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Boston-based interoperability-focused startup 1UP Health took home the $100K grand prize.
The company announced two-way integration today between its app and Apple, Fitbit and Samsung wearables.
The round was led by Santé Ventures, an Austin, Texas-based firm with a focus on healthcare and the life sciences.
Wellington Management Company led the round.
The ride sharing platform is now approved as a non-emergency medical transportation service for Medicaid patients in the state.
The funding will support the Israeli company's push into US markets.
The Brooklyn-based startup is laying off roughly 100 employees.
After validating smartphone photoplethysmography against in-clinic ECG, UCSF researchers contextualized heart rate data from nearly 70,000 study participants.
The White House wants "explainable" systems for healthcare, not black boxes, and wants research into new technologies that are "reliable, dependable, safe, and trustworthy.