... Izindaba - Ngokukhula kwemali engenayo yonyaka owodwa izikhathi eziyisi-8 kanye nokwaneliseka kwabasebenzisi ngama-93%, inkampani yedijithali yokwelapha ngokomzimba i-SWORD Health iqedele uxhaso lwemali lwe-Series C engu-$85 wezigidi
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Ngokukhula kwemali engenayo yonyaka owodwa izikhathi eziyisi-8 nokwaneliseka kwabasebenzisi ngama-93%, inkampani yedijithali yokwelapha ngokomzimba i-SWORD Health iqedele uxhaso lwezigidi ezingama-$85 lwe-Series C.

Isifo se-MSK, noma isifo se-musculoskeletal, singenye yezimbangela ezihamba phambili zobuhlungu obungapheli nokukhubazeka, okuthinta abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2 emhlabeni wonke futhi kuthinta amaphesenti angu-50 aseMelika.E-United States, ukwelashwa kwe-MSK kubiza ngisho nangaphezu komdlavuza nempilo yengqondo kuhlangene, kubalwa ingxenye eyodwa kwesithupha yayo yonke imali esetshenziswa ezimakethe zokunakekelwa kwempilo yase-US, futhi kuyizindleko eziphakeme kakhulu zokusetshenziswa kwemali ekunakekelweni kwezempilo, okuhlanganisa imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-100 zamaRandi.

Izincomo zamanje zokwelapha ze-MSK ziphakamisa ukuthi izici ezingokomzimba, ezingokwengqondo, nezenhlalo ziphumelela kakhulu ekubhekaneni nezici eziningi zobuhlungu, futhi ukwelashwa kunconywa ngaphambi kokuthembela emithini, izithombe kanye nokuhlinzwa.Kodwa-ke, iziguli eziningi azikutholi ukunakekelwa okufanele, okuholela ekusetshenzisweni ngokweqile kwama-opioid nokuhlinzwa.

Kunegebe phakathi kwesidingo se-physiotherapy kanye nokuthuthukiswa okusheshayo komphakathi.Abantu basathembela kakhulu ekusebenzelaneni kokwelashwa komuntu nomuntu, kodwa umuntu nomuntu akuyona imodeli yebhizinisi eyingozi.Ukwelapha ngokomzimba okungokoqobo kubiza kakhulu futhi kunzima ukukufeza kubantu abaningi.

Indlela yokuxazulula le nkinga, inkampani yedijithali yokwelapha ngokomzimba I-SWORD Health inesixazululo sayo.

I-Sword Health iyisevisi ye-digital telephysical therapy eqala e-Portugal, esekelwe kuzinzwa ezinyakazayo ezithuthukisiwe, ezikwazi ukuqoqa idatha yokunyakaza kweziguli futhi zenze iziguli zikwazi ukuxhumana nge-inthanethi nabelaphi bedijithali, abelaphi bedijithali banikeza impendulo yesikhathi sangempela ukuze baqondise iziguli ukuze ziqedele ukuhlunyeleliswa. izifundo, zinikeze ukuqeqeshwa kokuqondisa komuntu siqu, futhi kwenze iziguli zikwazi ukuqedela izinhlelo zokuhlunyeleliswa ekhaya.

I-SWORD Health imemezele ukuthi isiwuqedile uxhaso lwezigidi ezingama- $85 we-Series C, eholwa nguGeneral Catalyst futhi yajoyinwa yiBOND, Highmark Ventures, BPEA, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Transformation Capital kanye neGreen Innovations.Imali ezotholwayo izosetshenziselwa ukwakha inkundla ye-MSK, ezosebenzisa uhlelo lwe-SWORD Health lokwelapha ngokomzimba ukuze ilethe ukonga kwezindleko ezibalulekile kubasebenzisi.

Ngokusho kwe-Crunchbase, I-SWORD Health inyuse amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-134.5 emizuliswaneni eyisikhombisa kuze kube manje.

