• Healthsense

  Participated · Debt Financing · Feb 2016

  Healthsense deploys sensors and algorithms to establish activity baselines and notify caregivers when a patient’s behavior diverges, enabling early interventions to avoid hospitalizations. The company operates its own data centers and currently has about 23,000 people on its system. CEO A.R. Weiler said the business will use new funding to support expansion of its remote monitoring program this year. Healthsense plans a series of announcements, including release of third‑party clinical validation study results and details on new partnerships. Leadership experience at organizations such as Optum and Virgin HealthMiles is noted through CEO Weiler. The company has raised $34.1 million to date and is based in Minnesota. Healthsense, based in Mendota Heights, MN, provides tech-enabled care solutions for the senior care continuum. It offers wireless care solutions including remote monitoring, emergency response and wellness management systems. The company has deployed several pilot programs within the last year with partners such as Humana Cares/Senior Bridge and Fallon Health. Led by President and CEO A.R. Weiler, Healthsense focuses on supporting senior-care operations across the continuum. In August 2014 Healthsense raised $10M in financing. The company intends to use the funds to continue to grow operations. Healthsense is a provider of next-generation remote monitoring solutions for the senior care market. Its core product is the eNeighbor passive monitoring and analytics technology that enables proactive detection of emerging health concerns and automatic alerts for events such as falls. The platform combines remote monitoring, emergency response, and wellness management to help seniors remain independent, reduce costs, and enhance caregiver and senior experiences. Built on a Wi‑Fi platform, Healthsense’s products are scalable and designed to enable flexible technology-enabled care models for communities and home-based care organizations. The company plans to focus on enhancing care models to advance adoption of remote monitoring in health management and to extend the reach of its platform throughout senior living communities and homes across the United States. Healthsense recently closed an additional $7 million Series D financing to support that expansion. Healthsense offers wireless sensors, nurse call systems and algorithmically-enabled remote monitoring solutions aimed at seniors and people living at home. Its flagship product, the eNeighbor® system, uses a series of wireless sensors placed throughout a residence to capture activities of daily living and automatically call for help if it detects a possible problem. The eNeighbor system was developed under the direction of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and DARPA. Since introducing its first commercial product in 2006, Healthsense has emerged as a leader in Wi‑Fi sensors and remote monitoring solutions. The company is using new growth capital financing to accelerate sales and marketing and to expand its platform into new markets. The funding amount was undisclosed.

• Skipta

  Led · Series A · Feb 2015

  Skipta operates a closed-loop network of 28 niche online medical communities tailored by specialty or disease state for verified healthcare professionals. Its platform offers private, secure forums and peer-based services that support clinical collaboration, information exchange and professional development. The company provides tools for the life sciences industry to engage with healthcare professionals and aims to aid quality of care and improved patient outcomes. Skipta plans to accelerate network development, increase community membership, expand its executive team, and invest in enhancing its technology platform. The company also intends to deepen member engagement and diversify its product portfolio. Skipta was founded by Dr. Theodore Search and launched its first community, Pharmacist Society, in 2009.

• HealthPrize Technologies

  Led · Equity · Aug 2014

  HealthPrize offers a Software-as-a-Service, HIPAA-compliant platform and services designed to create digital experiences that boost patient engagement, education and medication adherence for healthcare companies and pharmaceutical brands. The company has deployed programs across primary care and specialty conditions in the U.S., and has programs in market or in development across North America, Latin America, Europe and emerging markets. Customers and strategic partners include multiple top-20 pharmaceutical companies, a major retail pharmacy chain and West Pharmaceutical Services. Led by CEO Thomas Kottler, HealthPrize intends to use recent financing to expand its team and pursue international and new vertical expansion. The company closed a Series B financing; the amount was not disclosed in the announcement. HealthPrize creates and manages customized digital patient engagement and medication-adherence programs that leverage behavioral economics, gamification, education and rewards. The platform is used across diverse medical conditions and demographic groups and currently serves global pharmaceutical customers, including several top-20 global pharma companies. Patients enrolled in HealthPrize programs show persistently high engagement and adherence rates nearly 50% higher than baseline on average. The company holds patents protecting its use of incentives, gaming dynamics, and prescription-fill verification. Management combines experience across healthcare, consumer products, gaming, software and other industries. HealthPrize plans to expand into payer and retail pharmacy markets, risk-bearing provider groups and self-insured employers, and pursue international growth.

No current team members are available.