Manta Cares raises US$5.4m for cancer platform

Manta Cares has secured US$5.4m to expand its digital cancer platform, which helps patients and care partners manage treatment complexity.

The company offers a free platform to track symptoms, medications, appointments, treatment decisions and daily logistics.

Founded and led by chief executive Samira Daswani, a breast cancer survivor and entrepreneur, the company aims to simplify treatment navigation.

Daswani said: “Navigating cancer felt like a treacherous hike where you don’t get access to a map, the right tools, or the right guides.

“Information today is easy to access.

“It’s identifying right from wrong, appropriate from inappropriate, relevant from irrelevant that’s the challenge.”

Manta Cares has collaborations with three of the top 15 pharmaceutical manufacturers, eight health systems and 40 patient advocacy groups.

It also has distribution partnerships with academic hospitals and health systems including Stanford.

The funding round was led by Pear VC and Sozo Ventures, with participation from strategic angels including Dr Stanley Marks, chair of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and founder of Via Oncology.

Manta Cares is a graduate of CancerX, the AARP AgeTech Collaborative and PharmStars.