NEXT HOT MARKET: Digital health, a particularly trendy area that includes wearable technology and electronic health records, received US$1.9bil (RM6.02bil) in 2013, a 39% jump from the previous year, according to data collected by venture fund Rock Health.
SAN FRANCISCO: What do Dropbox, Stripe, Airbnb and Reddit have in common? These technology firms all received mentorship and money from Silicon Valley's so-called startup machine, Y Combinator.
Now, for the first time in its nine-year history, the accelerator programme is actively recruiting health-technology startups. To attract top talent in healthcare and biotech, Y Combinator recently tapped medical executive Elizabeth Iorns as a part-time partner.
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