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Council

Growth equityActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Nashville · Growth · 21 people tracked

Also known as COUNCIL CAPITAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Council Capital invests in healthcare companies led by strong teams, aiming to make healthcare better. Beyond capital, it offers strategic insight, executive relationships, and value-creating resources through its CEO Council and Value Creation Team. The firm targets mission-driven healthcare technology and healthcare services businesses that are growing and EBITDA positive, often bootstrapped and founder-led, with enterprise value up to $100M and material post-close management ownership. Its CEO Council—comprised of public and private healthcare leaders—has personally invested more than $140M into its funds and actively supports portfolio companies.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Growth
Check
$2M – $100M
HQ
Nashville, Tennessee, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2000
AUM
$518.6M
Tracked investments
34
IPOs
2
Acquisitions
1

Team · 21 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Amber Illig· General Partnerin
Eric Keen· Executive Officerin

What they invest in

from 29 of 34 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×24Digital Health ×14SaaS ×9Mental Health ×7InsurTech ×6Enterprise Software ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Cloud Computing ×3

HQs:United States×20

Investments · 34 tracked

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By year:2022 · 12021 · 12014 · 13 dated

Boston Scientificbostonscientific.cominNYSE: BSXAcquired

Boston Scientific supports external researcher-initiated studies through its Investigator Sponsored Research program, which funds independent investigations addressing disease understanding and treatment gaps of interest to the medical community.

HealthtechMedical Devices

John AbeleinPeter NicholasLance BatesinJonathan R. Monson(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)Miriam O'Sullivan(Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer)inMichael F. Mahoney(Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersCatalyst Health VenturesExcelestar VenturesGood Growth CapitalLongitude CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+6 more

Molina Healthcaremolinahealthcare.comin𝕏NYSE: MOHSep 2014

Molina Healthcare is a Fortune 500 health care organization operating across multiple U.S. states.

HealthtechInsurTechLong Beach, US

Jeff Barlow(Executive Officer)inJoseph W. White(Executive Officer)inTerry Bayer(Executive Officer)inJoseph M. Molina(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph M. Zubretsky(Chief Executive Officer)Mark L. Keim(Chief Financial Officer)

Intraprise HealthinDec 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

HealthtechYardley, US

Ralph Arcaro(Chief Financial Officer)inSean Friel(Director and Chief Executive Officer)inVikas Khosla(Director)John Skinner(Director)Jeff Fisher(Director)Richard Stowe(Director)

Board seatKevin Fahey· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Aug 2022

Accuro Solutionsaccurosolutions.comin

accūrō Solutions is a national technology company providing software for the property and casualty insurance industry, covering workflows from mailroom to payment.

InsurTechSaaS

Advanced Behavioral Solutionsnyketamine.comin𝕏

NY Ketamine Infusions is a medical clinic providing physician-supervised ketamine infusion and SPRAVATO® treatments for patients with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain conditions.

HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Dr. Glen Brooks(Founder)

Advanced Care Partnersadvancedcarepartners.comin𝕏

Advanced Care Partners provides compassionate, high-quality patient and family care services across Georgia and Florida as part of the Angels of Care organization.

HealthtechGeorgia, US

Alivia Analyticsaliviaanalytics.comin

Alivia Analytics provides fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) detection and payment integrity solutions for health plans and government agencies, including state Medicaid programs and Blues organizations.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

ArrowPointcisco.comin𝕏Acquired

Cisco provides networking, data center, and security technology for enterprises, including infrastructure to run traditional and AI workloads and tools to keep organizations running against cyberattacks and outages.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Jose, US

John ChambersinChuck Robbinsin

Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAllegisCyber CapitalAviv Venture CapitalBantam GroupCastile VenturesCeltic House Venture Partners+31 more

Benefitfocus Incbenefitfocus.comin𝕏

Benefitfocus provides cloud-based software solutions for benefits and health care administration, serving employers, health plans, and brokers.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHR TechCharleston, US

Mason R. Holland, Jr.(Executive Chairman, Director)Shawn A. Jenkins(President and Chief Executive Officer, Director)inFrancis J. Pelzer, V(Director)Donald R. Taylor, Jr.(Chief Technology Officer)Raymond A. August(Chief Operating Officer)Milton A. Alpern(Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)in

Co-investorsBuildGroupOak HC/FTOak Investment Partners

Cg Iddcg-idd.com

Caregiver provides person-centered care services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), including residential support, community-based programs, and host home services.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Emidsemids.com

Healthcare company led by CEO Saurabh Sinha, cited as a Council Capital partner.

Co-investorsUnion Grove Venture PartnersBlueCross BlueShield Venture PartnersNew Mountain Capital

Espri Gasesprigas.comin𝕏

EspriGas provides gas supply using a data-driven network model, delivering products such as oxygen tanks for human and animal care, acetylene cylinders for welding and brazing, and nitrogen beer gas for restaurants.

B2B MarketplacesEnergyLogistics & Supply Chain

Mike Walshin

Co-investorsKaltroco

GeoHgeoh.appin

GEOH provides software for home care agencies to manage Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), billing, scheduling, and caregiver management.

