digital health funding
Vixiar's system measures left ventricle end-diastolic volume by walking the patient through a special breathing exercise.
        
        
          With €1 billion valuation, the French healthcare software company is now a unicorn.
        
        
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          Along with expanding its brand and business, the new funding will also go toward support of the company's Medicare Advantage product, Peerfit Move.
        
        
          The funding will fuel the company's international expansion as well as development of its analytics platform. 
        
        
          The Series A round was lead by BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, and brings the company's total funding to more than $10 million.
        
        
          The company plans to put the new money towards improving its mobile platform and increasing its library of contents. 
        
        
          The company plans to use the new money for scaling its technology and expanding across the US. 
        
        
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