Author: OurCrowd

[MPIRICA in Crowdfund Insider] OurCrowd leads $4.6 million funding in MPIRICA Health

Apr 25, 2017 |

MPIRICA Health Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based healthcare quality transparency startup, has received $4.6 million in funding led by OurCrowd, a global equity crowdfunding platform, with participation from a private Seattle-based equity fund. The digital health startup was founded in 2014 to “demystify” healthcare quality for both consumers and payers. MPIRICA will use proceeds from this round to fuel a national roll-out to customers in the Medicare Advantage and employer benefits space. The company intends on scaling its cognitive technology platform so that more people and organizations can readily access the best healthcare outcome information for their specific surgical needs. Read more on Crowdfund Insider...

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[Hyperloop One in Econotimes] Amazon wants to deliver via Hyperloop and build warehouses underwater

Apr 21, 2017 |

There’s no doubt that Amazon has had a huge impact on revolutionizing the retail market all around the world, but its future plans have the potentially to completely change the game. For one thing, it plans to partner with Hyperloop One in order to increase the speed of its deliveries regardless of the distance. It also recently applied for a patent involving “Aquatic Storage Facilities.” The Hyperloop One/Amazon partnership news came via a Tweet sent out by Port Technology about the Container Terminal Automation Conference. In the Tweet, an image of Hyperloop One executive Nick Earle, accompanied by a presentation that clearly depicted Amazon’s Same Day delivery service was featured. Read more on Econotimes...

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