digital health funding
San Francisco, New York and Boston topped the funding charts this year but Beijing was on their heels.
Digital health funding increased by 42 percent between 2017 to 2018.
Just last month Hill-Rom and EarlySense teamed up on a new hospital bed that uses the latter's contact free health monitoring.
The latest funding was led by Temasek, with participation from Novartis, 5AM Ventures, Arboretum Ventures, Jazz Partners, The Bridge Builders Collaborative and EDBI.
The virtual obstetrics platform anticipates the new funding and partnership as a means to expand its reach.
Silver Lake led the round, which will be used for new partnerships, global business development, and potential acquisitions.
The funding, which comes alongside $2.5 million in debt financing, will go toward an expanded sales team and product development.
The K app will not only help users better understand their condition, but in 2019 will quickly link them to a licensed virtual care provider.
The company looks to sell its chronic health offering to health plans and employers.
The company's technology uses machine learning to identify any major changes in patients' vitals.