Translated data: The company Forward, founded by former Google employees, has secured $100 million in new funding and plans to place its automated medical pods, CarePods, in shopping centers, gyms, and other locations across the United States. CarePods represent a technology-first approach to reshaping the vision of healthcare. Forward, a seven-year-old startup, has established a network of consumer-facing primary care clinics. While large tech companies have been attempting to disrupt the healthcare business, Forward is taking the most ambitious step yet by the tech industry into the healthcare sector.