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30
Jan

Why We Invested In FIGS — and Why We’re Excited About Its New Investment

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by Katherine Barr, General Partner | MDV   One of our portfolio companies, FIGS, announced a great round of financing by Tulco Holdings last week. FIGS, the medical apparel company that is shaking up the world of scrubs — creating high-quality and flattering scrubs in a market that used to completely lack style and utility […]

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29
Jan

Robotic process automation for small businesses: The starter manual

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ROBOTIC Process Automation (RPA) is the technology that lets you assign manual and repetitive tasks to a software. It is as simple as that. The technology exists to help you do less of the low-value tactical repetitive stuff so you can spend more time doing the high-level strategic stuff.   Today, enterprises big and small, […]

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29
Jan

Analyte Health Welcomes New Chief Marketing Officer

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Veteran Brand Builder and Internet Marketer Christina Kline Joins Leading Consumer Health Company   CHICAGO, IL – January 29, 2018 – Analyte Health, the leading platform connecting patients to diagnostic services, announced today marketing veteran Christina Kline joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer.   “We’re thrilled to have Christina join the team. She has […]

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24
Jan

California Fintech Startup Zebit Appoints LendUp’s Former Head of Capital markets As New CFO

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On Tuesday, California fintech Zebit announced it has appointed former LendUp Head of Capital Markets, Steve Lapin as its new Chief Financial Officer. According to the startup, Lapin has 15 years of experience in sourcing debt and equity investments, well as investor relations and financial modeling at credit and investment organizations. While speaking about Lapin’s appointment, Marc Schneider, Co-founder, […]

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24
Jan

Bupa partners up with HealthTap to develop new healthcare solutions

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Bupa has announced it is partnering with HealthTap to develop new healthcare solutions for its customers.   The health insurance and private healthcare company hopes to offer a “game changing combination of digital and in-person healthcare” by joining forces with US-based digital health technology business, HealthTap.   The partnership will allow Bupa’s 16.5 million customers […]

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23
Jan

FIGS Cleans Up With The 4th Largest Raise For A Female-Founded Company In 2017

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Heather Hasson was animated on our phone call as she described the fan mail she and her cofounder Trina Spear receive. As co-CEOs, they’re constantly getting letters from nurses and doctors about how their company has changed lives. “They wear their scrubs seven days a week, 14 hours a day,” says Hasson. “And they’re boxy […]

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23
Jan

With $65M In New Funding, FIGS Seeks To Revolutionize The Medical Apparel Industry

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Additional Funds Drive Increased Investment In Technology For The Disruptive Direct-To-Consumer Brand   LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Female-founded medical apparel company FIGS raises $65 million in most recent investment round from Tulco, bringing total funding to date to $75 million.   Founded in 2013 by Heather Hasson and Trina Spear, FIGS is transforming the healthcare experience by creating the highest quality […]

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22
Jan

Zebit Announces New Chief Financial Officer

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Steve Lapin joins the leadership team to take Zebit through the next phase of growth.   SAN DIEGO, Jan. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Zebit, an e-commerce credit solution that services 200M consumers who value buy now, pay over time without interest or a credit check, today announced Steve Lapin will be joining the company as the Chief Financial Officer.   Steve Lapin has […]

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17
Jan

This Company’s AI-Fueled Tech Is About to Bring Digital Health Care to Millions

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Digital health firm HealthTap and Bupa, a health care provider that offers both insurance and medical services to millions around the world, are teaming up in a massive strategic partnership that could make “digital end-to-end” medical services a widespread reality, HealthTap CEO Ron Gutman told Fortune in an early interview previewing the arrangement.   Gutman describes it as the “biggest […]

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09
Jan

IBA Group Partners with WorkFusion on Scalable Smart Applications

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NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — WorkFusion, the leading Intelligent Automation software provider, today announced the launch of a Smart Application for email processing in the development of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solutions for customer support centers. The project is a collaboration with IBA Group, one of the largest providers of IT solutions and services in Eastern […]

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