Articles about 98point6

98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide… Read More

Digital health startup 98point6 raises more cash to fuel new era as a software licensor

Healthcare company 98point6 landed additional investment to support its transition to a licensor of virtual care solutions, following a move to… Read More

Seattle healthcare startup 98point6 selling part of its business for $100M to Transcarent

Healthcare company 98point6 is selling a portion of its business to San Francisco-based startup Transcarent for $100 million in cash… Read More

Telehealth startup 98point6 raises $20M, inks deal with health system to license tech

Seattle-based 98point6 announced that it is licensing its virtual care delivery platform in a deal with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health… Read More

Health care startup 98point6 lays off 10% of workforce, but says it’s still in ‘growth mode’

Seattle-based 98point6 recently laid off 10% of its workforce, but the telemedicine startup remains in “growth mode,” according to a… Read More

Seattle startup 98point6 appoints Jeff Greenstein as permanent CEO following leadership shuffle

98point6 chairman Jeff Greenstein is now the company’s permanent CEO after taking over interim leadership duties following the departure of… Read More

Inside the shakeup at 98point6: Board member explains abrupt CEO change at well-funded startup

The board of directors at fast-growing Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 let go of co-founder and CEO Robbie Cape last month… Read More

98point6 CEO Robbie Cape is no longer with the company in abrupt shakeup at telemedicine startup

98point6 CEO Robbie Cape is no longer working at the heavily-funded virtual healthcare company he helped start in 2015, GeekWire… Read More

98point6 launches new virtual care service to address rising demand for mental health support

Riding a wave of demand for its telemedicine technology, and reacting to U.S. adults’ increasing struggles with metal health during… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more

— Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role… Read More

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A view from the front lines: COVID-19’s lasting impact on the technology and science of healthcare

To say that Dr. Brad Younggren has a unique perspective on COVID-19 would be an understatement — because he actually… Read More

Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO

— Seattle startup Qumulo named Janine Corey as its cloud chief technology officer. Corey spent the past five years at… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Telehealth experts say COVID-19 created an opportunity to reimagine healthcare

While telemedicine was making inroads into healthcare before COVID-19 struck, the pandemic has unleashed its potential, according to a panel… Read More

Virtual primary care startup 98point6 raises $118M as pandemic sparks demand for digital health tech

Demand is through the roof for Seattle telemedicine startup 98point6. The company, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments, has… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia and F5 Networks add board members; Madrona principal departs; and more

— Expedia Group appointed Equifax President of Global Consumer Solutions Beverly Anderson as its newest board member. Prior to Equifax,… Read More

Sam’s Club partners with Seattle startup 98point6 to offer customers telehealth service

Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery… Read More

98point6 raises $43M from Goldman Sachs, Costco co-founder, others to expand virtual healthcare tech

Seattle startup 98point6 just raised $43 million to help increase capacity for its virtual healthcare technology amid the COVID-19 outbreak.… Read More

Tech community sets up telehealth service directory in response to White House’s call

Amazon Web Services and two tech industry groups have created a new online resource that lists dozens of digital health… Read More

Forbes ranking of ‘America’s Best Startup Employers’ includes 13 Seattle-area companies

Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.” The… Read More

How this Seattle startup is using telemedicine to help curb the spread of the coronavirus

As the U.S. struggles to contain coronavirus infections, one of the lessons from China — where the disease originated and… Read More

GeekWire Awards: Vote for the startup that best elevates its product with UX Design of the Year

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. The technology that we interact with… Read More

98point6 brings AI-fueled telemedicine to Sam’s Club members

Sam’s Club members in three states will soon be able to see a physician right from their phones at any… Read More

Riding a telemedicine wave, docs trade white coats for the tech life, testing the limits of health care

Dr. Michael Grabinski walks into the room, but he can’t talk yet. “I just picked up a patient,” he said.… Read More

GeekWire 200 update: Digital health startups rise in the Pacific NW, fueled by enterprise tech and AI talent

Samir Manjure believes engineers at some of the world’s biggest tech firms are yearning for something more. “What I’m seeing… Read More

98point6 inks deal with health plan Banner|Aetna, expanding reach of virtual primary care service

Seattle startup 98point6 is bringing its virtual primary care solution to hundreds of thousands of new patients as part of… Read More

Vote for your favorite Health Innovation of the Year, a new category at the GeekWire Awards

Proteins, algorithms and apps — oh my! Health innovators across the Pacific Northwest continue to embrace technologies that go well… Read More

Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards

Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level since 2000, at $2… Read More

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Inside Amazon’s ‘Haven’ healthcare joint venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

It has been more than a year since the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway was… Read More

Tech Moves: Create33’s Rebecca Lovell leads board of startup advocacy group; Madrona gets its first COO; 98point6 lands veteran CFO; and more

Seattle-based startup advocate Rebecca Lovell was named chair of the board at the Center for American Entrepreneurship, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that… Read More

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The doctor will see you now … on your phone, with an AI assistant: How tech is changing healthcare

What role will artificial intelligence play in healthcare? How can smartphones make healthcare more accessible? And what’s the future of… Read More