Bright.md, the provider of a virtual healthcare service backed by StartX, has raised $8m in its latest funding round.

US-based virtual healthcare service provider Bright.md, backed by Stanford University’s StartX, has raised $8m in a series B round led by VC firm B Capital with participation from Seven Peaks Ventures.

Established in 2014, Bright.md operates a cloud-based virtual healthcare platform called SmartExam, that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to ask a patient questions on their condition. A doctor then receives an alert and can recommend a treatment within minutes.

The money will enable the continued market development of SmartExam through…