Sibel Health, an award-winning digital health company, today announced the close of a Series C extension financing round, bringing its total Series C funding to $39 million. The extension included several strategic investors – Maruho Co., Ltd., and Samsung Next – and builds on the company's initial Series C round, which closed earlier this year led by The Steele Foundation for Hope with significant participation from Dräger.
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“These new partners bring more than capital – they bring unique expertise, scale, and reach for our clinical-grade medical wearables and AI-driven algorithms,” says Steve Xu MD,CEO of Sibel Health. Maruho Co., Ltd. is a leading company in Asia for the development and commercialization of dermatological products. Their strategic investment adds to anexisting commercial partnership with Sibel Health focused on the development of novel therapeutic digital health technologies for dermatology. “We are excited to partner with Sibel Health as we co-develop future digital health breakthroughs for skin conditions globally starting first with itch,” saidAkihiko Ikoma MD PhD, Senior Medical Director, Maruho Co., Ltd.
Sibel Health's core FDA-cleared clinical monitoring platform, ANNE® One, already leverages Samsung mobile devices for waveform display and alarming. “Care is moving far beyond the four walls of the hospital – and we are excited to illustrate this with a growing number of hospital partners,” added Dr. Xu. “At Samsung Next, we see strong potential in Sibel's best-in-class medical wearables paired with Samsung mobile devices. Together, theycouldcreate a differentiated product for healthcare providers and life science companies that's both clinically validated and cost-effective,” notes Jonathan Machado, Managing Director at Samsung Next.
Sibel Health also announced two key board appointments to support its next phase of growth. Kimberly Querrey, the Chair and CEO of Gulf Shore Private Capital, LLC and a Trustee of Northwestern University serving on its Executive Committee and chairing the Nominations and Governance Committee, was elected Chairwoman having served on Sibel's board of directors since its founding in 2018. “I look forward to leveraging my 30 years of experience in business operations, corporate governance, and board leadership to guide the CEO and Sibel Health on its exciting trajectory.” Sibel Health also welcomes a new independent board member and a personal investment from Tim Sullivan, a Co-Founder and currently Vice Chair of Madison Dearborn Partners who also serves as Chairman of the Board of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Corporation. Both individuals bring deep expertise in innovation, healthcare, and commercial acceleration.
“From Maruho's deep pharmaceutical and dermatology experience and Samsung Next's global technology and innovation ecosystem, each of these new partners plays a critical role in advancing our vision of a future where continuous, real-world health data is seamlessly integrated into clinical trials and clinical care. With a deeply experienced board, we are well positioned to accelerate the transition from episodic reactive monitoring to continuous and predictive clinical intelligence with our products,” concludes Steve Xu MD.
AboutSibel HealthSibel Health is an award-winning digital health company with a mission to deliver Better Health Data for All®. Based in Chicago with an international office in Seoul, the company's FDA-cleared ANNE® platform includes advanced wearable sensors, AI-enabled data analytics, and an integrated mobile software and cloud platform. The company's Discovery platform is used by the world's leading pharmaceutical companies for continuous data collection in the home setting for clinical trials. For more information, please visitwww.sibelhealth.comand follow them onLinkedIn.
AboutMaruhoMaruho Co., Ltd. has its head office in Osaka and leads Japan in research and development, manufacturing and commercialization of dermatological products. Founded in 1915, Maruho has 1,620 employees (as of the end of September 2024), and net sales were approximately 86.99 billion yen in its fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. With the mission “More smiles, brighter life for you.”, Maruho aims to help realize a society where everyone can live with a smile. For more information, please visitwww.maruho.co.jp/english/.
About Samsung NextSamsung Next invests in bold and ambitious founders, focusing on transformative innovations in AI, intelligent machines, healthtech, consumer services, and frontier technology. Learn more atwww.samsungnext.com.
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