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African healthtech startups in the supply chain segment show rapid growth, spurring a $7M investment initiative

TechCrunch

The fastest traction we’re seeing are those helping the providers–those who interface with the customer like pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals–to digitize distribution to the consumer. Some include mPharma, Lifestores, Shelf Life, and Maisha Meds. As such, their growth has been rapid, Salient says.

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

TechCrunch

The startup will continue to look for ways to expand its partner network of hardware and software companies across the globe, Luke Wilson, founder and CEO of ManageXR told TechCrunch. Wilson founded ManageXR in 2018 with the intention of building VR experiences for pediatric patients in the hospital.

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Convoy: The Future of Truck Freight

Y Combinator

They can accrue huge value by reducing friction and aggregating supply and demand — particularly because they have the ability to build network effects and economies of scale. In the last few years, incumbents have started to adopt technology to fix inefficiencies, but they’ve focused on tools to streamline individual tasks (e.g.,

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic biotech, Gogoro’s SPAC, H-1Bs for Ukrainians

TechCrunch

Launched in 1987, the company provides hundreds of transportation and hospitality providers with inventory management and booking services. If you can map every oasis in a desert, you’ve created a transportation network. Gogoro’s public debut could supercharge EV battery swapping across the globe.

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The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015

Tomasz Tunguz

Earlier this week, we examined the trends in the major categories of startup investment including eCommerce, Software, Social Networking and Education. In addition, founders have raised capital to transform many of the fundamental industries: transportation, hospitality, lending, health insurance, and banking.

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

TechCrunch

Founders : Before beU delivery, Hao Zheng, who leads the team as chief executive, was the founder and CEO of Yooul, a social networking app in China. ” Founders : Henry Mascot started a company in 2017 to help hospitals digitize records. It claims to sell medicine wholesale to 1 million pharmacies and hospitals in Africa.

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“Customer First” Healthcare

abovethecrowd.com

If there happens to be a large, renowned hospital group in the area, the employer feels compelled to offer coverage that includes this institution, even if that system is highly over-priced ( the largest hospital systems typically have the highest procedural prices ). A large employer benefits plan needs to be “competitive.”

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