Echo Health Ventures

Echo Health Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2016, with offices in Durham, Portland, and Seattle. The firm specializes in investing in healthcare companies, aiming to accelerate their innovations for national scalability. Echo Health Ventures takes a stage-agnostic approach to investing, seeking to build deep, high-value relationships with portfolio companies beyond just providing capital. This commitment to fostering collaboration helps drive the growth and success of the healthcare startups in which they invest.

Karim Botros

Managing Partner

Lindsey Brown

Senior Associate, Strategic Investment

Robert Dolan

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Jon Eide

Managing Partner and COO

David Goad

Senior Associate, Strategic Investment

Jose Guerola

Principal, Strategic Investment

Dusty Lieb

Partner

Maura Little

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Suzanne McLemore

Managing Partner and Head of Echo Health Advisors

Kurt Sheline

Partner

Annie Weissbach

Senior Associate, Strategic Investment

Pia Shivdasani Ph.D

Associate Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Past deals in Health Care

Abacus Insights

Series C in 2022
Abacus Insights offers a data management solution that standardizes data across the healthcare ecosystem by providing a highly secure unified data infrastructure that minimizes change management and maximizes analytics enablement to help healthcare providers improve costs and member outcomes for customers. Abacus Insights delivers intelligent data management capabilities for actionable insights. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City.

Waltz Health

Series A in 2022
Waltz Health is focused on enhancing the pharmaceutical supply chain by collaborating with consumers, payers, and pharmacies to develop innovative, technology-driven solutions for pricing, distribution, and prescription of medications. The company creates AI-driven marketplaces that aim to reduce costs and provide valuable insights for users, facilitating informed decision-making in prescription care. By offering consumer tools designed to empower individuals and help payers manage their pharmacy benefits, Waltz Health strives to improve accessibility and affordability in the healthcare sector.

Embold Health

Series B in 2022
Embold Health their online search platform, for both mobile and desktop where people can identify provider in medical research and clinical guidelines.

Wildflower Health

Venture Round in 2022
Wildflower Health, Inc. provides smartphone-based health programs aimed at connecting healthcare payers with families in the United States. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a maternity program called Due Date Plus, which engages women early in pregnancy and connects them with healthcare providers or care managers. Additionally, Wildflower Health provides GROW, a family health program that focuses on mothers and encompasses pediatric and family health needs. The platform delivers personalized health milestones based on age and gender, integrates client resources, and offers features such as on-device messaging, appointment reminders, health risk assessments, and clinical referrals. By leveraging user-centered design and technology, Wildflower Health seeks to promote smarter healthcare decisions and improve health outcomes for families over time.

mPulse Mobile

Venture Round in 2022
MPulse Mobile specializes in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry. The company combines technology, analytics, and industry expertise that helps healthcare organizations activate their customers to adopt healthy behaviors.

Genome Medical

Series C in 2021
Genome Medical is a national telegenomics technology, services, and strategy company bringing genomic medicine to everyday care. Through its nationwide network of genetic specialists and an efficient Genome Care DeliveryTM technology platform, we provide expert virtual genetic care for individuals and their families to improve health and well-being. They also help health care providers and their patients navigate the rapidly expanding field of genetics and utilize test results to understand the risk for disease, accelerate disease diagnosis, make informed treatment decisions and lower the cost of care.

Vori Health

Series A in 2021
Vori Health offers a new care delivery model for treating musculoskeletal conditions. Its nationwide, all-inclusive medical practice is evidence-based and uniquely positioned to address a multitude of back, neck, and other joint issues. The organization offers integrated medical and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging and lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support and premium instructional content. Using a unique, virtual-first care model to help patients find the best path forward, Vori Health connects patients to a trained care team that includes a board-certified, non-operative physical medicine physician, a health coach navigator, and a physical therapist who collaboratively manage the initial patient assessment and coordinate all aspects of care. Learn more at www.vorihealth.com. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Main Street Health

Funding Round in 2021
Main Street Health is a provider of value-based, care-focused healthcare services aimed at addressing rural wellness concerns. The company's healthcare services are data-driven, and it provides partner clinics with employees, technology, critical access hospitals, community health centers, and possibilities to flourish in the care delivery model, allowing rural residents to receive the high-quality treatment they need.

Eleanor Health

Series B in 2021
Eleanor Health is the first addiction and mental health services provider designed to deliver long-term patient recovery outcomes and modeled on value-based care delivery and payments. Eleanor provides whole-person, comprehensive care for mental health and substance misuse through a network of outpatient clinics, virtually, and in the community and patient’s homes. Eleanor Health was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Heartbeat Health

Series B in 2021
Heartbeat Health is a healthcare technology company that delivers virtual-first cardiovascular disease prevention and management. Through its data-powered platform and clinical services, the company helps patients and at-risk organizations benefit from higher-value care by reducing cardiovascular risk and the likelihood of future adverse events. It offers tools and resources critical to supporting digital care by virtually connect patients with doctors securely and helps in sharing information in real-time, and collaborate on treatment and diet consultation, and helps patients to keep track of their heart health and be in touch with a cardiologist.

