Health tech start-up expands in London after cash injection

A digital health start-up founded in London has received an $8 million (£6.2 million) funding boost to expand its team in the capital.

The latest funding round for Hinge Health, which uses wearable sensors and an app to ease the suffering of people with musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis, was led by London-based venture-capital firm Atomico.

Hinge, which has since relocated to San Francisco but whose software engineers remain in London, was founded by Daniel Perez and Gabriel Mecklenburg, two scientists who studied at Oxford and Cambridge respectively.

Perez said Hinge will help patients avoid being prescribed opiates.

Atomico partner Carolina Brochado said some of the biggest innovations in the next decade will be in healthcare.

“We believe this will be driven by tech-enabled solutions that bring consistent high-quality care to even the most remote places, and especially to those who might not have had access to it before. Hinge Health is a powerful example of this,” she said.