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Social Enterprise Incubator’s 5th Cohort focuses on Climate and Health Equity

American Entrepreneurship

Seven startups begin a six-month program that will make them investment-ready To grow the Orange County, California ecosystem , the RevHub social enterprise incubator was established in 2019. The new cohort will focus on climate action and health equity. California Climate Exchange is one of the seven cohort members.

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Empowering Innovation and Fostering Mental Health in Startups: Insights from Tech Leader Sanjay…

Jason Malki

Empowering Innovation and Fostering Mental Health in Startups: Insights from Tech Leader Sanjay Subbarao I had the pleasure of interviewing Sanjay Subbarao. He is working on Mental Health Awareness through his podcast Mental Health @ Work, Joyyus Foundation, a Non-Profit, to create conversations about mental health at all ages.

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Nigerian e-health pharmaceutical distribution startup DrugStoc secures $4.4 million Series A funding, embarks on expansion drive

TechCrunch

Chibuzo Opara and Adham Yehia, being all too familiar with the problems of poor pharmaceutical supply chains, are planning to widen the reach of DrugStoc, a e-health drug procurement platform that eliminates these challenges by linking drug companies with institutions such as hospitals and pharmacies, in Nigeria. million series A funding.

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Agricultural biotech startup Boost Biomes adds a strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator

TechCrunch

Boost Biomes , the Y Combinator-backed developer of microbiome-based bio-fungicides and bio-pesticides for agricultural applications, has added $2 million in funding and picked up a new strategic investor in Japan’s Universal Materials Incubator.

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Lung-health startup Respira Labs inhales $2.8M to help respiration patients breathe easier

TechCrunch

The pre-seed round was led by Latin America-focused biotech investor Zentynel Frontier Investments , with participation from academic incubation investors VentureWell , mission-driven impact investor ImpactAssets and a few additional angels from the United States and Latin America.

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Could Valo Health become one of Flagship Pioneering’s biggest companies yet?

TechCrunch

The investment firm Flagship Pioneering has incubated a lot of life sciences companies since it was founded in 2000. That’s notable, considering that Flagship incubated 11-year-old Moderna, which currently boasts a $50 billion market cap thanks in large part its coronavirus vaccine. DB: Both are viable potential paths.

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VentureBlick Raises $2.6M for Two Health Startups, Introduces Medtech Super Incubator

AsiaTechDaily

million in funding for NousQ, a Singaporean startup that has developed a smart robotic handheld device for otitis media surgery. ” Starting in the latter part of this year, VentureBlick will enhance its global venture incubation program with a strong focus on the medtech sector. The post VentureBlick Raises $2.6M