Echo Health Ventures

Echo Health Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016, with offices in Seattle, Durham, and Portland. It focuses on investing in and nurturing innovative companies within the healthcare and digital health sectors. By adopting a stage-agnostic investment strategy, Echo Health Ventures emphasizes building strong, collaborative relationships with its portfolio companies to help accelerate their growth and innovations on a national scale. The firm is committed to a unique approach to strategic investing that goes beyond merely providing capital, aiming to create high-value partnerships that drive success in the evolving healthcare landscape.

Troy Arnold

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Karim Botros

Managing Partner

Lindsey Brown

Senior Associate

Rob Coppedge

Founder and CEO

Robert Dolan

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Jonathan Eide

COO and Managing Partner

Jon Eide

Managing Partner and COO

Ryan Gillooly

Principal, Strategic Investment

David Goad

Senior Associate, Strategic Investment

Alex Gray

Principal, Market Development

Jose Guerola

Principal, Strategic Investment

Matt Holman

Principal, Market Developement

Dusty Lieb

Partner

Maura Little

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Suzanne McLemore

Managing Partner and Head of Echo Health Advisors

Anahita Nakhjiri

Associate

Matt Parmett

Principal, Strategic Investment

Kurt Sheline

Partner

Annie Weissbach

Senior Associate, Strategic Investment

Jake Yount

Managing Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Pia Shivdasani Ph.D

Associate Principal, Echo Health Advisors

Past deals in Personal Health

Waltz Health

Series A in 2022
Waltz Health operates in the pharmaceutical supply chain, focusing on creating innovative, technology-driven solutions for pricing, distribution, and prescription of medications. The company develops consumer tools aimed at guiding decisions related to prescription care, with a particular emphasis on the needs of both payers and consumers. By utilizing AI-driven marketplaces, Waltz Health seeks to reduce costs and enhance the decision-making process for users. Their offerings provide better pricing information and resources that empower consumers while assisting payers in managing their pharmacy benefits more effectively.

Embold Health

Series B in 2022
Embold Health, Inc. is a healthcare analytics company based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 2017. The company specializes in analyzing extensive de-identified medical data, focusing on the performance of healthcare providers, including doctors and hospitals. By evaluating the quality and cost of care, Embold Health helps employers, health plans, and consumers identify top-performing providers, ensuring they receive appropriate and effective treatment. The insights generated by Embold's analytics aim to enhance healthcare outcomes for patients and improve decision-making within the healthcare system.

Wildflower Health

Venture Round in 2022
Wildflower Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides smartphone-based health programs designed to help healthcare payers connect with families across the United States. Its flagship offering, Due Date Plus, is a maternity program that engages women in early pregnancy and facilitates connections with healthcare providers or care managers. Additionally, Wildflower Health offers GROW, a family health program that addresses the needs of mothers and pediatric health. The company delivers tailored health milestones for families based on age and gender, along with features such as client resource integrations, on-device messaging, appointment reminders, health risk assessments, and clinical program referrals. Founded in 2012, Wildflower Health aims to enhance user engagement and improve healthcare experiences through innovative technology and design.

mPulse.

Venture Round in 2022
mPulse Mobile, Inc. specializes in healthcare communication technology, focusing on enhancing consumer health and wellness through its cloud-based mobile messaging platform. This intelligent platform features pre-configured message workflows designed to address issues such as missed appointments, medication adherence, and chronic disease management. The company's solutions cater to a range of healthcare needs, including Medicaid preventive care, medication adherence, chronic condition management, and optimizing health plan experiences. With over a decade of experience, mPulse Mobile has successfully delivered more than a hundred million messages and serves a diverse clientele that includes Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, health systems, and pharmacies. Headquartered in Encino, California, mPulse Mobile leverages technology, analytics, and industry expertise to foster healthy behavior change and improve health outcomes for individuals and healthcare organizations alike.

Vori Health

Series A in 2021
Vori Health is an all-inclusive medical and health provider practicing a holistic, integrated approach starting with musculoskeletal care. It offers full-service physical medicine and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging and lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support, and premium instructional content. The team consists of carefully selected, board-certified physicians and licensed healthcare providers, and provides health services that are accessible at the click of a button from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of a patient's home. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Main Street Health

Funding Round in 2021
Main Street Health is a value-based healthcare provider dedicated solely to rural America. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Eleanor Health

Series B in 2021
Eleanor Health Holdings, LLC is a provider of rehabilitation services focused on addiction and mental health care. Founded in 2019, the company offers comprehensive, evidence-based outpatient care designed to facilitate long-term recovery outcomes. Eleanor Health utilizes a value-based care model, delivering services through a network of outpatient clinics, virtual platforms, and community settings, including patients' homes. Its integrated approach includes medication-assisted treatment, behavioral health support, and personalized recovery plans. In addition to rehabilitation services, the company connects patients with essential resources such as housing, employment, and peer support, ensuring a holistic approach to recovery. Eleanor Health is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Heartbeat Health

Series B in 2021
Heartbeat Health, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in cardiology services. Established in 2017, it provides a range of offerings, including web-based real-time consulting and virtual physician consultations, along with follow-up services. The company aims to address cardiovascular health by screening, diagnosing, tracking, and managing cardiovascular risk and disease, leveraging a multidisciplinary team of doctors, designers, and engineers committed to improving heart health outcomes.

