Gut health platform Cara Care raises $7m

Cara Care has raised $7 million after becoming the first prescription digital therapy for gut health available for free from the German healthcare system, Sifted reported on Monday.

The raise brings the startup's total funding to $16 million and follows its 2019 Series A round.

Cara Care's app offers patients with chronic gastrointestinal problems a personalised treatment plan, while users can chat with dieticians, track their food and take quizzes to better understand their conditions.

The company aims to bed down in the German and US markets it is already active in, alongside branching out into France and a number of other European countries.

Cara Care said it will also look to broaden its portfolio of digital therapeutics beyond gut health.