Ideon

Series B in 2021
Ideon develops a healthcare data platform for the employee benefits sector. Its suite of application programming interfaces provides the infrastructure, or middleware, to help insurance and digital health companies access flows of data, creating modern digital experiences throughout the employee benefits ecosystem.

Cityblock

Series C in 2021
Cityblock Health is a tech-driven provider for communities with complex needs it focuses on investing upstream in highly personalized, prevention-oriented health and social care to ultimately drive down costs and improve outcomes. Its technology enables scale by bringing together practical information, coordination, and communication for its members and care teams. During COVID-19, Cityblock created a model to help organizations determine which of their members are at high risk of COVID-19.

Strive Health

Series B in 2021
Strive Health, LLC, founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, specializes in solutions for chronic kidney disease. The company operates dialysis centers and employs a technology-enhanced clinical model to improve patient outcomes and experiences. Strive Health works collaboratively with innovative payers and providers to transform kidney care by focusing on the entire healthcare journey of chronic kidney disease patients, from primary care engagement to dialysis treatment. The company utilizes predictive analytics and comparative data to identify at-risk patients and aims to reinvent primary care to address kidney disease proactively, reducing the need for inpatient services and promoting home dialysis options. Backed by notable investors, Strive Health is committed to enhancing the management and care of patients with chronic kidney disease.

DispatchHealth

Series D in 2021
DispatchHealth Management, LLC specializes in on-demand mobile and virtual healthcare services, aimed at delivering quality care directly to patients in their homes. Founded in 2013 and based in Denver, Colorado, the company provides a wide range of medical services, including evaluations for acute injuries and illnesses, laceration repairs, splinting, and treatment for conditions such as nosebleeds. Additionally, DispatchHealth offers vital medical procedures like Foley catheter and G-tube placements, medication administration, laboratory testing, and outpatient imaging arrangements. With a focus on convenience and integration, the company enhances the capabilities of patients' care teams while striving to reduce healthcare costs.
Upfront Healthcare Services, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that develops a data analytics platform aimed at improving the efficiency of physician practices in managing patient care. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on enhancing the ambulatory experience by automating and personalizing care navigation, which helps to engage patients effectively and optimize resource allocation. Its platform, known as Care Traffic Control, utilizes advanced analytics and personalized content to guide patients towards appropriate care options while addressing their specific needs. By offering insights derived from demographics, billing, scheduling, claims, and care gap data, Upfront Healthcare Services aims to increase appointment completion rates and improve health outcomes across healthcare systems.

mPulse Mobile

Series C in 2020
MPulse Mobile specializes in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry. The company combines technology, analytics, and industry expertise that helps healthcare organizations activate their customers to adopt healthy behaviors.

Cityblock

Series B in 2020
Cityblock Health is a tech-driven provider for communities with complex needs it focuses on investing upstream in highly personalized, prevention-oriented health and social care to ultimately drive down costs and improve outcomes. Its technology enables scale by bringing together practical information, coordination, and communication for its members and care teams. During COVID-19, Cityblock created a model to help organizations determine which of their members are at high risk of COVID-19.

DispatchHealth

Series C in 2020
DispatchHealth Management, LLC specializes in on-demand mobile and virtual healthcare services, aimed at delivering quality care directly to patients in their homes. Founded in 2013 and based in Denver, Colorado, the company provides a wide range of medical services, including evaluations for acute injuries and illnesses, laceration repairs, splinting, and treatment for conditions such as nosebleeds. Additionally, DispatchHealth offers vital medical procedures like Foley catheter and G-tube placements, medication administration, laboratory testing, and outpatient imaging arrangements. With a focus on convenience and integration, the company enhances the capabilities of patients' care teams while striving to reduce healthcare costs.

Abacus Insights

Series B in 2020
Abacus Insights offers a data management solution that standardizes data across the healthcare ecosystem by providing a highly secure unified data infrastructure that minimizes change management and maximizes analytics enablement to help healthcare providers improve costs and member outcomes for customers. Abacus Insights delivers intelligent data management capabilities for actionable insights. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City.

Amwell

Series C in 2020
Amwell is a telehealth platform based in the United States that connects healthcare providers, insurers, patients, and innovators to enhance access to affordable and high-quality medical care. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, the company offers a comprehensive platform to address various telehealth needs, including urgent and acute care, post-acute care, chronic care management, and healthy living. With over a decade of experience, Amwell serves more than 240 health systems, comprising 2,000 hospitals and 55 health plan partners, and reaches over 150 million individuals, including 36,000 employers. The platform supports both on-demand and scheduled consultations, providing solutions for primary care, specialty consults, and chronic care programs like musculoskeletal and dermatology care.

