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AirStrip Technologies Inc., the mobile health-app maker now featured twice by Apple Inc. during major product debuts, may be nearing an initial public offering as investor interest grows in mobile health-care software.
“I would say that 2016 is the year we need to make some important decisions,” Alan Portela, AirStrip’s chief executive officer, said in an interview. “Everything is lining up that we control our destiny. An IPO could be an interesting way to take the company to next level.”