Pasadena-based venture capital firm Wavemaker 360 Health announced a $100 million fund aimed at digital health and health tech startups — double what it had been planning prior to the global pandemic.

A recent expert panel brought together by Rachel Uranga, Business, Health and Tech reporter at dot.LA discusses the recent innovations in telemedicine and other innovations brought about by COVID-19.

Dave Whelan, Chief Executive Officer of BioscienceLA, believes diversity is LA’s secret weapon when it comes to its potential to become the global epicenter for AI innovation. He notes LA’s widely diverse diaspora, which makes it a perfect place to train AI. 

Startup, Curative, is setting up a CLIA lab in San Dimas to scale up their COVID-19 diagnostic test kit. Now they need to staff up to meet the production challenges ahead. Curative is actively hiring and looking for motivated individuals able to start immediately.