Ngomhla zingama-27 kuMbasa, 2015, I-SWORD Health yathola imvume evela kuKhomishana YaseYurophu ngosizo lwama-Euro ayizigidi ezingu-1.3 njengengxenye yohlelo losekelo lwe-Horizon 2020 SME.I-SWORD Health iyisiqalo sokuqala sokungena esigabeni sesibili sohlelo.

Ngomhla ka-Julayi 1, 2015, i-SWORD Health yathola u-€1.3 wezigidi kuxhaso lwemali oluvela ku-European Union's Small and Medium Enterprise Executive (EASME).

Ngomhla ziyi-16 kuMbasa, 2018, i-SWORD Health yathola u- $4.6 wezigidigidi ekuxhasweni kwembewu evela ku-Green Innovations, i-Vesalius Biocapital III futhi yakhetha abatshalizimali abangaziwa.Izimali ezitholiwe zisetshenziselwa ukusheshisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezindlela zokwelapha ezintsha zedijithali futhi ziqhubekisele phambili ukukhula kwebhizinisi lenkampani.

Ngo-Ephreli 16, 2019, i-SWORD Health ithole ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyisi-8 ku-Series A, eholwa nguKhosla Ventures, engazange idalulwe ngabanye abatshalizimali.I-SWORD Health isebenzisa lezi zimali ukuze ithuthukise ukuqinisekiswa komtholampilo kwemikhiqizo yeNkampani, iqhubeke nokuthuthukisa imikhiqizo ngokombono wobunjiniyela, yandise ibhizinisi leNkampani, yandise umlando wayo eNyakatho Melika, futhi ilethe inkundla emizini eyengeziwe.

NgoFebhuwari 27, 2020, i-SWORD Health yathola amaRandi ayizigidi eziyisi-9 kuxhaso lwe-Series A.Lo mzuliswano ubuholwa yiKhosla Ventures wajoyinwa yiFounders Fund, Green Innovations, Lachy Groom, Vesalius biocital kanye neFaber Ventures.Kuze kube manje, i-SWORD Health ithole isamba semali engu-$17 million ku-Series A ngezimali.

NgoJanuwari 29, 2021, i-SWORD Health yathola amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-25 kuxhaso lwe-Series B.Lo mzuliswano ubuholwa nguTodd Cozzens, umlingani ophethe weTransformation Capital kanye nomtshalizimali wangaphambili wezokunakekelwa kwempilo eSequoia Capital.Abatshalizimali abakhona i-Khosla Ventures, i-Founders Fund, i-Green Innovations, i-Vesalius biocital kanye ne-Faber nabo babambe iqhaza ekutshalweni kwezimali.Lo mzuliswano woxhaso uletha ukuqoqwa kwezimali kwe-SWORD Health ku-$50 million.Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kamuva, i-SWORD Health yathola amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-85 kuxhaso lwe-Series C.

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Ukungeniswa kwezimali okulandelanayo kwaqhutshwa impumelelo ebalulekile yezentengiselwano ye-SWORD Health ngo-2020, imali engenayo yenkampani ikhula ngo-8x nabasebenzisi abakhuthele banda cishe izikhathi ezi-5 ngo-2020, okuyenza ibe ngomunye wabahlinzeki abakhula ngokushesha kakhulu bezinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwemisipha ebonakalayo.I-SWORD Health ithe izosebenzisa lezi zimali ukuthuthukisa amakhono omkhiqizo, ukwandisa ubudlelwano bezimboni, futhi iqhubekisele phambili ukwamukelwa kuhlelo lokuphathwa kwezinzuzo nabasebenzisi, izinhlelo zezempilo, nozakwethu bombimbi.

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Eminyakeni yamuva, inani leziguli ezinezinhlungu ezingapheli ezifana nobuhlungu bomdlavuza kanye ne-migraine liye landa unyaka nonyaka, kanye nenani labantu asebekhulile, njll., ukushayela isidingo semakethe yemboni yokulawula ubuhlungu emhlabeni wonke ukuqhubeka nokukhula ngokulandelayo. ishumi leminyaka.Ngokombiko wocwaningo weBrisk Insights, inkampani yaseBrithani ebonisana nezimakethe, imakethe yomhlaba wonke yezidakamizwa zokulawula ubuhlungu kanye nemishini yezokwelapha ifinyelele ku-$ 37.8 billion ngo-2015 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ikhule ngezinga lokukhula lonyaka elihlanganisiwe lika-4.3% kusukela ngo-2015 kuya ku-2022, lifinyelele ku-$ 50.8. billion ngo-2022.

