The medical practice has participated in a $5m round raised by the healthcare app, and will also provide its trained professionals for the service.
Better, the US-based developer of an app that helps users manage their health, has launched with a $5m investment from medical practice Mayo Clinic and Social+Capital Partnership, the venture capital group for which Better co-founder Chamath Palihapitiya is managing partner.
The company operates a free service that provides health tools and tailored information from Mayo Clinic. A premium membership, which costs $49.99 per month, pairs the user and their family with a Better personal health assistant, a trained healthcare professional…