HCIT Newsletter

Healthcare Technology & Tech-Enabled Services Week In Review: 8/28/2026

August 28, 2026

Key highlights from this week include:

  • General Catalyst-backed Sword Health to acquire Blackstone-backed Headspace, in an all-cash deal
  • Globus Medical acquired Higgs Boson, a digital healthcare experience company
  • BVP Forge made a strategic investment in Nevvon, a compliance and training platform for home-based care
  • Allumia Ventures-backed Switchboard Health acquired Livara Health, a virtual MSK management provider, concurrent with a $5mm financing round
  • Faro AI, an AI platform for modern clinical development, raised $37.3mm in a Series B financing round co-led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and S32
  • Arintra, an AI platform for healthcare revenue assurance, raised $25mm in a Series B financing round led by Define Ventures