From ‘Cockroach Award’ to the Big Board: Hinge Health’s unlikely path to IPO

From ‘Cockroach Award’ to the Big Board: Hinge Health’s unlikely path to IPO

Hinge Health co-founders Gabriel Mecklenburg (left) and Daniel Perez (right). Courtesy of Hinge Health At digital physical therapy startup Hinge Health, CEO Daniel Perez used to recognize hard-working employees with the “Cockroach Award,” a distinction that brought with it a “cockroach squad” t-shirt and a cash payout. References to the insect were abundant at the … Read more

Teladoc buys mental health company UpLift to help boost struggling BetterHelp unit

Teladoc buys mental health company UpLift to help boost struggling BetterHelp unit

Teladoc Health Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 31, 2024. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Virtual care provider Teladoc Health, which has seen its market value plummet over the past five years, said Wednesday that it acquired mental health company UpLift for $30 million in cash. … Read more

Digital health startup Transcarent takes Accolade private in $621 million deal

Digital health startup Transcarent takes Accolade private in 1 million deal

Glen Tullman, chairman and chief executive officer at Livongo Health Inc., speaks during the 2015 Bloomberg Technology Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Digital health startup Transcarent on Tuesday announced it completed its acquisition of Accolade in a deal valued at roughly $621 million.  Transcarent … Read more

Teladoc (TDOC) Q4 earnings 2025

Teladoc (TDOC) Q4 earnings 2025

Teladoc Health Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.  Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Teladoc Health shares fell in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported a wider loss than analysts expected and issued disappointing quarterly guidance. Here’s … Read more