Brave Care
DefunctYC S19Portland, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 90 employees · 9 known investors
Brave Care operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics designed to treat common acute conditions in children, supplemented by remote consultations delivered by clinicians. The service offers an alternative to emergency departments for conditions like infections, injuries, and fevers at lower cost and faster visits.
Also known as Inc.
HealthtechConsumer Health ServicesTelehealthPediatricsUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S19)
Brave Care was founded in 2019 by Asa Miller, Darius "Bubs" Monsef, Maryam Taheri, and Corey Fish, MD.
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Asa MillerinCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Head of Engineering2019–2023Asa Miller is a founder who previously built a child-safe AI companion and a pediatric care company, both through Y Combinator. He has experience as an engineer and team leader developing consumer products.
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Darius "Bubs" Monsefin𝕏Founder & Board Member2019–2024Darius Monsef founded and led CallingRound.com, as well as earlier ventures including BraveCare (Y Combinator S19), Creative Market (Y Combinator W10), and COLOURlovers.
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Maryam TaheriinFounder + Advisor2019–2023Maryam Taheri is founder of Brave Care, which operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics providing remote consultations and treatment for common acute conditions in children as an alternative to emergency departments.
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Corey Fish, MDinChief Medical Officer and Founder2019–2024
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Gary GerlacherExecutive
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Corey Fish, M.D.Executive
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James SwiftBoard director
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Jeff RinehartBoard director
Investors · 9
AV8 VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M
Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M
VentureSouqAbu Dhabi · $250K – $50M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Collaborative FundreportedNew York · $500K – $1M
Flucas VenturesreportedJupiter · $100K – $5Mvia Ashley Flucas · inferred
Greycroftreported · 2 sourcesNew York · $100K – $5M
Indicator Venturesreported · 2 sourcesNew York · $1M – $3M
Learn CapitalreportedAustin · $100K – $20M
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$37.5M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2019–2024
▶$150KraisedOct 2024 · 2 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$150KraisedOct 2024 · 2 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- James SwiftDirector
- Gary GerlacherExecutive Officer, Director
- Ruchita SinhaDirector
- Jeff RinehartDirector
- Offering amount
- $750K
- Amount sold
- $150K
- First sale
- Oct 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$25MraisedOct 2021 · 9 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$25MraisedOct 2021 · 9 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- James SwiftDirector
- Corey FishExecutive Officer, Director
- Darius MonsefExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeff RinehartDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $25M
- First sale
- Sep 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$4.3MraisedMar 2021 · 10 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$4.3MraisedMar 2021 · 10 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jeff RinehartDirector
- Corey Fish, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
- Darius MonsefExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $10M
- Amount sold
- $4.3M
- First sale
- Feb 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.9MraisedSep 2020 · 15 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$1.9MraisedSep 2020 · 15 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Corey Fish, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
- Darius MonsefExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $1.9M
- First sale
- Apr 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.2MraisedNov 2019 · 27 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$5.2MraisedNov 2019 · 27 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Darius MonsefExecutive Officer, Director
- Corey Fish, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $5.2M
- Amount sold
- $5.2M
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$850KraisedApr 2019 · 2 investors · Other Health CareRule 506(b)
▶$850KraisedApr 2019 · 2 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Corey Fish, M.D.Executive Officer, Director
- Darius MonsefExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2M
- Amount sold
- $850K
- First sale
- Mar 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Brave Care went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 2
by search overlap
Practo3 shared keywordsPracto is a healthcare platform offering online video consultations with verified doctors across specialties and appointment booking for in-clinic visits. It serves patients in India, connecting them with doctors across areas such as dentistry, gynecology, pediatrics, and general medicine.
solv3 shared keywordsSolv is a healthcare platform that connects consumers to convenient care providers like urgent care clinics and retail clinics through transparent pricing and online booking. The company operates a marketplace linking patients with high-quality providers across the United States to simplify same-day healthcare access.
Companies competing with Brave Care for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureBrave CareDelaware
In the news
YC-backed Brave Care raises $5 million for pediatric urgent care clinics | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 2019Frequently asked questions
- What does Brave Care do?
- Brave Care operates pediatric primary and urgent care clinics designed to treat common acute conditions in children, supplemented by remote consultations delivered by clinicians. The service offers an alternative to emergency departments for conditions like infections, injuries, and fevers at lower cost and faster visits.
- Who founded Brave Care?
- Brave Care was founded by Asa Miller, Darius "Bubs" Monsef, Maryam Taheri, Corey Fish, MD in 2019.
- Who are Brave Care's investors?
- Brave Care's investors include AV8 Ventures, Fifty Years, VentureSouq, Y Combinator, Collaborative Fund, Flucas Ventures, Greycroft, Indicator Ventures and 1 more.
- How much funding has Brave Care raised?
- Brave Care has disclosed $37.5M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is Brave Care headquartered?
- Brave Care is headquartered in Portland, US.