Biotech & Health

Function Health raises $298M Series B at $2.5B valuation

From electronic health records and blood tests to the stream of data from wearable devices, the amount of health information people generate is accelerating rapidly. Yet, many users struggle to connect this trove of data in a meaningful way and actually use it to improve their health. Function Health, which offers a regular lab testing […]

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Onepot AI raises $13M to help make chemical drug creation easier

For Daniil Boiko and Andrei Tyrin, the idea for Onepot AI came from the same frustration.   “The best ideas in drug discovery were often blocked not by biology, but by synthesis,” Boiko told TechCrunch. Synthesis is the creation of new molecules by using chemical reactions. It’s like a recipe or Lego pieces, where small pieces, ingredients, molecules, come together to form a wider puzzle picture, a food dish, a larger molecule.   As

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Emm raises $9M seed to create one of the world’s first ‘smart’ menstrual cups

Jenny Button first thought of Emm during the COVID lockdown. She was using an Oura ring and the Whoop monitoring band and getting insights about her body, but there wasn’t a device that could provide data about one of the most important aspects — reproductive and menstrual health.   “It seemed crazy to me, because these are things that every woman wants to be able to

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Oxford spinout RADiCAIT uses AI to make diagnostic imaging more affordable and accessible — catch it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

If you’ve ever had a PET scan, you know it’s an ordeal. The scans help doctors detect cancer and track its spread, but the process itself is a logistical nightmare for patients.  It starts with fasting for four to six hours before coming into the hospital — and good luck to you if you live

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Can steroids combat population collapse? The Enhanced Games wants to find out.

The Enhanced Games, a new sporting competition explicitly designed to allow performance-enhancing drugs, looks like a publicity stunt for the techno-macho era: Olympic athletes on steroids competing for million-dollar bounties in Las Vegas. But co-founder Aron D’Souza has a 90% gross margin telehealth business in mind, and a pitch to governments struggling with aging populations. 

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OpenEvidence, the ChatGPT for doctors, raises $200M at $6B valuation  

OpenEvidence, a tool that doctors and nurses have likened to ChatGPT for medicine, plans to announce a $200 million raise at a $6 billion valuation, The New York Times reports.  The fresh funds come three months after the startup raised a $210 million round at a $3.5 billion valuation, a testament to the intense investor

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Amazon launches pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for kids

Amazon One Medical, the retailer’s primary care provider acquired in 2022, is launching a pay-per-visit virtual healthcare service for children ages 2 to 11, the company announced on Thursday. Message-based visits start at $29, and video visits cost $49. The healthcare service doesn’t require insurance or a One Medical membership and can help treat issues

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