{"id":650388,"date":"2013-04-03T13:40:13","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T17:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=627090"},"modified":"2013-04-03T13:40:13","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T17:40:13","slug":"following-the-money-in-health-tech-sensor-technology-and-personalized-medicine-got-a-boost-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/650388","title":{"rendered":"Following the money in health tech: sensor technology and personalized medicine got a boost in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/15\/as-genom-sequencing-becomes-more-affordable-should-you-do-it\/\">$1,000 genome <\/a>isn\u2019t here quite yet, but startups are making some headway in using genetics, data and deep analysis to provide more personalized care for patients. Although it wasn\u2019t the sector to attract the most funding in March, personalized medicine had one of its best months to date, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startuphealth.com\/\">Startup Health Academy\u2019s<\/a> monthly insights report.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, health technology startups received $120 million from investors in March, a 12 percent increase from the same period last year. Deal volume nearly tripled, from 13 deals last March to 36 this year.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an at-a-glance look at activity last month:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/04\/03\/following-the-money-in-health-tech-sensor-technology-and-personalized-medicine-got-a-boost-in-march\/startuphealth_march\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-627031\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"startuphealth_March\" src=\"http:\/\/gigaom2.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/startuphealth_march1.jpg?w=708\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-627031\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Although practice management was the dominant sector by funding amount last month (largely because of <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/22\/one-medical-group-raises-30m-led-by-google-ventures-for-the-doctors-office-of-the-future\/\">One Medical Group\u2019s Series F round<\/a>), sensor technology was a bigger winner in terms of deal volume.\u00a0 In addition to the nearly <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/06\/basis-raises-11-5m-for-health-tracking-wristwatch-adds-esther-dyson-to-advisory-board\/\">$12 million raised by health-tracking wristwatch startup Basis<\/a>, companies including Rock Health-backed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.podimetrics.com\/\">Podimetrics<\/a>, which makes an intelligent floor mat for helping diabetic patients detect foot ulcers, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sensiotec.com\/\">Sensiotec<\/a>, which develops technology that monitors heart and respiration rates without any direct patient contact, added new funding.<\/li>\n<li>Personalized medicine got a boost last month. Five startups \u2013 from those that speed up the analysis of DNA sequence data to those that give chronic disease patients in-depth reports and analysis on their personal condition \u2013 raised funding, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiralgenetics.com\/\">Spiral Genetics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.binatechnologies.com\/\">Bina Technologies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metamed.com\/\">MetaMed<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Last month, <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/03\/18\/meet-the-10-digital-fitness-startups-in-the-new-nike-techstars-accelerator\/\">Nike announced the 10 companies <\/a>participating in the first class of its TechStars-powered accelerator for fitness-related startups. This points to a growing trend of strategic investors attempting to drive innovation around specific themes. 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