Fierce Healthcare April 20, 2022
Rebecca Torrence
A16z-backed startup Levels has landed $38 million in series A funding for its metabolic health software, the company announced Wednesday.
Levels’ software pairs continuous glucose monitors to its app, tracking users’ food intake and activity alongside their blood sugar levels throughout the day to give members insights about their metabolic health.
With strong ties to several of the most common chronic diseases in the U.S., including diabetes, heart disease and chronic kidney disease, metabolic health represents a massive market that’s only expected to grow in the coming years.
“Today, 90% of our $4 trillion in healthcare costs are tied to largely preventable chronic conditions—several downstream from metabolic dysfunction,” said Casey Means, M.D., Levels co-founder and...
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