First Round Capital
First Round Capital, established in 2004, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments. It focuses on building a robust community of technology entrepreneurs and companies, providing custom software solutions, in-person experiences, and unique services to help early-stage companies grow. First Round Capital has invested in notable startups like Uber, Square, and Warby Parker, and has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider to promote diversity in its portfolio. The firm invests nationally, with additional offices in San Francisco and New York, typically providing around $500,000 in the initial investment. It actively supports its portfolio companies and has facilitated a VC-sponsored exchange fund for qualified entrepreneurs. To date, members of the First Round Capital community have raised over $2.5 billion in follow-on capital.
Top Stages
Past deals in Mental Health
Vitable Health
Series A in 2024
Vitable Health, established in 2019 and headquartered in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, specializes in providing affordable and accessible health coverage. Their membership-based model offers a comprehensive range of services, including virtual and in-home medical consultations, mental health support, and free prescriptions. This integrated approach to primary and urgent care aims to empower employers to enhance their healthcare offerings while reducing costs and improving employee satisfaction.
Boulder Care
Venture Round in 2024
Boulder Care, established in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in telemedicine-based programs for opioid addiction treatment. The company offers comprehensive services including medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine, peer support, patient counseling, and psychosocial services to aid recovery. Boulder Care serves patients directly, as well as healthcare providers and organizations seeking to expand access to effective opioid addiction treatment.
Boulder Care
Series B in 2022
Boulder Care, established in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in telemedicine-based programs for opioid addiction treatment. The company offers comprehensive services including medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine, peer support, patient counseling, and psychosocial services to aid recovery. Boulder Care serves patients directly, as well as healthcare providers and organizations seeking to expand access to effective opioid addiction treatment.
Vitable Health
Seed Round in 2021
Vitable Health, established in 2019 and headquartered in Woodlyn, Pennsylvania, specializes in providing affordable and accessible health coverage. Their membership-based model offers a comprehensive range of services, including virtual and in-home medical consultations, mental health support, and free prescriptions. This integrated approach to primary and urgent care aims to empower employers to enhance their healthcare offerings while reducing costs and improving employee satisfaction.
Boulder Care
Series A in 2020
Boulder Care, established in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in telemedicine-based programs for opioid addiction treatment. The company offers comprehensive services including medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine, peer support, patient counseling, and psychosocial services to aid recovery. Boulder Care serves patients directly, as well as healthcare providers and organizations seeking to expand access to effective opioid addiction treatment.
Alma
Series A in 2019
Alma is a membership-based network for mental health care providers that aims to improve access to high-quality, affordable mental health care. Its platform enables providers to accept insurance and also provides a member directory, client-matching service, scheduling, and billing functions, as well as education, training, and a community for support.
Karuna Health
Seed Round in 2019
Karuna Health, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that specializes in developing a patient engagement and task management platform designed to improve communication between healthcare providers and patients. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Karuna's platform automates essential patient care management tasks, enabling health guides to assist patients with appointment reminders, health status updates, and communication with care managers. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate scheduling, transportation organization, and the secure exchange of information, all while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations. By integrating workflow and automation, Karuna Health aims to enhance the patient experience and streamline interactions among patients, their families, and healthcare teams.
Boulder Care
Venture Round in 2018
Boulder Care, established in 2017 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in telemedicine-based programs for opioid addiction treatment. The company offers comprehensive services including medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine, peer support, patient counseling, and psychosocial services to aid recovery. Boulder Care serves patients directly, as well as healthcare providers and organizations seeking to expand access to effective opioid addiction treatment.
Alma
Seed Round in 2018
Alma is a membership-based network for mental health care providers that aims to improve access to high-quality, affordable mental health care. Its platform enables providers to accept insurance and also provides a member directory, client-matching service, scheduling, and billing functions, as well as education, training, and a community for support.
Karuna Health
Seed Round in 2018
Karuna Health, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that specializes in developing a patient engagement and task management platform designed to improve communication between healthcare providers and patients. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Karuna's platform automates essential patient care management tasks, enabling health guides to assist patients with appointment reminders, health status updates, and communication with care managers. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate scheduling, transportation organization, and the secure exchange of information, all while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations. By integrating workflow and automation, Karuna Health aims to enhance the patient experience and streamline interactions among patients, their families, and healthcare teams.
Sherpaa
Venture Round in 2015
Sherpaa, Inc. is an online medical practice founded in 2012 and based in Brooklyn, New York. The company provides a healthcare platform that connects employees with in-house doctors and insurance guides, allowing them to address non-emergency medical queries and resolve health, wellness, and insurance needs. By offering access to private physicians around the clock, Sherpaa aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and streamline healthcare access for users. Co-founded by Dr. Jay Parkinson, who has expertise in pediatrics and preventive medicine, and Cheryl Swirnow, with a strong background in human resources, Sherpaa combines medical knowledge with an understanding of employee needs to enhance the healthcare experience.
Breakthrough Behavioral
Series A in 2013
Breakthrough Behavioral, Inc. is a provider of online therapy solutions focused on the insurance payer, health plan, and employer markets, catering to commercial, Medicaid, and private pay consumers. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company connects individuals with mental health providers across the United States, facilitating access to confidential counseling and psychiatric therapy. In addition to mental health services, Breakthrough Behavioral also offers dermatology and primary care solutions. Its innovative health system technology and online strategies enable organizations to implement comprehensive virtual care solutions, streamlining the process for users to find, book, and communicate with therapists online. Breakthrough Behavioral operates as a subsidiary of MDLIVE Inc.
Mango Health
Seed Round in 2012
Mango Health, established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing mobile healthcare applications. It offers a patient engagement platform that provides medication information, refill reminders, and peer comparison features to users via mobile and web-based apps. As of October 2019, Mango Health operates as a subsidiary of TrialCard Incorporated. The company partners with payers, pharmacy benefits managers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers to enhance patient engagement, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. Its app has received positive user feedback, with an average rating of 4.5 stars, and has been recognized by prominent media outlets such as Apple, Google CNN, the New York Times, and Self Magazine.
Sherpaa
Seed Round in 2012
Sherpaa, Inc. is an online medical practice founded in 2012 and based in Brooklyn, New York. The company provides a healthcare platform that connects employees with in-house doctors and insurance guides, allowing them to address non-emergency medical queries and resolve health, wellness, and insurance needs. By offering access to private physicians around the clock, Sherpaa aims to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and streamline healthcare access for users. Co-founded by Dr. Jay Parkinson, who has expertise in pediatrics and preventive medicine, and Cheryl Swirnow, with a strong background in human resources, Sherpaa combines medical knowledge with an understanding of employee needs to enhance the healthcare experience.
Mango Health
Seed Round in 2012
Mango Health, established in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in developing mobile healthcare applications. It offers a patient engagement platform that provides medication information, refill reminders, and peer comparison features to users via mobile and web-based apps. As of October 2019, Mango Health operates as a subsidiary of TrialCard Incorporated. The company partners with payers, pharmacy benefits managers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers to enhance patient engagement, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. Its app has received positive user feedback, with an average rating of 4.5 stars, and has been recognized by prominent media outlets such as Apple, Google CNN, the New York Times, and Self Magazine.
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