Aledade

Series C in 2020
Aledade, Inc. is a health technology company that supports primary care physicians in establishing and managing accountable care organizations (ACOs) across the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in Bethesda, Maryland, Aledade partners with independent primary care providers to offer a comprehensive suite of services, including data analytics, guided workflows, regulatory expertise, and payer relationships. The company also provides 360° practice support, workflow optimization, and assistance with ACO governance and contracting. By leveraging its technology platform, Aledade enables physicians to access integrated data and insights that help improve patient care, reduce costs, and maintain the autonomy of independent practices. Its tailored solutions cater to a diverse range of healthcare providers, including small practices, large practices, community health centers, and multispecialty groups.

TytoCare

Venture Round in 2020
TytoCare is a mobile-health platform and device, that allows anyone to perform self-physical examination and remote diagnosis. Tyto Care has three telehealth products: the TytoHome for consumers, TytoPro for professionals, and TytoClinic for remote point-of-care locations. All solutions are designed to replicate a facetious clinician visit and include a modular examination tool for examining the heart, lungs, skin, throat, ears, and body temperature; a complete telehealth platform for sharing exam data, conducting live video exams, and scheduling visits; a cloud-based data repository with analytics; and built-in guidance technology and machine learning algorithms to ensure accuracy and ease of use.

Aitia

Series D in 2019
Aitia is the leader in the application of Causal AI and Digital Twins to discover the next generation of breakthrough drugs. By leveraging the convergence of multi-omic patient data, high-performance computing, and causal learning and AI, Aitia is revealing the hidden biological mechanisms of disease to create Digital Twins of disease in oncology, neurodegenerative disorders, and immunology. Gemini Digital Twins are being used today to discover novel therapies and accelerate R&D in multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Huntington’s Disease, with several more in development. Aitia’s partners include seven of the top ten pharmaceutical companies, leading academic research and medical centers, medical societies, leading multi-omic data companies, and patient advocacy groups globally.

Genome Medical

Series B in 2019
Genome Medical is a national telegenomics technology, services, and strategy company bringing genomic medicine to everyday care. Through its nationwide network of genetic specialists and an efficient Genome Care DeliveryTM technology platform, we provide expert virtual genetic care for individuals and their families to improve health and well-being. They also help health care providers and their patients navigate the rapidly expanding field of genetics and utilize test results to understand the risk for disease, accelerate disease diagnosis, make informed treatment decisions and lower the cost of care.

Abacus Insights

Series A in 2019
Abacus Insights offers a data management solution that standardizes data across the healthcare ecosystem by providing a highly secure unified data infrastructure that minimizes change management and maximizes analytics enablement to help healthcare providers improve costs and member outcomes for customers. Abacus Insights delivers intelligent data management capabilities for actionable insights. It was founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City.

DispatchHealth

Series B in 2019
DispatchHealth Management, LLC specializes in on-demand mobile and virtual healthcare services, aimed at delivering quality care directly to patients in their homes. Founded in 2013 and based in Denver, Colorado, the company provides a wide range of medical services, including evaluations for acute injuries and illnesses, laceration repairs, splinting, and treatment for conditions such as nosebleeds. Additionally, DispatchHealth offers vital medical procedures like Foley catheter and G-tube placements, medication administration, laboratory testing, and outpatient imaging arrangements. With a focus on convenience and integration, the company enhances the capabilities of patients' care teams while striving to reduce healthcare costs.

Cityblock

Series B in 2019
Cityblock Health is a tech-driven provider for communities with complex needs it focuses on investing upstream in highly personalized, prevention-oriented health and social care to ultimately drive down costs and improve outcomes. Its technology enables scale by bringing together practical information, coordination, and communication for its members and care teams. During COVID-19, Cityblock created a model to help organizations determine which of their members are at high risk of COVID-19.

Strive Health

Seed Round in 2019
Strive Health, LLC, founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, specializes in solutions for chronic kidney disease. The company operates dialysis centers and employs a technology-enhanced clinical model to improve patient outcomes and experiences. Strive Health works collaboratively with innovative payers and providers to transform kidney care by focusing on the entire healthcare journey of chronic kidney disease patients, from primary care engagement to dialysis treatment. The company utilizes predictive analytics and comparative data to identify at-risk patients and aims to reinvent primary care to address kidney disease proactively, reducing the need for inpatient services and promoting home dialysis options. Backed by notable investors, Strive Health is committed to enhancing the management and care of patients with chronic kidney disease.

