Canopy Financial raises $8M more to manage healthcare accounts

Canopy Financial, whose HealthDirect platform manages healthcare financial accounts, has raised $8 million in a second round of funding from Foundation Capital. The San Francisco startup raised $15 million in January.

Canopy Financial says HealthDirect can help with the administration of health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts and health reimbursement arrangements — basically, different kinds of tax-exempt accounts intended specifically for medical expenses.

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Jan. 14, 2008

Life sciences briefing: Monday, Jan. 14, 2008

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