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Commure acquires Memora Health

Commure, an AI-powered healthcare software company, continues its acquisition spree, this time acquiring Memora Health, a digital care navigation platform spun out of Harvard Innovation Labs. This follows Commure's recent purchases of Athleas (revenue cycle management and remote patient monitoring) and Augmedix (ambient scribing), signaling a clear ambition to become a one-stop platform for healthcare organizations. Memora, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst, specializes in adaptive care navigation, supporting patients and care teams with personalized communication. Commure CEO Tanay Tandon emphasized the acquisition's role in streamlining workflows and enhancing patient care. With Memora onboard, Commure now integrates patient engagement, revenue cycle automation, and intelligent workflows—poised to power over 3 million physician appointments this year. I wonder who’s next in their sights? (link)(tweet)

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Google’s Verily is undergoing a pivot

Google’s Verily is refocusing on AI in healthcare in 2025, while also planning to raise more capital and break up with Google to become independent. The company aims to provide tech infrastructure for healthcare firms, including tools for AI model development, data storage, and app creation. Verily plans to raise additional capital next year, following its $1B investment led by Alphabet in 2022. Shifting from stop-loss insurance revenue, it is pursuing high-margin opportunities like AI for drug discovery and health coaching apps. Key initiatives include relaunching its Lightpath app with AI coaches for diabetes and hypertension. Verily’s pivot aligns with internal streamlining, cutting projects, and costs, as it partners with organizations like the NIH to meet growing healthcare AI demands. Given its scale and resources, Verily could emerge as a really interesting player in the space. (link)

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House AI policy recommendations

The House Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence closed the year with a 273-page report outlining a roadmap for advancing U.S. leadership in AI innovation. The healthcare section spotlighted AI’s transformative potential in drug development, burnout-reducing ambient AI, diagnostics (targeting $100B in annual error costs), and population health. While David Sacks, the AI “Czar,” may favor minimal regulation, the task force recommended guardrails in data quality, privacy, interoperability, transparency, and liability. It also urged Congress to define clear liability standards, boost NIH funding for healthcare AI, and develop reimbursement models that reflect AI’s impact on care delivery. With AI evolving faster than policy, 2025 will mark a pivotal chapter in navigating its regulatory and innovation future. (link)

Tools & Partnerships 🔧

Latest on business, consumer, and clinical healthcare AI tools and partnerships…

TOOLS

• Patients control AI and robotics with thought: NeuroXess just reported two advances in brain-computer interface (BCI) tech, enabling patients to control devices and communicate through thought, in addition to the first real-time decoding of Chinese language from brain signals. An epilepsy patient achieved 71% accuracy in converting thoughts to Chinese using 142 common syllables, with response times under 100 milliseconds. (link)

• Nabla dictation solution debut: Nabla opened up early access to its upcoming Nabla Dictation solution, a standalone tool that lets clinicians speak naturally to dictate text across any platform. It can capture a quick note, add details after an encounter, draft referral letters, or reply to patient messages. (link)

• Leeds researchers trial AI for heart health detection: Leeds researchers are trialing a new AI tool that scans GP records for risk factors to identify patients with undiagnosed atrial fibrillation before symptoms appear, aiming to prevent strokes through early detection and treatment. (link)

• Scientists leverage AI hallucinations for discoveries: Scientists are embracing AI hallucinations as powerful tools for breakthrough discoveries, with the New York Times detailing cases from Nobel Prize-winning protein design to medical devices and weather prediction. (link)

• AI app detects high blood pressure via voice analysis: University of Toronto researchers developed an AI app that can detect high blood pressure by analyzing voice recordings, achieving up to 84% accuracy without requiring traditional blood pressure measurements. (link)

• AI detects brain changes: CSIC researchers developed a “molecular lantern” probe that uses light and AI to detect brain changes without genetic modifications. (link)

PARTNERSHIPS

• UC Health + Laudio: University of Cincinnati Health is adopting Laudio’s workforce management platform to reduce administrative burdens for frontline leaders. The AI-driven tool surfaces key insights like burnout risk and offers features for recognition, milestone celebrations, and team surveys. (link)

• Abridge + Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins Medicine is rolling out Abridge’s ambient AI platform across all care settings and specialties, covering over 6,700 clinicians in six hospitals and 40 care centers—an impressive close to Abridge’s successful 2024. (link)

• Navina + Agilon: Navina is partnering with Agilon Health to provide primary care physicians with actionable insights by integrating patient data from EHRs, claims, and health exchanges, streamlining workflows for Agilon’s 2,800 PCPs. (link)

• Suki + Google Cloud: The AI ambient scribe is partnering with the cloud provider’s Vertex AI platform to provide patient summaries and Q&A features. (link)

Deal Desk 💸 

Spotlight on latest capital raises, M&A, and investments…

FUNDING

• SandboxAQ, a Palo Alto-based AI and quantum techniques solutions provider, raised $300M in funding from Fred Alger Management, T. Rowe Price Associates, Mumtalakat, and others. (link)

• OURA, an Oulu, Finland-based smart ring developer, raised $200M in Series D funding from Fidelity Management & Research Company and Dexcom. (link)

• SpinSci, a Dallas-based provider of patient engagement tools, raised $53M led by Aldrich Capital Partners. (link)

• Justt, a Tel Aviv-based AI-powered chargeback solution, raised $30M in Series C funding. Zeev Ventures led the round and was joined by existing investors Oak HC/FT and F2 Venture Capital. (link)

• Anatomy Financial, a San Francisco-based financial operations automation platform for healthcare organizations, raised $19M in Series A funding. Canapi Ventures led the round and was joined by existing investor Lightspeed Venture Partners. (link)

• Scripta Insights, a Wellesley, Mass.-based pharmacy navigation platform, raised $17M in Series B funding. Aquiline led the round and was joined by Contour Venture Partners, Eastside Partners, and ReMY Investors. (link)

• Bluenote, a San Francisco-based regulatory workflow AI platform for life sciences companies, raised $10M in funding. Lux Capital led the round and was joined by Elad Gil, Anthropic & Menlo Ventures Anthology Fund, McKesson Ventures, and others. (link)

• Confido Health, a Jersey City, N.J.-based AI-powered digital workers developer for healthcare providers, raised $3M in seed funding. Together Fund led the round and was joined by MedMountain Ventures, Rebellion VC, DeVC, Operators Studio, and others. (link)

Other Relevant News 🔍

News, podcasts, blogs, tweets, resources, etc… 

• Epic's 2025 priorities (link)

• Cedars-Sinai names 1st chief AI officer (link)

• The leader’s guide to transforming with AI from BCG (link)

• Mounting public anger over health insurance is leading more states to regulate the use of AI to screen claims and issue denials. (link)

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