Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Heartbeat Health, a US-based digital cardiovascular telemedicine platform that exploits Columbia University research, on Thursday secured $8.2m of series A capital co-led by Optum Ventures, a corporate venturing arm of health services provider Optum, and venture firm .406 Ventures. The round was filled out by Kindred Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Designer Fund and Max Ventures. Heartbeat Health was founded by its CEO Jeff Wessler, an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia’s Irving Medical Center. The spinout offers an artificial intelligence-driven…
