The investment firm supplied $50m for telehealth platform developer MDLive, which already counts Sentara, Cigna, Sutter Health, Novo and HCSC as investors.

MDLive, the US-based virtual healthcare provider backed by corporate investors Sutter Health, Novo, Sentara, Cigna and Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), received $50m in funding on Monday

The funding came from Sixth Street Growth, a subsidiary of investment firm Sixth Street. It was secured alongside a $25m expansion in the company’s debt facilities.

Founded in 2009, MDLive runs an artificial intelligence-equipped online platform that allows users to book online consultations with physicians through a video system. The service has more…

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Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.