Echo Health Ventures
Corporate VCDurham · Seed–Growth · 22 people tracked
Investment thesis
Echo Health Ventures invests in companies that catalyze healthcare transformation through strategic partnerships between enterprises and innovators. The firm leverages its embedded position within health plan organizations to facilitate deep relationships, remove barriers to adoption, and solve complex healthcare challenges. Echo prioritizes long-term partnerships focused on accelerating growth and bringing innovations to scale nationally, with outcomes measured through commercial agreements between portfolio companies and the Alliance member health plans.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 22 people
from the firm's website
CEO recognized as a leader in corporate venture capital, having headed the investment unit for at least a decade and profiled as one of the GCV Titans.
What they invest in
from 33 of 36 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×28Digital Health ×19Enterprise Software ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Medical Devices ×4Biotech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3Mental Health ×3
HQs:United States×12
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathHeartbeat Health builds a modern cardiology ecosystem to deliver cardiovascular care through technology-enabled interventions. The company serves healthcare providers and patients seeking advanced cardiac care solutions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Jeff Wessler(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Abacus Insights provides a unified data infrastructure platform that standardizes healthcare data across silos, enabling analytics and cost reduction for healthcare organizations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Aitia develops a causal AI platform called Gemini Digital Twin that creates in silico disease models using patient data and simulation technology to support drug discovery and development for biopharma companies across oncology, neurodegenerative, immunological, and cardiometabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Aledade is an accountable care organization (ACO) partner that works with primary care organizations to improve patient outcomes and healthcare quality. The company operates as a public benefit corporation focused on supporting member primary care organizations and their patients.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech<UNKNOWN>
Bijan Salehizadeh(Co-founder)
Avalon provides diagnostic intelligence software that helps healthcare payers and providers reduce unnecessary testing and improve clinical decision-making across genetic, routine, and specialty testing programs.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Cityblock provides primary care and health services focused on making healthcare accessible as a basic right, particularly serving underserved and marginalized communities with an emphasis on trust-based, inclusive care.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMental Health
Dr. Toyin Ajayi(Co-founder & CEO)
Codoxo provides a unified generative AI-powered platform for healthcare payment integrity and cost containment that shifts focus upstream to pre-claim provider education, helping payers reduce claim denials and improve provider relationships. The platform serves healthcare payers, government agencies, and pharmacy benefit managers through integrated solutions covering provider education, audit detection, fraud identification, and payment accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Cortica provides in-home, in-clinic, and telehealth neurological therapies for children with autism and developmental differences, integrating neurological, biomedical, behavioral, speech-language, and sensorimotor treatments. The company serves families and children seeking developmental and learning acceleration.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices<UNKNOWN>
Dr. Suzanne Goh(Founder)
DispatchHealth delivers in-home medical care and house call services, offering patients an alternative to emergency rooms and urgent care facilities for acute medical conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Dr. Mark Prather(Founder)Kevin Riddleberger(Founder)
Eleanor Health is an outpatient addiction treatment program that delivers remote evidence-based care for substance use disorder, including medication-assisted treatment and counseling. The service addresses underlying trauma and behavioral health conditions alongside addiction through online consultations with addiction counselors and peer recovery specialists.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthUnknown, US
Dr. Nzinga Harrison(Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder)
EVERSANA DIRECT provides direct-to-patient solutions for pharmaceutical commercialization, helping drug brands manage patient access and engagement across the patient journey from identification through prescription refills.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Genome Medical provides telehealth-enabled genetic services, including counseling, testing, and clinical trial access, primarily for individuals with rare conditions. The company partners with hospitals, health systems, and life sciences organizations to expand access to expert genetic guidance.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Ideon provides API infrastructure and data solutions for the health and benefits ecosystem, offering carriers and platforms access to plan data, provider directories, enrollment connectivity, and market insights. The company serves health insurance carriers and benefits platforms seeking accurate provider data and streamlined enrollment workflows.
Healthtech
Specialty healthcare services with expansion into new markets to improve family access to high-quality care.
