to buy Babylon?
Analysis
August 10, 2023
Who's going to buy Babylon?
As the healthtech scrambles to find a buyer for its UK business, Sifted looks into which companies might stump up the cash
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Babylon on the brink of bankruptcy after merger falls through
News
August 7, 2023
Babylon on the brink of bankruptcy after merger falls through
The healthtech is looking to sell its UK operations, according to a company statement
Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Eleanor Warnock and Mimi Billing
How healthtechs are — and should be — preparing for AI regulation
Analysis
July 28, 2023
How healthtechs are — and should be — preparing for AI regulation
AI could revolutionise parts of healthtech, but regulation looms
Aruni Sunil
Losses rise but profitability on the horizon for digital health scaleup Kry
News
July 14, 2023
Losses rise but profitability on the horizon for digital health scaleup Kry
After a “major adjustment” in 2022, Kry is doubling down on core markets
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
DiGA promised German digital health startups access to 73m patients — but slow insurers and poor adoption hold it back
Analysis
July 7, 2023
DiGA promised German digital health startups access to 73m patients — but slow insurers and poor adoption hold it back
When the DiGA law was passed it was lauded as a catalyst for the digital transformation of the country’s healthcare system
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
June 28, 2023
11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors
VCs from MIG Capital, SHS Capital, Sofinnova Partners and AlbionVC share their picks
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Babylon shareholders wiped out as healthtech agrees to delist
News
June 23, 2023
Babylon shareholders wiped out as healthtech agrees to delist
18 months after floating, the British startup will be taken private after failing to fill cash shortfall
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Could these stem cell startups pave the way for the next miracle drug?
Analysis
June 2, 2023
Could these stem cell startups pave the way for the next miracle drug?
The startups that want to bring stem cell therapies to the middle classes
Mimi Billing
Digi-physical health platform Patient21 raises sector’s biggest round of 2023
News
May 22, 2023
Digi-physical health platform Patient21 raises sector’s biggest round of 2023
The startup has international expansion in its sights
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Babylon shareholders set to lose hundreds of millions of euros if healthtech delists
News
May 12, 2023
Babylon shareholders set to lose hundreds of millions of euros if healthtech delists
Credit fund AlbaCore Capital plans to carry out a “restructuring and recapitalisation” of the business following a chaotic 18 months on the public markets
Kai Nicol-Schwarz and Mimi Billing
12 startups tackling cancer to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
May 12, 2023
12 startups tackling cancer to watch, according to VCs
VCs from Verve Ventures, MMC Ventures, HTGF and Sofinnova Partners shared their picks
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
European healthtechs chasing US expansion face fierce competition and a funding crunch
Analysis
April 26, 2023
European healthtechs chasing US expansion face fierce competition and a funding crunch
The promised land for healthtechs is now a trickier nut to crack
Mimi Billing and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Plural's latest investment: $5.3m for tech to free up nurses' time
News
April 5, 2023
Plural's latest investment: $5.3m for tech to free up nurses' time
Teton has raised $5.3m to scale its AI nursing companion
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How AI startups are fully automating drug discovery
Analysis
March 30, 2023
How AI startups are fully automating drug discovery
Startups could start to offer fully automated drug discovery services to the pharmaceutical industry
In partnership with: Debiopharm
The startups harnessing the pet ‘data-sphere’
Analysis
March 16, 2023
The startups harnessing the pet ‘data-sphere’
The quantity of data produced in the pet tech ecosystem is mushrooming
Adam Green
10 fertility startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
March 9, 2023
10 fertility startups to watch, according to investors
VCs from EQT Ventures, Nina Capital, Founders and Iris Ventures share their picks
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Five healthtech ideas VCs want you to pitch in 2023
Analysis
February 28, 2023
Five healthtech ideas VCs want you to pitch in 2023
There’s still plenty of investor cash for early-stage healthtechs — these are the ideas investors want to back
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Does size really matter? $80bn sextech market still too taboo for VCs
Analysis
February 6, 2023
Does size really matter? $80bn sextech market still too taboo for VCs
Society is changing its attitude towards sex, but investors haven't got the memo
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
15 digital therapeutics startups to watch, according to investors
Analysis
January 20, 2023
15 digital therapeutics startups to watch, according to investors
We asked five healthtech VCs which startups they’ve got their eyes on
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The vaccine startup trying to solve the $35bn-a-year refrigeration problem
News
January 17, 2023
The vaccine startup trying to solve the $35bn-a-year refrigeration problem
Half of vaccines are wasted. Bristol-based EnsiliTech thinks it has the answer
Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# Healthtech

Atomico backs GenAI healthcare assistant Corti’s Series B

The startups founded by Babylon’s ex-employees

UK healthtech Huma to lay off nearly 10% of workforce

Babylon hopes to secure a buyer by Friday as deadline to submit bids passes

Who's going to buy Babylon?

Babylon on the brink of bankruptcy after merger falls through

How healthtechs are — and should be — preparing for AI regulation

Losses rise but profitability on the horizon for digital health scaleup Kry

DiGA promised German digital health startups access to 73m patients — but slow insurers and poor adoption hold it back

11 medical device startups to watch, according to investors

Babylon shareholders wiped out as healthtech agrees to delist

Could these stem cell startups pave the way for the next miracle drug?

Digi-physical health platform Patient21 raises sector’s biggest round of 2023

Babylon shareholders set to lose hundreds of millions of euros if healthtech delists

12 startups tackling cancer to watch, according to VCs

European healthtechs chasing US expansion face fierce competition and a funding crunch

Plural's latest investment: $5.3m for tech to free up nurses' time

How AI startups are fully automating drug discovery

The startups harnessing the pet ‘data-sphere’

10 fertility startups to watch, according to investors

Five healthtech ideas VCs want you to pitch in 2023

Does size really matter? $80bn sextech market still too taboo for VCs

15 digital therapeutics startups to watch, according to investors

The vaccine startup trying to solve the $35bn-a-year refrigeration problem