Our Companies in the News

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.

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. 

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.

Additional investments from all previous strategic investors – CapitalG (Alphabet), Echo Health Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, Ascension Ventures and Redpoint – completed the round.

Cortica has secured $75 million of investment and acquired two companies, expanding its footprint across the U.S.

The new solution builds on the best parts of both SurgeryPlus and Embold Health’s work — identifying top-performing individual surgeons and physicians across the United States — to offer a tiered network that ensures their members access to high-quality care in their local markets.

Telemedicine can improve access to heart care, said Jeff Wessler, MD, Founder and CEO of Heartbeat Health, on a new podcast with Oliver Wyman’s Ann Kaplan.

Medix Infusion, which creates access to infusion therapy for patients in rural, suburban and other underserved markets, has closed a $35 million Series B funding round led by Echo Health Ventures.

GNS, the leader in the application of causal AI and “Digital Twins” to discover and develop new drugs, announced its rebranding as Aitia.

The Oliver Wyman Health Innovation Center has named Heartbeat Health founder and CEO Jeffrey Wessler, M.D., recipient of the 2022 Tom Main Health Innovation Mentorship.

Patient engagement and access platform Upfront announced today the acquisition of PatientBond, the leader in consumer science for healthcare, creating a single enterprise technology solution to drive patient acquisition and loyalty.

Embold Health, an industry leader in objective doctor quality analytics, has partnered with The Leapfrog Group, the nonprofit organization behind the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Hospital Safety Grades, to educate members about the quality and safety of hospitals in their community, empowering members to make informed decisions about where they receive care.

Led by industry veteran Mark Thierer and a team of seasoned healthcare leaders, Waltz Health debuts its first application, Marketplace Search, a tool that allows pharmacies to give customers comprehensive visibility into available prescription savings programs.

Wildflower will leverage the financing round to strengthen its internal team and prepare for the nationwide expansion of a proprietary maternity bundle that fully operationalizes value-based care for OB providers.

Echo portfolio company Strive Health recently featured on its blog a kidney disease patient who credits his improved health to his Strive care team. 

Echo portfolio company Scipher Medicine completes an additional funding round, including participation from Echo Health Ventures.

Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, has partnered with 260 nephrology providers in five states to participate in Medicare’s newly launched Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) model.

Curation Health has experienced 900% growth in attributed patient lives in the last 12 months, delivering unprecedented results to health plans and providers.

This value-based kidney care initiative, which includes the opening of an innovative dialysis center, addresses long-term treatment costs and improves quality of life.

Echo Health Ventures welcomes Embold Health to its portfolio.

Enlace Health™ (formerly Aver) and Wildflower Health announce their strategic partnership that enables an innovative new solution for the OB and newborn episode and addresses the growing interest and demand for a value-based approach to maternity care.

Echo portfolio company Avalon Healthcare Solutions has found success with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) in delivering cost savings in laboratory services. Together, they generated $112 million in cost savings and quality improvements for Blue Cross NC members in 2020 by better managing lab services. Read more in the…

Echo portfolio company Genome Medical acquires GeneMatters and closes on a $60 million Series C financing.

Regence BlueShield is partnering with Echo portfolio company DispatchHealth, a leading provider of in-home medical care, to provide Regence members with an advanced level of in-home medical care.

Echo portfolio company Vori Health, a first-class medical provider for innovative musculoskeletal care, announced additional Series A funding.

Echo portfolio company Eleanor Health, the first outpatient addiction and mental health provider delivering convenient and comprehensive care through a population and value-based payment structure, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $20M Series B financing.

Heartbeat Health, a healthcare company working to deliver the most effective, efficient, and engaging heart care, announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by Echo Health Ventures.

Aquiline Technology Growth-led funding round and board additions to fuel rapid staff expansion and product development. Benefits infrastructure leader extends its position as industry standard for health and supplemental insurance connectivity, efficiency. NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 — Vericred, the innovative data services platform powering digital quote-to-card experiences in health insurance and benefits, today announced…

Echo portfolio company Cityblock Health, a healthcare provider for Medicaid and lower-income Medicare beneficiaries, announced the completion of a $192 million Series C extension funding round.

Echo portfolio company Scipher Medicine, a precision immunology company matching patients with the most effective therapy, announced the completion of its Series C financing.

Echo portfolio company Strive Health, the national leader in value-based kidney care, announced that the company secured a $140 million Series B round of funding.

Echo portfolio company DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care, announced it has secured an additional $200 million in Series D financing.

Echo is excited to offer continued support to Octave Bioscience in its $32 million Series B financing round.

Echo is proud to support Cityblock’s groundbreaking work to deliver health and social justice to marganlized communities.

Echo Health Ventures is proud to welcome new innvestments Eleanor Health and Quartet Health into its portfolio.

For Echo Health Ventures, 2019 is proving to be a year of significant growth. Within the first three quarters of this year, Echo closed ten new and follow-on investments, supported several new financing rounds and exits for existing portfolio companies, and fostered strong relationships between our parent companies and portfolio companies.

