Investing
Sonde is its second global digital health investment to date.
It plans to launch 100 more e-clinics in the next 12 months.
Upliv is expected to receive $8.4 million in seed funding through the end of 2023.
The company is seeking new partnerships to expand its virtual home care programme.
The Silicon Valley Bank report found health tech companies in the U.S. and European Union have raised about $23 billion through the end of September this year.
The company will expand its team and product offerings, including direct-to-consumer operations, thanks to the FDA's approval of over-the-counter sales of hearing aids.
The company said it will use the funding to accelerate its go-to-market push.
The company will expand its team by 300% by 2023 and expand the rollout of its services in the U.S. market.
The pre-seed will be used to expand the startup's clinical operations and research as well as improve its proprietary clinical protocols.
The company also announced a partnership with managed care organization CareSource to study the benefits of using virtual reality with patients receiving home and community-based services.