Health tech deals
Helsinki-based Gosta Labs has raised €7.5m in seed funding to scale its oncology AI operating system for cancer care teams. The company, founded by former Kaiku Health founders Lauri Sippola and Henri Viertolahti, develops technology that automates clinical documentation and transforms patient visits into structured data in real time. Kaiku Health was acquired by Elekta [...]
Canadian life insurer and asset manager Manulife has boosted its presence in the healthy ageing sector with the launch of a CA$350m Longevity Institute. Valued at US$60bn, Manulife has been active in the longevity space for some time and says the new institute will see it fund ‘innovative research, and key industry collaborations’. Manulife’s chief [...]
Bath-based InnotiveDx has won a £1m grant to advance its rapid UTI test, delivering results in under 60 minutes. The funding from PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) will support development of the InnotiveUTI test, which provides bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (checking which antibiotics will work) at the point of care. This tackles [...]
An NHS-backed mental health fund has picked 19 startups for its second cohort, with each eligible to pitch for up to £1m. The Innovations in Mental Health (IMH) Fund’s 12-week immersion programme will focus on companies developing solutions for depression, anxiety and psychosis-related disorders. The fund also announced its first investment in Affiniti AI, which [...]
Healthcare platform Arbiter has raised US$52m in seed funding from family offices, valuing the New York company at about US$400m. The start-up, which aims to reduce fragmentation in healthcare systems, secured backing from specialist healthcare investors including TriEdge, MFO Ventures and WindRose Health Investors rather than traditional venture capital firms. The investors bring operational experience [...]
Hello Klean has raised £1.5 million in debt funding from re:cap to scale its water-first beauty brand. The new capital will strengthen its working capital position so it can meet demand, expand internationally to the Middle East and further European markets, and invest in deeper filtration innovation. Hello Klean was created to solve an invisible [...]
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has unveiled a new initiative designed to strengthen international partnerships and boost the global presence of UK health technology companies at WHX Dubai 2026 - one of the world’s largest and most influential healthcare trade shows. New for 2026, ABHI will introduce the UK Networking Zone - a [...]
UK trade association AXREM and health tech growth specialist Highland have extended their partnership for two further years, reaffirming a shared commitment to supporting growth across the UK’s diagnostic and health technology markets. AXREM represents member companies that collectively provide the majority of diagnostic medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment used in UK hospitals. The association [...]
EssilorLuxottica has acquired Ikerian AG, the health technology company operating under the RetinAI brand, in a move that deepens its push into AI and data-driven eye care. The deal, announced in Paris on 15 October 2025, strengthens the group’s med-tech strategy by adding advanced software that uses machine learning and computer vision to support clinical [...]
Virtual care provider WellTheory has raised US$14m in Series A funding to expand its autoimmune care platform, bringing the company’s total funding to US$26.2m. The round was led by General Catalyst, with participation from new and existing backers including 7wire Ventures, Box Group, Ingeborg Investments, Up2 Opportunity Fund and Accel. The investment will support commercial [...]
