The 10 hottest medtech startups of 2018

April 27, 2018 By Chris Newmarker

[Image courtesy of Livongo]

Livongo

Mountain View, Calif.

Founded: 2014

www.livongo.com

Livongo Health this month closed a $105 million round led by a group of investors including General Catalyst, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and Echo Health Ventures.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has developed Livongo for Diabetes – a collection of connected devices that enable people with diabetes to interact with a virtual care team.

Livongo plans to use its newly-acquired funds to support market growth and its consumer platform. The company is also launching a disease management offering for people with hypertension.

–Sarah Faulkner, Associate Editor

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Chris Newmarker is the executive editor of WTWH Media life science's news websites and publications including MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and more. A professional journalist of 18 years, he is a veteran of UBM (now Informa) and The Associated Press whose career has taken him from Ohio to Virginia, New Jersey and, most recently, Minnesota. He’s covered a wide variety of subjects, but his focus over the past decade has been business and technology. He holds bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science from Ohio State University. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email at cnewmarker@wtwhmedia.com.