Maribel Health Secures $25 Million in Series A Round, Aims to Build High-Acuity Home Care, Hospice Programs

The digital health startup Maribel Health has completed a $25 million Series A round led by General Catalyst, aimed at building out its home-based care platform. Maribel partners with health care providers to support their efforts to design and expand the services they offer in the home setting, including home health agencies, hospices, palliative care […]

Rippl to Offer Home-Based Mental Health Care for Seniors After $32 Million Seed Round

Rippl, a new company offering mental health care to seniors, began operations today following a $32 million seed funding round. Rippl’s services focus on seniors suffering from dementia and other neurocognitive conditions. ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst led the investment round with participation from GV, F-Prime Capital, and Mass General Brigham Ventures. The company […]

Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech?

As hospice and palliative care providers seek ways to engage patients and families further upstream, a small but growing cadre of entrepreneurs has been building solutions for needs that emerge downstream — when families are navigating the aftermath of a loved one’s death. Bereaved families must cope not only with grief, but necessary tasks such […]

NHPCO Launches Partnership with Grief Care Tech Firm Empathy

The National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is partnering with tech company Empathy. The collaboration will allow members of the nation’s largest hospice industry trade group to offer a co-branded version of the Empathy app to their patients and families. The Empathy application is designed to help families navigate the logistical aspects of bereavement, […]

Grief Care Company Empathy On a Roll with New Investors

Empathy has raised an additional $30 million in Series A funds, led by Entrée Capital, with participation from General Catalyst and Aleph. The company has secured a series of investments this year, including a $13 million infusion in April. In this recent round of funding, General Catalyst and Aleph doubled their initial investments in Empathy, […]

Grief Care Startup Empathy Secures $13 Million in Seed Funds

Empathy, a startup that develops applications to support bereavement care, has secured $13 million in seed money to grow its newly launched technology platform. Empathy received the funds from venture capital firms General Catalyst and Aleph.  Hospice providers nationwide have had to reassess how they provide bereavement care due to the need for social distancing […]