Best HealthTech Companies in Iowa, United States
The 62 best HealthTech companies in Iowa, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Digital Diagnostics.
Our analysis of 305 HealthTech companies
$32.1b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best HealthTech companies in Iowa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Diagnostics Provider of AI-based disease diagnostic tools for providers | $186M | 46 mo ago | 113 | John Bertrand Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+35 | Top 5M | 152 patents AI-powered medical diagnostic models for dermatology, dentistry, imaging, and disease sub‑classification | — |
| 2 | Businessolver Cloud-based employee benefits administration solution | $65M | 54 mo ago | 1,401 1,401 → 1,577 (+13%) | Jon Shanahan Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | Top 5M | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Vida Lung Provider of clinical trial software and analysis services for lung diseases | $36M | 32 mo ago | 60 | Susan Wood CEO & President | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | Top 50M | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | OpenLoop Provider of work opportunities digital platform for healthcare professionals | $26M | 39 mo ago | 196 | Christian Williams Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+35 | Top 1M | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 5 | Telligen Digital employee healthcare plans and benefits management tool | $11M | 9 mo ago | 623 623 → 688 (+10%) | Jeff Chungath CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | Top 5M | — | 2 internships |
| 6 | Genvax Technologies Developer of vaccines for the treatment of animal diseases | $10M | 16 mo ago | 9 | Hank Harris Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 7 | WebCareHealth Remote patient monitoring platform for chronic conditions, improving outcomes and efficiency | $4M | 99 mo ago | 12 | — | Windows ServerD3Bootstrap+18 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 8 | Future Health Software Developer of cloud-based healthcare software solutions for chiropractors and allied healthcare professionals | $3M | 180 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | TelePharm Telepharmacy Software Provider | $2M | 142 mo ago | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Digital Artefacts Provider of the clinical trial management platform | $1M | 130 mo ago | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Certintell A cloud-based platform for providers to deliver telemedicine services | $1M | 72 mo ago | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Agrilogics Animal Health Provider of biopharmaceutical solutions for pet | $1M | 22 mo ago | — | Christopher Hlubb Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | EndoMetric Corporation Digital medical image analysis tool for providers | $699K | 192 mo ago | 3 | JungHwan Oh Co-Founder & CSO | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | OPCM Provider of opioid risk management solutions for employers | $554K | 84 mo ago | 8 | Mike Vasquez Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Caregiven Digital platform provide support and practical guidance for caregiving needs | $525K | 63 mo ago | — | Candice Smith Founder & Director | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | NanoBio Designs Provider of genetic marker detection software for research applications | $450K | 17 mo ago | 2 | Todd Kielkopf Co-Chief Executive Officer and Lead Investor | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nextstep Dashboard connecting individuals to personal coaches | $150K | 156 mo ago | 7 | John Schnipkoweit Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 3 patents Smart home concierge control devices and golf putting assistance technologies. | — |
| 18 | Predictive Health Partners Provider of an online platform for the benefit of employee's health | $140K | 82 mo ago | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | ClinicNote Streamlined EMR software designed for private practice and university clinics | $115K | 126 mo ago | 4 | Tyler Fox ClinicNote CoFounder | BootstrapMicrosoft ASP.NETAzure+7 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 20 | GlobalvetLink Online Solutions for animal health professionals & clients | $108K | 100 mo ago | 225 | — | WordPressSentryMySQL+33 | Top 500k | 8 patents Digital platforms for animal certification, tracking, and treatment efficacy prediction | 3 launchs |
Top 12 HealthTech companies in Iowa
#1
Funding Raised · West Des Moines, Iowa · founded 1972 · 623 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Digital employee healthcare plans and benefits management tool. The company provides medical governance and plans for employees. It has features for health quality measurement, teleconsultation managing healthcare cost management, and more.
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- 2024Grant (prize money)$680K
- 2023Grant (prize money)$640K
- Feb 2010Grant (prize money)$7.9M
#2
Seed · Ames, Iowa · founded 2021 · 9 employees$9.9Mraised▾
Developer of vaccines for the treatment of animal diseases. The company focuses on the development of next-generation mRNA-based nanoparticle vaccines to trigger the immune system of animals.
- Feb 2025Seed—
- Jun 2024Seed$3.4M
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$175K
- Jun 2022Seed$6.5M
#3
Series B · Coralville, Iowa · founded 2010 · 113 employees$185.6Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based disease diagnostic tools for providers. It has developed software solutions that assist with different diagnoses and analyses of diseases. It has features for disease detection via AI technology, treatment processing, and more.
- Aug 2022Series B$76.4M
- May 2022Series A$46.3M
- Feb 2021Series A$15M
- Feb 2019Series A$6M
#4
Series C · Coralville, Iowa · founded 2004 · 60 employees$36.5Mraised▾
VIDA provides clinical trial software and analysis services. The company platform aid in the early detection, evaluation, and treatment planning of lung diseases, including lung cancer, emphysema, airway obstructive diseases, and asthma. The company provides its service for providing full-service image analysis and management for respiratory trials.