Cityblock

Series C in 2021
Cityblock Health, based in Brooklyn, New York, is a technology-driven healthcare provider focused on serving low-income urban communities with complex needs. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the unmet health and social needs of Medicaid and Medicare populations through a personalized approach. Cityblock offers primary care, behavioral health, and virtual care services, emphasizing preventive care and mental health support. Its platform integrates communications and information sharing among care teams and members, facilitating better coordination of services. The company also collaborates with community-based organizations to enhance the delivery of care, ultimately seeking to improve health outcomes and reduce costs for its members.

Strive Health

Series B in 2021
Strive Health, LLC, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, focuses on providing comprehensive solutions for chronic kidney disease. The company operates dialysis centers and employs a technology-enabled clinical model that enhances patient outcomes and experiences throughout the healthcare journey. Strive Health collaborates with innovative payors and providers to transform kidney care by utilizing predictive analytics and comparative data to identify at-risk patients. Additionally, the company emphasizes early intervention through redesigned primary care practices to treat kidney disease before it necessitates dialysis. By offering education, training, and care management, Strive Health aims to reduce inpatient utilization and promote the adoption of home dialysis, ultimately improving the overall quality of care for patients with chronic kidney disease.

DispatchHealth

Series D in 2021
DispatchHealth Management, LLC is a provider of on-demand mobile and virtual healthcare services based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2013, the company offers a wide range of services including acute injury and illness evaluations, laceration repair, splinting of injured extremities, treatment for nosebleeds, placement of Foley and G-tubes, medication administration, laboratory testing, and coordination with primary care physicians and home health agencies. By delivering care in the comfort of patients' homes, DispatchHealth aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations, improve clinical outcomes, and lower overall healthcare costs. The organization focuses on creating an integrated and convenient healthcare solution that enhances the capabilities of patients' care teams and ensures high-quality care.

mPulse.

Series C in 2020
mPulse Mobile, Inc. specializes in healthcare communication technology, focusing on enhancing consumer health and wellness through its cloud-based mobile messaging platform. This intelligent platform features pre-configured message workflows designed to address issues such as missed appointments, medication adherence, and chronic disease management. The company's solutions cater to a range of healthcare needs, including Medicaid preventive care, medication adherence, chronic condition management, and optimizing health plan experiences. With over a decade of experience, mPulse Mobile has successfully delivered more than a hundred million messages and serves a diverse clientele that includes Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, health systems, and pharmacies. Headquartered in Encino, California, mPulse Mobile leverages technology, analytics, and industry expertise to foster healthy behavior change and improve health outcomes for individuals and healthcare organizations alike.

Cityblock

Series B in 2020
Cityblock Health, based in Brooklyn, New York, is a technology-driven healthcare provider focused on serving low-income urban communities with complex needs. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the unmet health and social needs of Medicaid and Medicare populations through a personalized approach. Cityblock offers primary care, behavioral health, and virtual care services, emphasizing preventive care and mental health support. Its platform integrates communications and information sharing among care teams and members, facilitating better coordination of services. The company also collaborates with community-based organizations to enhance the delivery of care, ultimately seeking to improve health outcomes and reduce costs for its members.

DispatchHealth

Series C in 2020
DispatchHealth Management, LLC is a provider of on-demand mobile and virtual healthcare services based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2013, the company offers a wide range of services including acute injury and illness evaluations, laceration repair, splinting of injured extremities, treatment for nosebleeds, placement of Foley and G-tubes, medication administration, laboratory testing, and coordination with primary care physicians and home health agencies. By delivering care in the comfort of patients' homes, DispatchHealth aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations, improve clinical outcomes, and lower overall healthcare costs. The organization focuses on creating an integrated and convenient healthcare solution that enhances the capabilities of patients' care teams and ensures high-quality care.

