UK Government and Meridian Health Ventures Partner to Boost HealthTech

#Amsterdam-based Fellos, a digital men’s health clinic, has secured €2,15M in growth capital from strategic investors, including a group of healthcare professionals. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gfFVeBtx Sibren Tolsma, Rob Smeitink, Jeroen Bertrams, Sjoerd van Berkel, Dutch Operator Fund, Capital Mills #SiliconCanals #News #Funding

Pear Suite Raises $7.6M in Series A Funding Led by Colby R. Takeda, co-founder and CEO, Pear Suite provides an AI-powered platform and national provider network that equip community health workers (CHWs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and health plans with the tools to close care gaps, improve health outcomes, and unlock sustainable reimbursement. The round was led by Rock Health Capital and Nexxus Holdings, with support from Mucker Capital, Enable Ventures, The SCAN Foundation, Acumen America, Impact Engine, and the California Health Care Foundation. https://lnkd.in/d9QgfTJY

#Amsterdam-based Fellos, a digital men’s health clinic, has secured €2,15M in growth capital from strategic investors, including a group of healthcare professionals. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/grTF5mSn Sibren Tolsma, Rob Smeitink, Jeroen Bertrams, Sjoerd van Berkel, Dutch Operator Fund, Capital Mills

A little late to the game but I was reviewing Andreessen Horowitz #healthcare fund report when something didn't add up. They slashed their Bio Fund V target by 50%. Across the industry, healthcare VC fundraising hit just $3B in H1 2025—on track for the worst year in over a decade. Here's the irony: #a16z and #General #Catalyst—two of the mega-funds #LPs are concentrating capital with—captured 20% of all LP commitments in 2024. So LPs aren't leaving healthcare. They're just consolidating into the biggest players while smaller funds get shut out. Meanwhile, the exit market they're supposedly worried about? It's working fine. Hinge Health and Omada Health both went public in 2025. Digital health M&A hit 107 deals in H1 alone—a 5% increase YoY. hims & hers acquired Trybe Labs, H1 bought Ribbon Health (now H1), and Innovaccer raised $275M. The exits are happening. So what's really going on? LPs got burned by 2021 valuations and they're overcorrecting. But here's what they're missing: #AI is about to unlock $450B in #healthcare #administrative savings by 2035. This doesn't even include clinical care---in #claims processing, #priorauthorizations, #credentialing. The 25% of healthcare spending that everyone hates but nobody's fixed. Unlike drug development, administrative AI deploys in months and scales immediately. Two-thirds of physicians say admin work is their #1 burnout cause. The pain is universal and the incentives are finally aligned. The companies being funded right now—by the few funds still raising—will solve healthcare's $2.2T #administrative cost problem. The acquisition appetite is there. The IPO window is open. LPs are fighting the last war while the best opportunity in a decade is sitting right in front of them. #HealthcareVC #DigitalHealth #VentureCapital, #investinhealthcare, #startups

Another $20M Series A in healthcare just dropped. TruePill co-founders for Foundation Health to bring AI to pharmacy operations. Here's what caught my attention: this isn't their first ride. They already built and scaled TruePill (which got messy, but that's another story). The true is: market didn't care about their past struggles, it cared about their deep healthcare expertise and proven ability to navigate regulatory complexity. Meanwhile, first-time wellness founders are getting ghosted by the same VCs who just wrote this check. The pattern is brutal but predictable: investors are doubling down on founder visibility and proven healthcare experience over novel concepts. The wellness space is massive and underserved, but VCs are getting pickier about who they back. They want founders who understand healthcare's regulatory maze, have existing industry relationships, and can articulate how they'll navigate reimbursement complexities. The Foundation Health raise proves there's enormous appetite for healthcare innovation, but only for founders who've established themselves as the definitive voice in their niche. And in the end, this post is a little reminder to ask yourself: "what expertise I'm not showcasing enough in my fundraising conversations?"

