Awell, a digital health platform to build, operate and continuously improve clinical workflows, has secured $5m in seed funding. investment to automate and streamline care workflows.
The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with additional participation from S16, and angel investors including healthcare veteran Lord David Prior, former chair of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). investment to automate and streamline care workflows.
It also enables users to swiftly design and continuously update clinical workflows.
Inefficiencies in traditional workflows used to manage care can compromise patient wellbeing and increase strain on care teams.
Awell tackles this problem by equipping medical teams to automate clinical workflows such as triage, patient onboarding, and care plans, while synchronizing data between different systems.
A study by AZ Delta found that a single lung cancer care process implemented by Awell increased overall patient survival by 55%. The company’s users include healthcare providers in the US such as Patina Health and Parsley Health.
Founded by Belgian entrepreneur Thomas Vande Casteele, Awell has seen monthly active patient numbers grow by 522% in the first six months of 2023. Since launching in July 2022, Awell has also led the development of a ‘CareOps’ community, which includes more than 3000 healthcare operators committed to continuously improving care flows and increasing the quality of patient care.
Awell will use the funding to further increase product innovation and grow its team. It will target expansion in the US, particularly in growing relationships with traditional care organizations. The company also plans to make targeted investments in R&D to enable customers to tackle increasingly complex clinical workflows. here needs read more hear.