- Sep 2023Series C$10.8M
- Jul 2020Series C$11M
- Apr 2020Series C$2M
- Jul 2019Series B$2.6M
#5
Seed · Des Moines, Iowa · founded 2017 · 2 employees$450Kraised▾
Provider of genetic marker detection software for research applications. The company has designed a genetic marker detection platform ExpresSeed, which works on the basis of that DNA-coated nanoparticles detection technology. The platform has the ability to detect and quantify any presence of a particular gene in a sample.
- Dec 2024Seed$115K
- Feb 2021Seed$450K
#6
Seed · Ames, Iowa · founded 2022$1Mraised▾
Provider of biopharmaceutical solutions for pet. It provides veterinary consulting and support, which may encompass diagnostics and treatment plans for livestock. Platform involved in laboratory testing and diagnostics to assess animal health conditions, which helps in timely intervention and management of diseases.
- Aug 2024Seed$1M
#7
Series A · Iowa · founded 2020 · 196 employees$26.1Mraised▾
Provider of work opportunities digital platform for healthcare professionals. The company was previously also known as a brand of Appollo. The company provides a platform that assists medical professionals to find jobs based on their requirements. The portal provided by the company is an open networking portal for medical providers and facilities. The user is allowed to search for job opportunities based on the shifts, work location, and other necessities.
- Mar 2023Series A$15M
- Mar 2022Series A$8M
- Apr 2021Seed$3M
- Sep 2020Seed$120K
#8
Late Stage · West Des Moines, Iowa · founded 1998 · 1401 employees$65.2Mraised▾
Cloud-based employee benefits administration solution. Its online benefits enrollment software, Benefitsolver, delivers a SaaS-based benefits administration solution that empowers employees to easily enroll based on eligibility that’s determined on the same platform. It also includes detailed analytics and reporting tools, COBRA administration, workflow, and communication toolset. It offers web-based tools for benefits billing and financial reporting to deliver reconciled bills that are easily reportable by division, location, carrier, and more.
- Dec 2021PE—
- 2018PE—
- May 2014PE$65.2M
#9
Series A · Ankeny, Iowa · founded 2013 · 12 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Remote patient monitoring platform for chronic conditions, improving outcomes and efficiency. This platform offers real-time connection to care, proactively collecting patient data at home to reduce adverse events and prevent gaps in care. It integrates directly into clinical workflows and EHRs, enabling care teams to work efficiently and optimize patient care plans. The solution provides benefits for both patients and providers, including improved outcomes, reduced costs, increased satisfaction, and revenue growth. It offers solutions for proactive health monitoring across various conditions, including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, chronic pain, anticoagulation therapy, and respiratory issues. Additional solutions are available for conditions like COPD, Post-COVID Syndrome, hypertension, diabetes, and anxiety/depression. The platform facilitates cash flow positive remote patient monitoring programs using approved CPT codes, covering expenses for setup, patient education, device provisioning, and data collection. This is a SaaS platform that includes software, devices, EHR integration, automated billing reports, care coordination, and population health data.
- Mar 2018Series A$1000K
- Apr 2015Series A$2.5M
#10
Seed · West Des Moines, Iowa · founded 2013 · 15 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Certintell develops, markets and operates a cloud-based platform for delivering telemedicine and eHealth services to healthcare institutions, individual healthcare practitioners and general population in the area of mental health. It is a cloud-based platform offered as a SaaS for online enrollment for healthcare institutions, individual practitioners, mental health providers. Patients will be able to communicate via videoconferencing, and will be able to schedule online meetings and offline electronic communication to exchange files.
- 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Aug 2017Seed$850K
- Feb 2017Seed$75K
- Seed$250K
#11
Series A · Carroll, Iowa · founded 1990 · 51 employees$3Mraised▾
Developer of cloud-based healthcare software solutions for chiropractors and allied healthcare professionals. It offers a cloud-based, virtual office suite designed to integrate and streamline various aspects of a healthcare practice, including documentation, billing, and electronic health records.
- Jun 2011Series A$3M
#12
Acquired · Iowa City, Iowa · founded 2012 · 16 employees$2.5Mraised▾
TelePharm’s unique technology enables patients to connect to any pharmacist from any location via a secure proprietary online platform. TelePharm allows pharmacists in a central location to serve patients at offsite pharmacies, or even in a physician’s office, long-term care facility, or directly in a patient’s home.TelePharm claims to reduce labor costs, human errors, and workflow inefficiencies, enabling a remote pharmacist to inspect and verify prescriptions at each telepharmacy to ensure accurate dispensing by onsite technicians.
- Aug 2014Series A$2.5M
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How research on Digital Health in Iowa is moving
A read on the academic research around Digital Health in Iowa — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 41 papers.
- University of Iowa27
- Iowa State University9
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics3
- Iowa City VA Health Care System3
- University of Iowa Health Care2
- Task (project management)1
- Health care1
- Online and offline1
- Predictive power1
- Sensor fusion1
- Health informatics1→4
- Health informatics8
- Health care5
- Informatics4
- Context (archaeology)4
- Thematic analysis3
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