Houston-based startup Braincheck Inc. scooped up $8 million in series A funding in a round led by S3 Ventures and Tensility Venture Partners, along with True Wealth Ventures and Nueterra Capital. Braincheck launched its digital cognitive assessment tool in 2015 and a cognitive care planning solution in 2018, and now the company is looking to broaden its footprint with physician practices, hospitals and health systems. Proceeds from the financing will help to build the company's sales and marketing and clinical development teams in Houston, as well as production development staff in Austin.

LONDON – Kaia Health Software GmbH closed an $8 million funding round that it will use to accelerate U.S. commercialization of its digital health apps for managing musculoskeletal disorders and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Healthy.io had plenty of news to report last week. To begin, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company, which is focusing on turning the smartphone camera into a clinical-grade medical device, now has a second clearance. In addition, the company closed a $60 million series C funding round.

Cochlear Ltd., of Sydney, received U.S. FDA approval for its Nucleus Profile Plus cochlear implant and the Nucleus 7 sound processor's new built-in connectivity, enabling direct streaming with compatible Android smartphones. The implant will be commercially available in the U.S. later this month.

Netanya, Israel-based Theranica Bioelectronics Ltd., which is focusing on the development of advanced electroceuticals for migraine and other pain disorders, scored a win at the U.S. FDA, with the agency granting its de novo request for the smartphone-controlled Nerivio Migra.