LATEST NEWS
November 19, 2020
Alertgy releases newest protyope
When we first met Alertgy their needle-free "wearable" CGM was the size of a refrigerator. With their newest prototype, it actually is wearable!. Now their clinical validation study is being published in conjunction with the Cleveland Clinic in one of the top journals in Diabetes medicine, JDST.
June 15, 2020
Mymee Appoints Melinda Decker as Chief Commercial Officer
Mymee, Inc. the digital health company that empowers those who suffer from autoimmune disease, such as Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Crohn’s, to reclaim their health, today announced that Melinda Decker has joined as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Melinda has served as a Mymee advisor since 2019, and her new appointment will accelerate commercialization of Mymee’s digital care program.
September 17, 2020
MedStartr Newest Portfolio Company and Teammate
We also would like to welcome our newest MedStartr Ventures Investment and Investor.
Our ninth portfolio company and 12th investment was in YourCoach.Health led by Marina Borukhovich and her husband Eugene. Now that health coaches are needed now more than ever, their platform that helps health coaches of all varieties serve their clients better is free for Coaches! They also have corporate and network plans that help companies keep their teams well and strong. Learn more or connect to the team at info@yourcoach.health. We look forward to helping YCH transform the coaching industry!
MedStartr Mentor and Community member for over a decade, Paulo Machado has joined the MedStartr Investment Review Committee and invested in MedStartr Venture Fund II. He brings deep expertise in healthcare innovation, pharma, and business development for startups. We are please by both his confidence in the MedStartr model, which has been very successful so far by trusting in the wisdom of our Crowd to help pick companies to invest in, as well as adding his healthcare expertise to our review process. He also serves as a MVP - a MedStartr Venture Partner that regularly meets with our portfolio companies to help strategize and optimize their growth. Thank you Paulo for your confidence in us and all your help over the years!
March 27, 2018
Care+Wear and Parsons Students Design Affordable, Comfortable Medical Gown
From five to one, good design can improve all manner of entities. Take the hospital gown. Today, there are five types utilized, from maternity to telemetry. Yet even with all those, access to the body can be challenging for clinicians. Enter the Patient Gown by Care+Wear x Parsons.
March 19, 2018
MedMo News Vol1.8.1: Bayer Deadline Friday, NOLAHI Finals Livestream tomorrow ++
Hello Health 2.0 New York!
Tomorrow is a big day for five teams presenting in the New Orleans Health Innovator Challenge Finals. We will be livestreaming the event starting at 11:30 AM Eastern so tune in on MedStartr.tv or through the MedStartr page on Facebook and check out some of the best new ideas in Diabetes care, Blockchain, and Patient / Physician communications - two of which hail from New York! These are the best of over 130 teams that applied to win pilots, partnerships, and funding sponsored by three hospitals and BCBS Louisianna. See all the teams and the finalists at NOLAHI.org and find, fund, partner, pilot, mentor, or invest in some of these great ideas. Over two million dollars was invested in the teams during the challenge already - just wait until tomorrow when top teams get on stage!
March 21, 2018
Diabetes is a top killer in Louisiana. This tech startup just won $36,000 for its idea to help.
Alertgy, a real-time blood-glucose monitoring and alert system that works through a smartphone application, won $36,000 during the New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge on Tuesday (March 20).
December 07, 2017
MedStartr Announces Winners of MedMo17 – its annual Healthcare Pitch Contest
New York City – December 7, 2017 – MedStartr, Inc. the healthcare-only crowdfunding and investment platform today announced the winners of MedMo17 Crowd Challenge held at MedStartr Momentum 2017, its annual two-day conference in New York. More than 100 different startups competed throughout the year for cash, investments and in-kind prizes totaling up to $2M, with Valisure, Alertgy, eCaring and Xycrobe taking the top honors in their respective categories. All the winners will be further reviewed for investment from MedStartr’s first Venture Fund.