Written by Welcome on June 8, 2020
Health Incubator Helsinki, the first incubator program in Finland focusing solely on health, kicks off with 11 startups with high growth potential.
Health Incubator Helsinki is a unique long-term incubator program driving transformation of health innovation, research findings and expertise into international business, and…Read More
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Written by Elise Löwenthal on May 14, 2020
Upgraded member Meru Health closed on a Serie A funding round and raised 8.1 million! The funding was led by the Venture capital firm Foundry Group, which values the startup at between $30 and $40 million. Workplace productivity firm Slack and Bold Capital also…Read More
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Written by Elise Löwenthal on May 13, 2020
“Inscripta and Aiwo Digital are happy to announce they have entered into a technology partnership, combining Inscripta´s cutting edge speech-to-text technology with Aiwo Digital´s world-class omnichannel qualitative content analysis.
The goal of this partnership is to help organizations to enter the modern era of decision…Read More
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Written by Elise Löwenthal on May 12, 2020
Two Upgraded members, Finnadvance and Healthzilla, were selected to the Future Health and Wellbeing Growth path of Kasvu Open.
Out of 68 companies who applied, 15 were selected for the growth path. The jury evaluated companies in…Read More
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Written by Sara Härmälä on April 28, 2020
The Finnish VC focusing on very early stage startups (pre-seed and pre-founder) with deep domain expertise announced the launch of its second fund with the first close of 50 million euros. The company has also expanded its operations to Sweden and grown from 3 people to a 12…Read More
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Written by Sara Härmälä on April 23, 2020
Arne Schlenzka has many roles. He is a doctor, the CEO of Osgenic, a startup creating VR environments where surgeons can prepare for procedures safely, and now he also helps the University of Helsinki to raise funds for coronavirus research and works as a project manager in…Read More
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Written by Iiris Tyni on November 20, 2019
Post Updated 02/2020
Upgraded is a non-profit association for health & wellbeing startups and innovations in Finland, founded in 2012. Our goal is to make sure that startup innovations have an established role in society as a source of health and wellbeing solutions. We believe that no good health innovation…Read MoreLiked the story? Share it!
Written by Iiris Tyni on November 8, 2019
Slush Side-Events: Health Tech & Life Sciences
The busiest week in the startup community is approaching! Even without a Slush ticket, you can make the most out of the Slush week and network ’til you drop! We’ve listed all the health tech & life science related Slush 2019 side-events. All the events…Read More
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Written by Raisamiina Rimpelä on August 23, 2019
With our five years of experience of organizing a traditional conference (Upgraded Life Festival), we have learned that the most valuable discussions are not taking place in the auditoriums, but in the corridors and over the coffee breaks. It’s not uncommon to hear people say “I’ve had so…Read More
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Written by Elena Prokofyeva on August 19, 2019
The new solutions and innovations are already here to revolutionise our healthcare and to make it smart and sustainable. How do we make sure that this revolution happens and the Nordics will have the best possible healthcare in the future?
Organised on the 2nd of October, the Health100 unconference will…Read More
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