Aledade

Corporate Round in 2019
Aledade, Inc. is a health technology company that supports primary care physicians in establishing and managing accountable care organizations (ACOs) across the United States. Founded in 2014 and based in Bethesda, Maryland, Aledade partners with independent primary care providers to offer a comprehensive suite of services, including data analytics, guided workflows, regulatory expertise, and payer relationships. The company also provides 360° practice support, workflow optimization, and assistance with ACO governance and contracting. By leveraging its technology platform, Aledade enables physicians to access integrated data and insights that help improve patient care, reduce costs, and maintain the autonomy of independent practices. Its tailored solutions cater to a diverse range of healthcare providers, including small practices, large practices, community health centers, and multispecialty groups.

AccessOne

Venture Round in 2018
AccessOne is a healthcare fintech company founded in 2002 and based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. It specializes in providing consumer-centric payment tools that help patients manage their healthcare costs. AccessOne offers a variety of low and no interest payment options for different types of patient balances, including high-deductible and catastrophic plans, as well as financial assistance. The company ensures that no patient is denied credit or subjected to credit reporting, allowing healthcare providers to enhance revenue capture while maintaining compliance and improving financial performance. Additionally, AccessOne's financial engagement platform integrates with major health information systems, automating processes and improving patient communication to streamline operations and enhance visibility into performance metrics.

mPulse Mobile

Series B in 2018
MPulse Mobile specializes in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry. The company combines technology, analytics, and industry expertise that helps healthcare organizations activate their customers to adopt healthy behaviors.

Livongo

Series E in 2018
Livongo Health, Inc. is a consumer digital health company based in Mountain View, California, that focuses on providing integrated solutions for individuals with chronic conditions, particularly diabetes. Founded in 2008, Livongo combines advanced technology with personalized coaching to empower users in managing their health. Its platform includes cellular-connected devices and data-driven insights, facilitating real-time support for diabetes management while also addressing hypertension, prediabetes, weight management, and behavioral health. Livongo serves a diverse clientele, including employers, health plans, government entities, and labor unions, aiming to improve both clinical outcomes and user experience in chronic disease management. In 2020, Livongo became a subsidiary of Teladoc Health, further expanding its reach in the healthcare market.

Wildflower Health

Series C in 2018
Wildflower Health, Inc. provides smartphone-based health programs aimed at connecting healthcare payers with families in the United States. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company offers a maternity program called Due Date Plus, which engages women early in pregnancy and connects them with healthcare providers or care managers. Additionally, Wildflower Health provides GROW, a family health program that focuses on mothers and encompasses pediatric and family health needs. The platform delivers personalized health milestones based on age and gender, integrates client resources, and offers features such as on-device messaging, appointment reminders, health risk assessments, and clinical referrals. By leveraging user-centered design and technology, Wildflower Health seeks to promote smarter healthcare decisions and improve health outcomes for families over time.

Springbuk

Series B in 2018
Springbuk provides a health analytics software solution to prevent disease with data. Its health intelligence platform unifies medical claims, pharmacy, biometric, and activity data. The predictive modeling engine helps employers target their engagement with pinpoint accuracy, forecast overall healthcare spending, identify at-risk employees, and measure their wellness programs. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Circulation

Series A in 2017
Circulation uses cutting-edge technology to manage the logistics and transportation throughout healthcare. It drives efficiency and better outcomes of populations throughout the U.S. As Uber’s Preferred Healthcare Partner, Circulation provides the first customizable, digital platform to coordinate convenient non-emergency transportation for all areas of healthcare. Circulation is utilized by patients, caregivers, providers, staff, and volunteers. The Circulation platform is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect the privacy and security of its patients and clients. This platform seamlessly integrates with Uber’s API as well as other ride providers.
Upfront Healthcare Services, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that develops a data analytics platform aimed at improving the efficiency of physician practices in managing patient care. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on enhancing the ambulatory experience by automating and personalizing care navigation, which helps to engage patients effectively and optimize resource allocation. Its platform, known as Care Traffic Control, utilizes advanced analytics and personalized content to guide patients towards appropriate care options while addressing their specific needs. By offering insights derived from demographics, billing, scheduling, claims, and care gap data, Upfront Healthcare Services aims to increase appointment completion rates and improve health outcomes across healthcare systems.

Phreesia

Series B in 2007
Phreesia is a privately held company that specializes in enhancing the patient check-in process in healthcare settings. By introducing the PhreesiaPad, a wireless touchscreen device, the company replaces traditional check-in methods, allowing patients to securely provide their health information in a HIPAA-compliant manner. This technology integrates seamlessly with existing electronic medical records and does not disrupt physician workflows. Phreesia's platform offers a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes patient access, registration, appointment scheduling, payments, and post-appointment surveys, aimed at improving operational efficiency and financial performance for healthcare organizations. Additionally, the company focuses on enriching the patient experience by providing relevant health education and allowing patients to verify previously recorded information. Phreesia is supported by prominent venture capital firms and has raised $13.25 million to date to further its initiatives in patient care and wellness.
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