According to Healthcare IT News, Mount Sinai Health System is trying a new way to get high-risk patients to take their medications: financial incentives. The founders of Wellth met executives from Mount Sinai as part of Dreamit Health's customer immersion program when they took part in Dreamit Health Fall 2016 cohort. Now, the startup has enrolled 12 patients in a pilot with the New York health system (supported by a grant from Health 2.0 and the New York City Economic Development Corporation). 

Katerra is attempting to disrupt the construction industry "design-bid-build process" by creating a full-stack solution for the building process. The startup works with real estate developers to replace any or all of the disparate parts of the building supply chain, including architecture firms, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, and materials producers. 

Health IT startup Protenus (Dreamit Health 2014) has raised $11 million in a Series B round led by Kaiser Permanente Ventures and F-Prime Capital Partners, according to a company release. Arthur Ventures, LionBird Venture Capital, and Cognosante Ventures also participated. 

Tissue Analytics raised a $5 million Series A round of financing, led by digital health-focused private equity firm DigiTx Partners. The startup graduated from the Dreamit Health program in 2015 and has established partnerships with major healthcare software and electronic medical records providers like Athenahealth Inc., AllscriptsHealthcare Solutions Inc. and Epic. 

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In a recent interview with First Round, New York-based investor Kevin Ryan discussed some fundraising strategies that he has picked up over the years. Here are a few of his recommendations for founders. 

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If you are working to create a more innovative and connected city or in a private sector job related to smart cities, data, or IoT, these are the conferences that you should not miss this year. 

Accenture has completed a pilot program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and the ease of voice to help older people manage the daunting challenges of navigating their care delivery and well-being. The Accenture Liquid Studio in London developed an AI-powered platform (the Accenture Platform) that can learn user behaviors and preferences and suggest activities to support the overall physical and mental health of individuals ages 70 and older.

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Navigant expects around 35 million e-bikes to be purchased this year. In comparison, electric vehicles currently account for about 1% of all vehicle sales around the globe, with about 1.15 million units to be produced worldwide.E-bikes have become popular in Europe and are now viewed as an alternative to cars, according to the New York Times.  

Tampa is outfitting a fleet of 1,600 privately owned vehicles with technology that will communicate with roadways and other cars in order to receive various warnings and alerts about roadway conditions, speed limit changes, dangers and more. The project also will connect 10 buses in the area to communicate with traffic signals, which will then prioritize the buses’ movements so they can stay on schedule. 

Dreamit Health alum Somatix is a data analytics software company and creator of the Somatix BMD (Body Motion Data) Management platform. Today, they announced the results of a pilot study testing SmokeBeat, the company’s smoking cessation monitoring solution. The results were published by Oxford University Press’ peer-reviewed journal, “Nicotine and Tobacco Research.”

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Meet Dreamit HealthTech’s most recent cohort. 

In this interview, Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning, discusses market trends, investments in stocks and mutual funds, the real estate development, and the growth of Tampa. 

Strategic Property Partners (SPP),  the joint venture between Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment, the investment fund launched by Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is leading the development of Tampa’s first new for-purchase residential tower in nearly a decade.