Digital health companies raised $3.5 billion across 107 deals in Q3. But the market is murkier than it looks at first glance, Rock Health researchers note. Emma Beavins has more on digital health funding trends including the prevalence of unlabeled rounds and a thinning number of series B deals  https://bit.ly/47eLUne

When I first looked at the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, I had a mix of hope and caution. $25 billion of it is performance-based, tied to measurable outcomes around access, quality, and long-term sustainability. And that’s where the real challenge and opportunity lies, especially in rural areas where disparities are most visible. At VANTAGE Surgical Solutions, we see a clear role to play. We can help states expand access by bringing mobile surgical services directly to hospitals. No massive infrastructure investment needed, but the communities gain procedures they might not have had otherwise. We can support the workforce too - turnkey surgical staffing solutions that ease clinician shortages and ensure consistent care delivery. And when it comes to quality, using outcomes data helps states meet CMS reporting requirements while improving care. Of course, challenges remain:  Fragmented rural infrastructure, variable state readiness, and ensuring the impact lasts beyond the funding cycle. That’s why collaboration matters more than ever. When public funding meets private-sector innovation, it stops being a temporary solution, and starts becoming real, lasting progress for rural surgical access and health equity. What do you think? Can this fund move from promise to real progress for rural healthcare?

WellTheory raises $14M Series A to scale whole-person autoimmune care WellTheory, a San Francisco-based virtual care platform for autoimmune disease, has raised $14 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $26.2 million. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from 7wire Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Accel, Box Group, Leaps by Bayer, and Up2 Opportunity Fund. Candace Richardson, Partner at General Catalyst, will join WellTheory’s board. Founded and led by CEO Ellen Rudolph, WellTheory delivers whole-person, evidence-based care that addresses the root causes of autoimmunity—helping members reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and lower overall healthcare costs. Its interdisciplinary care team includes registered dietitians and board-certified health coaches, powered by AI-enabled personalization to tailor support at every stage. In just 18 months on the commercial market, WellTheory has built partnerships with Fortune 100 and 500 employers and leading organizations such as Maven Clinic, Fortune Brands Innovations, Dayforce, and payors like Sentara Health Plans and a top national insurer. The new funding will fuel deeper partnerships with employers and payors, expand targeted care programs, and advance its personalization technology to make autoimmune care more accessible and effective. 🌿 A big step forward for patient-centered, preventive autoimmune care. #WellTheory #HealthTech #AutoimmuneCare #WholePersonCare #VirtualCare #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #FundingNews #GeneralCatalyst #7wireVentures #LeapsByBayer #HealthcareInnovation #SeriesAFunding #ChronicCare #PatientExperience

We love closing the week with this news: LillianCare raises new funding to scale its hybrid primary care model across rural Germany! We’re proud to continue supporting LillianCare alongside amberra, Nina Capital, Calm/Storm, caesar., Venture League, and happy to welcome Creas and BONVENTURE as new investors! Founded in 2023, LillianCare is addressing one of Germany’s most pressing healthcare challenges, the shortage of general practitioners, by bringing modern, patient-centered care to rural areas. Its hybrid model combines interdisciplinary medical teams on-site with digital solutions such as telemedicine. With five practices already operating in Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony, the company plans to expand to 400 practices by 2030, closing critical gaps in access to healthcare. Patients gain faster access to medical care nearby, while doctors benefit from more flexible working models. “The fact that we were able to attract additional investors who share our vision is a strong signal for us,” said Linus Drop, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of LillianCare. “Trust, proximity, reliability, these shared values perfectly align with our mission to make primary care future-proof. We’re also very pleased that our existing investors continue to back us strongly.” We have made this investment through BSocial Impact Fund, supported by Banco Sabadell, European Investment Fund (EIF), and AXIS, among other investors.

Joint ventures are reshaping healthcare by enabling health systems to expand efficiently, share risk, and accelerate care innovation. Jen Johnson, Chief Commercial Officer at VMG Health breaks down the components of what makes JVs a great strategy for health system growth. While the value proposition of joint ventures is compelling, execution requires careful coordination. VMG Health guides clients through the strategic, financial, legal, and operational complexities of these partnerships. Position your organization for sustainable growth and resilience: https://hubs.ly/Q03MFsVF0 #JointVentures #OperationalExcellence #VMGHealth #HealthcareCompliance