Amwell

Series C in 2020
Amwell is a telehealth platform in the United States and globally, connecting and enabling providers, insurers, patients, and innovators to deliver greater access to more affordable, higher quality care. Amwell believes that digital care delivery will transform healthcare. The company offers a single, comprehensive platform to support all telehealth needs from urgent to acute and post-acute care, as well as chronic care management and healthy living. With over a decade of experience, Amwell powers telehealth solutions for over 240 health systems comprised of 2,000 hospitals and 55 health plan partners with over 36,000 employers, reaching over 150 million lives. Amwell was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

DispatchHealth

Series B in 2019
DispatchHealth Management, LLC is a provider of on-demand mobile and virtual healthcare services based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2013, the company offers a wide range of services including acute injury and illness evaluations, laceration repair, splinting of injured extremities, treatment for nosebleeds, placement of Foley and G-tubes, medication administration, laboratory testing, and coordination with primary care physicians and home health agencies. By delivering care in the comfort of patients' homes, DispatchHealth aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and hospitalizations, improve clinical outcomes, and lower overall healthcare costs. The organization focuses on creating an integrated and convenient healthcare solution that enhances the capabilities of patients' care teams and ensures high-quality care.

Cityblock

Series B in 2019
Cityblock Health, based in Brooklyn, New York, is a technology-driven healthcare provider focused on serving low-income urban communities with complex needs. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the unmet health and social needs of Medicaid and Medicare populations through a personalized approach. Cityblock offers primary care, behavioral health, and virtual care services, emphasizing preventive care and mental health support. Its platform integrates communications and information sharing among care teams and members, facilitating better coordination of services. The company also collaborates with community-based organizations to enhance the delivery of care, ultimately seeking to improve health outcomes and reduce costs for its members.

Strive Health

Seed Round in 2019
Strive Health, LLC, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, focuses on providing comprehensive solutions for chronic kidney disease. The company operates dialysis centers and employs a technology-enabled clinical model that enhances patient outcomes and experiences throughout the healthcare journey. Strive Health collaborates with innovative payors and providers to transform kidney care by utilizing predictive analytics and comparative data to identify at-risk patients. Additionally, the company emphasizes early intervention through redesigned primary care practices to treat kidney disease before it necessitates dialysis. By offering education, training, and care management, Strive Health aims to reduce inpatient utilization and promote the adoption of home dialysis, ultimately improving the overall quality of care for patients with chronic kidney disease.

mPulse.

Series B in 2018
mPulse Mobile, Inc. specializes in healthcare communication technology, focusing on enhancing consumer health and wellness through its cloud-based mobile messaging platform. This intelligent platform features pre-configured message workflows designed to address issues such as missed appointments, medication adherence, and chronic disease management. The company's solutions cater to a range of healthcare needs, including Medicaid preventive care, medication adherence, chronic condition management, and optimizing health plan experiences. With over a decade of experience, mPulse Mobile has successfully delivered more than a hundred million messages and serves a diverse clientele that includes Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, health systems, and pharmacies. Headquartered in Encino, California, mPulse Mobile leverages technology, analytics, and industry expertise to foster healthy behavior change and improve health outcomes for individuals and healthcare organizations alike.

Livongo

Series E in 2018
Livongo Health, Inc. is a consumer digital health company based in Mountain View, California, that offers an integrated suite of solutions aimed at improving the management of chronic conditions. Founded in 2008, Livongo focuses on empowering individuals with conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and behavioral health issues through real-time data capture and data-driven insights. The company provides cellular-connected devices, supplies, informed coaching, and access to medications, all designed to facilitate health behavior changes. Its product offerings include specialized programs for diabetes, hypertension, prediabetes and weight management, as well as behavioral health support. Livongo's innovative approach combines technology with personalized support, aiming to enhance both clinical outcomes and the overall experience for users and their healthcare teams. As of October 2020, Livongo operates as a subsidiary of Teladoc Health, Inc.

Wildflower Health

Series C in 2018
Wildflower Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides smartphone-based health programs designed to help healthcare payers connect with families across the United States. Its flagship offering, Due Date Plus, is a maternity program that engages women in early pregnancy and facilitates connections with healthcare providers or care managers. Additionally, Wildflower Health offers GROW, a family health program that addresses the needs of mothers and pediatric health. The company delivers tailored health milestones for families based on age and gender, along with features such as client resource integrations, on-device messaging, appointment reminders, health risk assessments, and clinical program referrals. Founded in 2012, Wildflower Health aims to enhance user engagement and improve healthcare experiences through innovative technology and design.

Phreesia

Series B in 2007
Phreesia is a privately held company specializing in patient check-in solutions for healthcare organizations. The company offers a wireless touch screen device known as the PhreesiaPad, which automates the patient check-in process by securely collecting personal health information in compliance with HIPAA regulations. This system integrates seamlessly with existing electronic medical records (EMRs) and does not disrupt physician workflows. Phreesia enhances the patient experience by preparing individuals for appointments, providing relevant health education, and allowing them to verify previously recorded information. Additionally, Phreesia's software solutions improve the operational and financial performance of healthcare providers by managing various aspects of patient access, registration, payments, and clinical support. The company is supported by a Medical Advisory Board and has initiated patient care initiatives focused on wellness and disease prevention, having secured $13.25 million in funding to date.
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