In 2020, the maternal mortality rate was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Better data could help spare the lives of people giving birth. San Francisco-based Delfina Care Inc. has created an app to monitor the health of pregnant patients, creating a personalized care plan based on anticipated risks.
"Data in pregnancy care (are) especially fragmented which has led to (their) limited use in past decades,” said Dr. Senan Ebrahim, co-founder and CEO of Delfina, via a news release. “Our approach to unifying and proactively analyzing pregnancy data will enable us to make true progress improving health outcomes for moms and babies.”
The company recently raised $5 million in seed funding, which it will use to help launch a clinical pilot of its service, according to the release.
Here's more seed funding news from this week:
Topsort Inc., Palo Alto, $8 million: Pear Ventures, Quiet Capital and FJLabs invested in the round for this online advertising service and marketplace.
Enter Inc., San Francisco, $5.7 million: Menlo Ventures, Quiet Capital, Savantus Ventures, 500 Global and SpringRock Ventures led the funding for this billing service for doctors. Matt Roszak and Mato Peric also invested.
Delfina Care Inc., San Francisco, $5 million: Story Ventures led the round for this provider of a pregnancy care app and service. SemperVirens VC, Bread & Butter Ventures, Goodwater Capital, MIT E14 Fund, Metrodora VC and SpringTime Ventures also participated.
Cega, San Francisco, $4.3 million: Dragonfly Capital Partners led the funding for this startup that is creating tradable cryptocurrency derivatives. Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Alameda Research and Solana Ventures also participated.
Swim Protocol Ltd., Menlo Park, $4 million: Pantera Capital led the round for this provider of a cryptocurrency token exchange service. FTX, Alameda Research, Coinbase Ventures, Solana Ventures, Jump Capital, Social Capital, IOSG Ventures, Rok Capital, GBV Capital, Mantis VC, Panony and Bonfida also invested.