Ngokwezibalo ezingaphelele ezivela ku-database ye-Arterial Orange, kusukela ngo-2010 kuya kuJuni 15, 2020, kwakukhona ingqikithi yemicimbi yezimali ye-58 yezinkampani ezihlobene nokwelashwa kwedijithali yobuhlungu.

Ngokombono womhlaba wonke, ukutshalwa kwezimali kokwelashwa kwe-digital ubuhlungu kanye namaphrojekthi okuxhasa ngezimali afinyelele inani eliphakeme elincane ngo-2014, futhi ngo-2017, ukuthandwa kwemiqondo yezempilo yedijithali yasekhaya kwanda, futhi kwaba namaphrojekthi amaningi okuxhasa ngezimali.Imakethe enkulukazi yokwelashwa kwedijithali yobuhlungu nayo ibisebenza engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2020.

E-United States kuphela, insimu yokuphatha ubuhlungu e-United States okwamanje ibonisa isimo esinzima sokuncintisana, futhi inani elikhulu lezinhlobo ezahlukene zezinkampani ziye zavela.Ngokombono wokutshalwa kwezimali, iningi lezimali ezinethemba elikhulu yizinkampani zokwelapha ngedijithali, futhi izinkampani ezimele njenge-Hinge Health, i-Kaia Health, i-N1-Headache, njll. ziyagqama.I-Hinge Health kanye ne-Kaia Health ihlose ikakhulukazi ubuhlungu be-musculoskeletal (MSK), njengobuhlungu obuphansi emuva, ubuhlungu bamadolo, njll;I-N1-Ikhanda elibuhlungu ikakhulukazi i-migraines.Izinkampani eziningi zokuphatha ubuhlungu be-digital therapeutics zigxile kakhulu engxenyeni yobuhlungu obungapheli.

I-SWEORD Health iphinde igxile ekunakekelweni kwe-MSK, kodwa ngokungafani ne-Hinge ne-Kaia, I-SWORD Health ihlanganisa imodeli yebhizinisi lika-Hinge nohlelo lokuzivivinya olusekelwe emndenini luka-Kaia ukuthuthukisa ibhizinisi lomkhiqizo walo futhi andise ububanzi nokujula kwezinsizakalo zayo zebhizinisi.

Kokunye, I-SWORD Health iphinde ibhekisele kumodeli ye-Hinge's B2B2C.Okusho ukuthi, yethula imikhiqizo yayo ezinkampanini ezinkulu, okuhlanganisa nezikhungo zezenhlalakahle, njll., ihlinzeka ngezixazululo zedijithali ze-MSK zezinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zezinkampani ezinkulu, bese iletha imikhiqizo kubasebenzisi ngezinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo zezinkampani ezinkulu.

Ngo-2021, i-SWORD Health yasebenzisana ne-Portico Benefit Services, i-ejensi yezenhlalakahle.I-SWORD Health ihlinzeka ngoHlelo Lokwelapha Ngedijithali Lobuhlungu Bemisipha ye-Musculoskeletal Pain ye-ELCA - Uhlelo Lwezinzuzo Zezempilo Eziyisisekelo.

Ngo-2020, i-SWORD Health yasebenzisana neBridgeHealth, isikhungo somhlinzeki wephrojekthi osezingeni eliphezulu, ukuhlinzeka ngokwelashwa kwasekhaya (PT).Amalungu adinga ukuhlinzwa angathola ukusekelwa kwe-inthanethi kokuvuselelwa kwangaphambili/ukuvuselelwa kwe-SWORD Health, ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa imiphumela yokuhlinzwa, ukunciphisa izinkinga kanye nokunciphisa isikhathi sokubuyela emsebenzini.

