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Echo CEO Rob Coppedge named to Duke-Margolis Capital Impact Council
Echo Health Ventures CEO Rob Coppedge is honored to be a member of the Duke-Margolis Capital Impact Council, designed to to strengthen alignment of private investment with measurable improvements in health and health care.

Echo Health Ventures announces two strategic advisors and a key promotion
Echo Health Ventures is thrilled to announce the addition of two advisors to our team, and a key promotion.

DispatchHealth and Medically Home to merge, increasing access to hospital-level care at home for Americans
DispatchHealth and Medically Home today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge, creating the country’s most comprehensive provider of advanced medical care at home.

Global Corporate Venturing honors Echo’s Suzanne McLemore and Annie Weissbach
Global Corporate Venturing this week honored two Echo Health Ventures leaders: Suzanne McLemore, Managing Partner and Head of Echo Health Advisors; and Annie Weissbach, Senior Associate on the Strategic Investment team.

Echo Health Ventures named to Inc.’s 2024 list of Founder-Friendly Investors
Echo Health Ventures was just named to Inc.’s sixth annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity, venture capital firms, and lenders with a track record of backing founder-led companies.

Echo, health plan and portfolio company leaders focus on health care impact at 2024 Echo Summit
Echo Health Ventures was honored to host the 2024 Echo Summit earlier this month in Durham, North Carolina.

Echo CEO Rob Coppedge named to GCV Powerlist for fifth year in a row
The annual list features the 100 most influential people in corporate venture capital.

Thyme Care closes strategic investment from Echo Health Ventures and CVS Health Ventures to scale its value-based cancer care model
Thyme Care, the leading value-based cancer care enabler, today announced investment from Echo Health Ventures, a strategic investment platform investing on behalf of multiple Blues health plans, and CVS Health Ventures, the venture arm of CVS Health.

Global Corporate Venturing honors Echo’s Dusty Lieb and Jose Guerola
Global Corporate Venturing honored two Echo Health Ventures leaders: Dusty Lieb, Managing Partner and Head of Investments; and Jose Guerola, Principal on the Strategic Investment team.

Main Street Health announces $315M funding round
Main Street Health, the nation’s largest value-based healthcare organization exclusively serving rural America, announced it has raised more than $315 million, including investment from Echo Health Ventures and health plan and provider partners.

Why Echo invested in Sempre Health
We’re proud to support Sempre Health to advance its mission of reducing medication costs and improving member adherence for patients with chronic disease.

Sempre Health secures $20 million in funding from Cencora Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, and others
Sempre Health, the leading solution for behavior-based healthcare pricing, today announced $20M in additional funding from three new investors, including Cencora Ventures and Echo Health Ventures. Existing investors including the Blue Venture Fund, UPMC Enterprises and Industry Ventures also participated.