HealthtechSaaSIndianapolis, US

Thomas Bumgardner(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBoomerang VenturesElevate VenturesFirst Leaf CapitalBoomerang VC

House Callshousecallsok.com

Physician Housecalls provides home-based primary care for homebound, mostly geriatric patients with multiple chronic conditions, along with palliative care and hospice services through Serene Palliative Care & Hospice.

Digital HealthHealthtechWichita, US

Influence Healthin𝕏

Healthgrades operates an online platform that helps patients find and choose doctors and specialists based on experience, hospital affiliation, patient reviews, insurance, and other criteria.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech

Ingenious Med Incingeniousmed.comin𝕏

Ingenious Med provides automated billing and revenue cycle management software for health systems, physician practices, and medical groups.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Steven Liu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAscension VenturesBIP VenturesKaiser Permanente Ventures

Inner Circle Autism Networkinnercircleautism.comin

Inner Circle Autism Network operates ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy clinics for children with autism, including those covered by Medicaid programs such as Oklahoma SoonerCare.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

InTouch Healthteladochealth.comin𝕏

Teladoc Health provides virtual care services connecting patients with providers for medical care, mental health, and chronic condition management.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthDallas, US

Yulun Wang(Executive Officer, Director)inStephen L. Wilson(Executive Officer)Dave Adornetto(Executive Officer)Michael Chan(Executive Officer)

BoardDavid W. Jahns(Director)inAbdul Lakhani(Director)

Co-investorsIcon VenturesBeringeaGalen Partners

NeurAbilitiesneurabilities.comin𝕏

NeurAbilities Healthcare provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for patients with neurological and developmental conditions, combining precision medicine, behavioral sciences, and therapeutic treatments.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthNew Jersey, US

NotifyMDnotifymd.comin𝕏

notifyMD provides healthcare communication and answering services for medical practices across the U.S., combining live agents with a proprietary call-handling platform called ECHO.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSFrederick, US

NuScriptRxempoweredbynuscriptrx.com

NuScriptRX provides medication packaging and delivery services for long-term care facilities and residents, with a focus on improving efficiency, cost management, and care quality.

Healthtech

Opus Medicalopusmedical.comin

Opus Medical provides personalized case management services for injured workers, matching clinical oversight to the severity of each injury.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechMedical DevicesNashville, US

Melissa D. Tonn(Chief Medical Officer)in

Co-investorsProspect Venture Partners

Paradigmparadigmcorp.comin𝕏

Paradigm is a catastrophic and complex care management organization that uses a value-based, outcomes-focused approach to manage severe injuries and diagnoses, including catastrophic spinal cord injuries, workplace musculoskeletal injuries, and behavioral health.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

Dr. Cope(Founder)Michael Choo(Chief Medical Officer, Workers' Compensation)John S. Watts, Jr.(CEO)Tom Mastri(Executive VP, Finance and Business Development)Danielle Melton(Medical Director)

Co-investorsLightyearOMERS Private Equity Inc.

Performant Healthcareperformanthealthcare.com

Performant provides payment integrity services for commercial healthcare and government payers, identifying, preventing, and recovering waste, improper payments, and defaulted assets across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial health plans.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Simeon Kohl(CEO)in

rebitin𝕏Defunct

Carbonite provides cyber-resilient backup and data protection solutions for home users, managed service providers, and businesses.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersBantam GroupBoston Harbor AngelsCrosslink CapitalTransLink CapitalBlumberg Capital+1 more

SaVidasavidahealth.comin𝕏

SaVida Health provides outpatient opioid and substance use disorder treatment, combining medication-based care with emotional and psychological support.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Andy Ward(Chief Growth Officer)in

Senior Whole Healthseniorwholehealth.comin

Managed care company providing health care and social benefits to dual-eligible seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid; named Inc. 500's #1 Fastest Growing Private Company in the US in 2008.

Co-investorsFlexpoint FordNew Capital PartnersNoro-Moseley PartnersTA Associates

StrataPTstratapt.comin𝕏

Strata offers a platform that combines EMR, billing, and revenue cycle management into a single system, using proprietary AI to identify claim errors and prevent denials before submission.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Triadtriadhq.comin

Triad is the parent company of twelve clinical-education brands (including AATBS) providing exam-prep, licensing, and continuing-education resources across behavioral and mental health credentials such as psychologists, social workers, therapists, counselors, behavior analysts, and nurses.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental HealthSaaS

ViaQuestviaquestinc.comin𝕏

ViaQuest provides healthcare and support services including behavioral health, psychiatric services, residential and supported living, and day and employment services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthDublin, US

Emily Stickley(Chief Executive Officer)inJanet Pell(Chief Administrative Officer)Emily Wagner(Chief Financial Officer)Ann Nash(Chief Clinical Officer, Behavioral Health)inJeremy Waweru(Chief Technology Officer)

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

IllumiSonics Inc.EVaultICANMedical Service Quotes

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 3

2 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 2

Boston ScientificNYSE: BSXMolina HealthcareNYSE: MOH

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Council made?
Council has 34 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Council invest at?
Council invests at the Growth stage.
What is Council's typical check size?
Council typically writes checks of $2M – $100M.
What sectors does Council focus on?
Council focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices, Mental Health.
Where is Council located?
Council is headquartered in Nashville, US.
Who does Council co-invest with?
Council most often shares deals with Oak Investment Partners, Icon Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 63 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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