Proteins.1, a Finland-based deep-tech diagnostics startup, raised $4.7 million in Pre-Seed funding.
Lifeline Ventures and Cloudberry Ventures co-led the investment round, with participation from VTT and Business Finland.
Proteins.1 plans to use the newly secured funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Built on technology transferred from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and led by CEO Prateek Singh, Proteins.1 develops a patented, physics-based single-molecule protein amplification platform enabling ultra-sensitive and high-multiplex detection of biomarkers from minimal sample volumes.
Digital health companies, including digital deep-tech diagnostics startups, have secured more than $180 billion in funding to date, according to our recent Funding Database.
Notable recent digital health funding rounds include:
- Osteoboost Health, a developer of FDA-cleared wearable therapy for osteopenia—clinically proven to reduce bone loss in the spine, raised $8 million in a fresh financing round to scale manufacturing, expand clinical research, and broaden the commercial reach of its medical device for low bone density.
- Click Therapeutics, a developer of AI-based digital therapeutics, raised $50 million in Series D funding from Boehringer Ingelheim, to support the commercialization of its CT-155, an investigational prescription digital therapeutic that is being studied for the treatment of the experiential negative symptoms of schizophrenia in adults aged 18 years and older.
- Ethermed, a healthcare technology startup building AI-driven automation for prior authorization and medical-necessity workflows, raised $8.5 million in Series A funding to expand its enterprise platform and scale its growing network of health-system partners.
- Worki, a San Francisco-based healthcare workforce productivity visibility startup, raised $2.75 million in pre-seed funding led by Redesign Health and Healthliant Ventures, the venture arm of Tanner Health.
- Joyful Health, a provider of AI financial infrastructure for healthcare revenue operations, raised $17 million in Series A funding to build a financial operating system for healthcare providers.
- Luminai, a provider of an AI-powered healthcare workflow automation platform, raised $38 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to date to $60 million.
- Keebler Health, a clinical documentation startup, raised $16 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate commercial growth in the US. Including the Series A round, Keebler Health has raised $23 million to date.