Omron and Qualcomm Ventures returned to help AliveCor close a series E round that will fund the bolstering of its advanced ECG system.

US-based electrocardiogram (ECG) system provider AliveCor secured $65m on Monday in a series E round featuring medical device producer Omron and mobile chipmaker Qualcomm’s corporate venturing unit, Qualcomm Ventures.

Private equity firm WP Global Partners and venture capital firms Khosla Ventures and Bold Capital Partners also took part in the round.

AliveCor’s KardiaMobile ECG device can detect, heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia and tachycardia, using artificial intelligence to help detect irregularities in a patient’s heartbeat.

The funding will be used…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.