Cigna Ventures taps GNS’ technology and solutions to further advance whole person health for Cigna’s customers and clients Additional partners participating in recent funding round include Amgen Ventures, Celgene Corporation, Echo Health Ventures and Alexandria Venture Investments CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – July 9, 2019 – GNS Healthcare (GNS), a leading precision medicine company, today announced a…

Funds will Support Operational Expansion to meet Market Demand for Genetics Expertise SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Embargoed until June 11, 2019 — Genome Medical, a leading nationwide telegenomics company providing genomic-based medicine, today announced that it has raised $23 million in Series B financing to accelerate the development of its technology and medical services which support…

DispatchHealth, which delivers on-demand health care to patients directly in the comfort of their own home, joins the Echo Health Ventures portfolio.

Echo Health Ventures is excited to welcome new investment Cityblock into its portfolio.

SEATTLE–(Jan 15, 2018) – Echo Health Ventures (EHV), a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions, announced today the completion of an investment in Strive Health (Strive), a new company launched to fundamentally change the lives of kidney disease patients through early engagement, comprehensive coordinated care, and expanded treatment options. “Strive’s new integrated approach to…

MENLO PARK, Calif., July 12, 2018 — Octave Bioscience, the developer of a fully integrated care management solution delivering powerful insights for patients with neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the completion of its Series A funding of $14 million. BCBS Venture Partners led the investment round with participation from Echo Health Ventures (a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health…

Combined Technologies, Expertise Creates Groundbreaking Platform for Family Health Engagement San Francisco, June 21, 2018 — Wildflower Health, a leading mobile health software company, today announced it has acquired the Circle Women’s Health Platform, a mobile health technology incubated by Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system. As part of the transaction,…

Cambia Health Solutions & Livongo Partner to Improve Health For People With Chronic Conditions Nationwide Mountain View, Calif. – April 11, 2017 — Livongo Health, the leading consumer digital health company empowering people with chronic conditions to live better and healthier lives, announced a $105 million funding round led by existing investors General Catalyst and international investment company Kinnevik. Existing investors DFJ, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , Merck Global…

Echo Health Ventures invests to build and grow a diverse portfolio of health care technology and services companies. In the Echo Portfolio CEO Series, we’ll feature several entrepreneurs leading health care startups to learn more about their innovative solutions and shared vision for a better health care system. Our bold new approach to strategic investing…

Echo Health Ventures invests to build and grow a diverse portfolio of health care technology and services companies. In the Echo Portfolio CEO Series, we’ll feature several entrepreneurs leading health care startups to learn more about their innovative solutions and shared vision for a better health care system. Upfront Healthcare, an Echo Health Ventures portfolio company, delivers…

Echo Health Ventures invests to build and grow a diverse portfolio of health care technology and services companies. In the Echo Portfolio CEO Series, we’ll feature several entrepreneurs leading health care startups to learn more about their innovative solutions and shared vision for a better health care system. Avalon Healthcare Solutions, an Echo Health Ventures portfolio…

Echo Health Ventures invests to build and grow a diverse portfolio of health care technology and services companies. In the Echo Portfolio CEO Series, we’ll feature several entrepreneurs leading health care startups to learn more about their innovative solutions and shared vision for a better health care system. MDsave, an Echo Health Ventures portfolio company, is…

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 22, 2018) — Springbuk, the nation’s leading employer-facing health intelligence software, has announced a $20 Million Series B round of financing. This financing round was led by California-based HealthQuest Capital and Echo Health Ventures, a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions. St. Louis-based Lewis & Clark Ventures and Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures also participated in this financing round. Springbuk was…

SEATTLE–(Jan 4, 2018) —Echo Health Ventures (EHV), a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions to invest in innovative health care services and health care information technology companies, today announced the completion of a growth investment in Phreesia, the nation’s leading patient intake management platform. Phreesia manages intake for over 70 million patients annually across its…

Circulation, a Boston, Massachusetts-based company specializing in non-emergency medical transportation, has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing, according to a company announcement. The Providence Service Corporation and Flare Capital Partners co-led the investment. Other participants included Boston Children’s Hospital, Humana, Echo Health Ventures (a collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions), NextGen Venture…

Upfront Healthcare Services, a Chicago healthtech startup that helps physician practices get smarter about their scheduling, announced Thursday that it has raised a $5.6 million Series A round of funding to support growth and accelerate its product development cycle. “We are in an ambulatory epidemic as patients struggle to get appointments, clinician burnout is real,…

 Avalon Healthcare Solutions, the leader in technology-enabled laboratory benefit management, today announced a third round of capital investment in the company. Mosaic Health Solutions (Mosaic), BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, and Francisco Partners are investors in the round. Echo Health Ventures (Echo) will administer this investment for Mosaic. Avalon is experiencing rapid growth as more health insurers express interest in…