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Tend Dental, Inc.

Nashville, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 3 known investors

Tend Dental, Inc. is a Nashville-headquartered dental clinic operator, branded Tend, founded in 2018.

Also known as Tend · Tend Dental

Founders & leadership

RJ
Ryan JohnsonExecutive
TB
Troy BageExecutive
CT
Charles TalbotExecutive
LH
Larson HudsonNamed on SEC filing

Board

BB
Brian BoumaBoard director
LF
Lee Fixelin𝕏Board directorFounder of Addition
AKAnnie Kadavy
Annie Kadavyin𝕏Board directorVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
PCPatrick Chun
Patrick ChuninBoard directorFounder and Managing Partner at JUXTAPOSE VENTURES
BR
Benjamin RobbinsBoard director
RCRoshni Chandwani
Roshni ChandwaniinBoard directorInvestor at Addition
JL
John LymanBoard director
JCJed Cairo
Jed CairoinBoard directorFounder and Managing Partner at JUXTAPOSE VENTURES

Investors · 3

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$268.6M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2019–2024

$72.2MraisedAug 2024 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Ryan JohnsonExecutive Officer
  • Brian BoumaDirector
  • Lee FixelDirector
  • Annie KadavyDirector
  • Patrick ChunDirector
  • Troy BageExecutive Officer, Director
  • Benjamin RobbinsDirector
  • Roshni ChandwaniDirector
Offering amount
$78M
Amount sold
$72.2M
First sale
Jul 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$125MraisedApr 2021 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • John LymanDirector
  • Charles TalbotExecutive Officer
  • Patrick ChunDirector
  • Jed CairoDirector
  • Larson HudsonExecutive Officer, Director
  • Lee FixelDirector
  • Annie KadavyDirector
Offering amount
$125M
Amount sold
$125M
First sale
Mar 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2018
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$44.4MraisedOct 2020 · 17 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • John LymanDirector
  • Annie KadavyDirector
  • Patrick ChunDirector
  • Larson Douglas HudsonExecutive Officer, Director
  • Jed CairoDirector
Offering amount
$44.4M
Amount sold
$44.4M
First sale
Sep 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2018
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$27MraisedOct 2019 · 29 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Medha AgarwalDirector
  • Jed CairoDirector
  • Patrick ChunDirector
  • Annie KadavyDirector
  • Larson Douglas HudsonExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$27M
Amount sold
$27M
First sale
May 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2018
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Tend Dental, Inc., which also operates under the name Tend, is a dental services company classified under Offices of Dentists (SIC 8021, NAICS 621210) within the health services sector. Its listed address is 8 City Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37209, one of 13 commercial tenants at that address, and the associated website in the listing is hellotend.com. Troy Bage is identified as Chief Executive Officer. A business-data listing estimates roughly 400 employees at the Nashville location and approximately $1.7 million in annual revenue, though both figures are described by the source as estimates and the location type is recorded as single.

A legal-industry article describes Tend, under the corporate name Tend Health Inc., as having grown a network of dental clinics across New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Nashville, positioning itself as a modern, welcoming and transparent dental care option. The same article states that the company raised over $125 million in venture capital funding. Beyond these listings, the available sources contain no detail on service lines, clinical staffing model, or technology.

Business model

The company operates physical dental clinics providing patient dental care, classified as a dentists' office business. Sources also reference in-house financing and patient payment plan arrangements, though details of those programs are not described beyond allegations in litigation coverage.

Revenue is generated from dental services billed to patients and to dental insurers; a business-data listing estimates approximately $1.7 million in annual revenue at the Nashville location, described as an estimate.

Traction

A business-data listing estimates approximately 400 employees at the Nashville location and about $1.7 million in annual revenue there, and notes the company has been in business roughly eight years since its 2018 founding. Litigation coverage cites more than $125 million in venture capital raised and expansion into four markets.

Latest developments

A May 2026 legal-industry article reports that Tend faces claims from patients and former employees alleging inflated billing, unnecessary procedures, deceptive marketing, financing misrepresentation, and sudden clinic closures. It states individual suits began in 2023, law firms consolidated claims by late 2024, class certification proceedings were underway by early 2025, and major rulings or a settlement announcement were expected in 2026, with court activity concentrated in federal district courts in New York.

Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies

Market position

Positioned as a consumer-facing, venture-backed dental clinic chain that expanded across several U.S. metropolitan markets. The sources provide no market share data or comparative ranking against other dental service organizations.

Sources describe the company's pitch as making dental care feel modern, welcoming, affordable, and transparent; no technical or clinical differentiators are documented in the available material.

Go-to-market

The company markets directly to consumers under the Tend brand, promoting itself, according to litigation coverage, as an affordable and transparent dental option, and operates clinics in major metropolitan areas.

Individual dental patients in metropolitan markets, including those using dental insurance and patient payment plans.

Geography

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee (8 City Blvd, ZIP 37209), with clinic operations described across New York, Massachusetts (Boston), Washington, D.C., and Tennessee. Litigation coverage refers to the company's headquarters having been based in New York.

History

The company was founded in 2018 and, per a business-data listing, has been operating for approximately eight years. Litigation coverage describes rapid expansion across New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Nashville, followed by legal claims filed between 2023 and 2025.

Risks & controversies

According to a legal-industry article, Tend (identified there under the corporate name Tend Health Inc.) is the subject of class action and individual patient claims alleging billing fraud, upcoding, phantom and duplicate billing, unbundling, unnecessary procedures, deceptive marketing, and enrollment of patients in payment plans without clear disclosure, spanning New York, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., and Tennessee. The article also references abrupt clinic shutdowns leaving patients mid-treatment and cites former employees describing production quotas. These are allegations reported by a single secondary source and are not adjudicated findings; the source also uses a corporate name that differs from the entity name in the internal record.

Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Employees at Nashville locationJan 2026400 people
Estimated annual revenueJan 2026$1.7M
Markets with clinic operationsMay 20264 markets
Total venture capital raised (reported)May 2026$125M

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2025
Class certification proceedings underway

Class certification proceedings in the litigation against Tend were reported to be underway by early 2025, with court activity concentrated in federal district courts in New York.

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Jan 2024
Law firms consolidate claims into class action

By late 2024 law firms began consolidating patient claims against Tend into a class action, per a legal-industry article.

source ↗

Jan 2023
Individual patient lawsuits filed against Tend

Multiple individual lawsuits alleging billing fraud, unnecessary procedures and deceptive practices were filed against Tend beginning in 2023, according to a legal-industry article.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Tend Dental, Inc.Delaware

Research sources · 2

primary sources listed

2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Tend Dental, Inc. do?
Tend Dental, Inc. is a Nashville-headquartered dental clinic operator, branded Tend, founded in 2018.
Who are Tend Dental, Inc.'s investors?
Tend Dental, Inc.'s investors include Addition, JUXTAPOSE VENTURES, Redpoint Ventures.
How much funding has Tend Dental, Inc. raised?
Tend Dental, Inc. has disclosed $268.6M raised across 4 rounds.
Where is Tend Dental, Inc. headquartered?
Tend Dental, Inc. is headquartered in Nashville, US.