Startup Youme has made two acquisitions to grow its work in the health tech space — and adopted a new name. In August, Youme acquired Hurdle Health, a DC-based digital mental health platform and fellow RealLIST honoree. With the deal, the company rebranded to Backpack Healthcare.
Alongside those moves, founder and CEO Hafeezah Muhammad told Technical.ly that the company made another move in this transition: acquiring SHE Health. The acquisitions, Muhammad said, are a strategic expansion to provide more opportunities to help with the mental health crisis in the US. Read more.