Okwesibili, ithimba Lezempilo le-SWORD lenze "i-digital physical therapist".I-Sword Health isebenzisa izinzwa “zokulandelela ukunyakaza okunembe kakhulu”, kuhlanganiswe nobuchwepheshe bakamuva bobuhlakani bokwenziwa, ukuze kunwetshwe ukufinyelela kokwelashwa ngokomzimba.Kuqashelwe ukushoda kwama-physiotherapist emhlabeni wonke.Umkhiqizo wayo ophambili, i-Sword Phoenix, unikeza iziguli ukuvuselelwa okusebenzisanayo futhi ugadwe i-physiotherapist ekude.

Ngokuxhuma inzwa yokunyakaza endaweni ehambisanayo yomzimba wesiguli, kuhlanganiswe nedrayivu ye-AI, idatha yokunyakaza yesikhathi sangempela ingatholwa futhi inikezwe impendulo esheshayo, i-physiotherapist angakwazi ukuyiqondisa.Nge-Sword Phoenix, amaqembu ezokwelapha anganweba ukwelashwa kwawo ekhaya lesiguli ngasinye futhi abe nesikhathi sokufinyelela iziguli ezengeziwe.

Ucwaningo lwe-SWORD Health luqinisekise ukuthi izinga lokwaneliseka kwabasebenzisi lalingu-93%, inhloso yokuhlinzwa yabasebenzisi yehle ngo-64%, ukonga kwezindleko zabasebenzisi kwaba ngu-34%, futhi ukwelapha okuthuthukisiwe kwenkampani kwasebenza kahle ngo-30% kunokwelashwa kwe-PT evamile.I-SWORD Health Care Home Therapy iye yafakazelwa ngokuhlolwa ukuthi iphakeme kunezinga lamanje lokunakekelwa kwe-physiotherapy yendabuko yesifo se-MSK futhi yisona sixazululo esihlinzeka ngokuvuselelwa kwezimo ezingapheli, ezinzima nezingemuva kokuhlinzwa komgogodla ophansi, amahlombe, intamo, amadolo, izindololwane, izinqe, amaqakala, izihlakala namaphaphu.

Uma sibheka imiphumela yokubambisana kwe-SWORD Health ne-Danaher Health and Wellbeing Partnership, ngokusho kuka-Amy Broghammmer, uMphathi wezeMpilo we-Danaher kanye neNhlalakahle, isixazululo se-SWORD Health sisebenze kahle phakathi kozakwabo."Ngemva kwamasonto e-12, sabona ukunciphisa ngamaphesenti angu-80 ngenhloso yokuhlinzwa, ukunciphisa amaphesenti angu-49 ebuhlungu, kanye nokwanda kwamaphesenti angu-72 ekukhiqizeni."

I-Sword Health okwamanje isebenza ngokuqhubekayo nezinkampani zomshwalense, izinsizakalo zezempilo zikazwelonke, izinhlangano ezinakekela ezempilo nabahlinzeki bezempilo eYurophu, e-Australia nase-United States.Le nkampani inamahhovisi eNew York, eChicago, eSalt Lake City, eSydney nasePorto.

Kodwa-ke, kufanele futhi siqaphele ukuthi le ngxenye ihamba phambili, nembangi enkulu ye-SWORD Health, i-Hinge Health, ngaphambilini eyayibiza amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu.Ngokusho komsunguli we-SWORD Health u-Virgílio Bento, I-SWORD Health ibiza ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-500 zamaRandi.

Kodwa-ke, uBento ukholelwa ukuthi "lezi yizinqubo ezimbili ezihluke ngokuphelele zendlela yokwakha inkampani yokunakekelwa kwezempilo," ephawula ukuthi I-SWORD Health igxile ekuthuthukiseni izinzwa zayo eminyakeni emine yokuqala."Esifuna ukukwenza okwengeziwe ukutshala kabusha yonke inzuzo eyisamba esikhiqizwe ukwakha inkundla ehlinzeka ngenani elithe xaxa ezigulini."

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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-09-2023