InStride provides virtual specialty care for young people ages 7 to 24 with anxiety, OCD, and related disorders, using evidence-based treatment enhanced by AI technology. The company works with insurance providers, referring physicians, and employers to make specialized mental health care more accessible and effective.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthUnknown, US
Founded by clinicians from Harvard-affiliated McLean HospitalMona Potter(Clinical Co-founder, MD)Kathryn Boger(Clinical Co-founder, Ph.D., ABPP)
Lantern operates a specialty care platform serving employers and health plans that manages complex, high-cost healthcare including surgery, cancer, and infusion therapy. The platform connects patients with specialist providers, offers nurse navigation support, and delivers lower costs and faster care access compared to traditional specialty care.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Main Street Rural Health partners with rural healthcare providers to deliver patient navigation and data management services that support value-based care delivery in underserved communities. The company deploys local Health Navigators and technology tools to help rural clinics improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Strive Health provides integrated care delivery for patients with kidney disease in value-based settings, combining NP-led care teams with machine learning analytics to improve outcomes and reduce costs for providers and payors.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Dave Thornton(Chief People Officer)
Medix Infusion provides infusion therapy services for chronically ill and high-acuity patients in underserved rural and suburban markets through convenient clinic locations and home-based care. The company operates a state-of-the-art pharmacy and comprehensive patient intake and onboarding services.
HealthtechMedical DevicesFort Worth, US
mPulse provides technology solutions to health plans for managing care of vulnerable populations and improving member experience and outcomes.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech
My CareConnect provides in-home primary care visits delivered by clinicians who spend extended time with patients to address their overall health and wellness. The service is designed for individuals seeking personalized, unhurried healthcare delivered in their home environment.
Digital HealthHealthtech<UNKNOWN>
Octave develops blood-based biomarker tests for neurodegenerative diseases including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease. The company's tests enable physicians and patients to measure disease progression and treatment response through blood draws rather than traditional clinical assessments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US
William Hagstrom(Founder and Chairman)Doug Biehn(President and CEO)
Optura helps enterprise healthcare organizations identify and implement AI initiatives with measurable returns on investment. The company provides a platform and methodology for aligning executives, evaluating AI pilots, deploying technology interventions, and tracking performance across healthcare workflows and systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Andy Fanning(Co-Founder, CEO)Michael Hollis(Co-Founder, President)
Quantum Health provides care coordination and employee health benefits management for employers, connecting members to physicians and cost-effective care while reducing claims costs. The platform guides employees through care journeys from preventive to complex care, using predictive technology to engage members early and drive measurable savings.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtech<UNKNOWN>
Scipher Medicine develops a precision immunology platform using AI and molecular data to match immunological disease patients with their most effective therapies. The company serves pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers by enabling biomarker-driven therapy selection and drug commercialization insights.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital Health
Sempre Health provides digital health solutions focused on patient engagement and outcomes management for the healthcare industry. The company works with payers and life sciences organizations to improve patient success and health outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtech
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Thyme Care develops software to enhance care coordination and outcomes for cancer patients. The platform serves oncology practices and healthcare systems managing the cancer patient journey.
Digital HealthHealthtechNashville, US
Vālenz Health provides an integrated platform for self-insured employers and health plans to optimize healthcare delivery, manage costs, and improve member engagement through data-driven tools and provider network optimization.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTech
VaxCare operates a care delivery platform that automates procurement, inventory management, patient eligibility, charting, and billing for vaccines and contraceptives in medical practices. The platform serves healthcare providers including health systems, pediatric, family medicine, OB-GYN, and internal medicine practices to reduce operational costs and improve patient care access.
HealthtechSaaS
Vori Health is a nationwide specialty medical practice that treats back, neck, and joint pain using board-certified orthopedic specialists and integrated care teams. The company provides telemedicine and in-person care to reduce misdiagnosis, ineffective therapies, and unnecessary surgeries.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Dr. Carolyn Chudy(Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)Mark Milligan(Director of Physical Therapy)Rusti Quarles(Lead Health Coach)Anita Mirchandani(Registered Dietitian)
Wildflower provides digital engagement, health coaching, and value-based care services for women's health, connecting patients, providers, and payers across the healthcare system. The company serves OBGYN care and women's health through a combination of software tools, human support networks, and alternative payment models.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
TytoCare provides remote physical examination solutions for clinicians to conduct virtual care from patients' homes or community sites using clinical-grade devices and FDA-cleared AI decision support. The platform serves healthcare organizations seeking to expand access to primary care and reduce costs through at-home and community-based care delivery.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Board seats · per SEC filings
what is this? ⓘ$22.1M raise · filed May 2021 · via Kurt Sheline
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Echo Health Ventures invest at?
- Echo Health Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Echo Health Ventures focus on?
- Echo Health Ventures focuses on Digital Health, Healthtech.
- Where is Echo Health Ventures located?
- Echo Health Ventures is headquartered in Durham, US.
- Does Echo Health Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Echo Health Ventures leads investment rounds.
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