Sensely, the developer of a virtual nurse, has raised $8m in a funding round led by Chengwei Capital that featured healthcare company Mayo Clinic.

US-based patient engagement and monitoring platform developer Sensely secured $8m in series B funding from investors including medical research group Mayo Clinic on Tuesday.

The round was led by private equity and venture capital firm Chengwei Capital and included Stanford University’s StartX fund, life sciences-focused venture capital fund Bioveda Ventures and VC firm Fenox Venture Capital.

Sensely was incubated within telecommunications firm Orange and spun out in 2013. It has developed an artificial intelligence-based medical assistant called Molly (pictured) that…