Google Glass startup Augmedix raises $17 million in funding

Google Glass startup Augmedix raises $17 million in funding

Most Google Glass-focused startups have pivoted away from healthcare, but Augmedix is keeping its sights set on helping physicians.

Augmedix, which develops Google Glass technology to help reduce the time physicians spend on documentation, has raised $17 million in strategic investments from some of its largest healthcare customers.

Sutter Health, Dignity Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, TriHealth Inc. and one other which chose to remain anonymous. Some traditional VCs also participated: Redmile Group led the round; Emergence Capital and DCM Ventures also contributed. The round brings Augmedix’s total funding to $40 million.

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