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HC9 Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingHavertown · Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Also known as CR VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
HC9 focuses on Seed and Series A investments in healthcare, believing outsized returns are generated at earlier stages. The firm draws on the collective industry experience of its team and limited partners to provide portfolio companies with critical insights, relationships, and operational expertise. It emphasizes hands-on support to help emerging healthcare companies refine product-market fit and execute effective go-to-market strategies, aiming to create meaningful inflection points in their growth trajectories.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through HC9 Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 15 of 17 portfolio companiesHealthtech ×12Digital Health ×9AI & Machine Learning ×3Mental Health ×3Enterprise Software ×2Impact & Social Good ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2SaaS ×2
HQs:United States×12
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 42024 · 12022 · 42021 · 22020 · 112 dated
Serve Robotics builds autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, including its robot "Saymo", designed to make short-distance deliveries such as food.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US
Ali Kashani(CEO)inEuan Abraham(Executive Officer)inBrian Read(Executive Officer)inTouraj Parang(Executive Officer, Director)inAli Pourdad(Director)April Pannell(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGood AI CapitalGraph VenturesGreat Circle VenturesIndustrious VenturesLong Journey VenturesOne Planet Group+9 more
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Psych Hub is a clinical skill development platform for behavioral health, offering evidence-based, trauma-informed education, portable credentials, and applied-skill practice for mental health clinicians.
Digital HealthEdTechMental Health
Marjorie Morrison(Co-Founder & CEO (LMFT, LPCC))inPatrick J. Kennedy(Co-Founder)Dr. Dylan Ross(Chief Clinical & Strategy Officer)Steve Sanders(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsFrist Cressey VenturesEmerson Collective Investing
Reema Health provides a personalized, community-based care model that connects people to health care and social support services in their local communities.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodMental HealthMinneapolis, US
Justin Ley(CEO)inMatt(Chief Product Officer)
BoardMatthew Swanson(Director)Ellen Herlacher(Director)inAmon Anderson(Director)
Board seatHelen Ciesielski· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDigitalis VenturesGROOVE CAPITALHeadwater VenturesLRVHealthMaC Venture CapitalMatchstick Ventures+3 more
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RightSite Health provides emergency medical services (EMS) support by connecting emergency room doctors with EMS crews to assess and redirect low-acuity patients, and deploys patient navigators to address underlying clinical and social needs that drive unnecessary emergency calls.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Antonio, US
Matthew Sedgwick(Executive Officer)inMichael Boxer(Executive Officer, Director)inJames M.O. Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGary Swart(Director)
Board seatRichard Lungen· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsArtis VenturesVirtue Ventures
Alacura is a specialty benefit manager that oversees clinical and logistical coordination of medical transportation for hospitals, health plans, and patients.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsWP Global Partners
Circadian Health provides virtual access to cardiology, pulmonology, endocrinology, and sleep specialist care supported by home monitoring and diagnostic tools.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Gregg Kimmer(Chief Executive Officer)Chad Evans(Chief Operating Officer)inMike Kruckenberg(Chief Technology Officer)inSandeep Palakodetl(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsArthur VenturesBayWa r.e. Energy VenturesGreat Stuff VenturesHealthX VenturesInflect HealthRockstart+4 more
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Forge Health provides outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment through a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and addiction recovery specialists.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Rondi Rabuse(Chief Executive Officer)inGuy Maytal(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsMontage Ventures
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Gather Health provides primary care services with integrated social and home-based support for older adults in underserved communities.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Co-investorsHeadwater VenturesKhosla VenturesMaverick Ventures
Laguna Health provides a conversational AI platform for healthcare care teams and care managers that reduces administrative work by automating post-call documentation, surfacing real-time conversation insights, and offering dynamic care pathways.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Yoni Leonid Shtein(Co-founder)inYael(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsArkin CapitalLionBirdSemperVirens Venture CapitalPitango
Optura helps enterprise healthcare organizations identify and implement AI initiatives with measurable returns on investment.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechFranklin, US
Andy Fanning(Co-Founder, CEO)inMichael Hollis(Co-Founder, President)in
Co-investorsSalesforce VenturesEcho Health VenturesMatrixSusa Ventures
Pacaso enables fractional co-ownership of luxury second homes, allowing owners to purchase shares in vacation properties rather than owning entire homes individually.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechCalifornia, US
Austin Allison(CEO)inDavid J. Willbrand(CLO)inCharles Tanner(Managing Officer)Nina Tran(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardDan Levitan(Director)inLara Cumberland(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesBeyond CapitalBuilders + BackersCrosscut VenturesFlucas Ventures+9 more
PayGround operates a digital healthcare payments platform that lets patients view, schedule, track, and pay bills from multiple medical providers through a single app and dashboard.
Chandler, US
Andrew Mercer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFCA Venture PartnersIA Capital GroupLewis & Clark VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcTriventuresPlug and Play Ventures+1 more
Slice of Healthcare produces media and content focused on the healthcare industry, featuring interviews and coverage involving health systems, payers, pharmaceutical companies, and investors.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment
Wild Blackberry Studio is a small, senior-led branding and design studio offering brand strategy, design, and content strategy services.
HealthtechImpact & Social GoodMarketing Tech
Barbara Grundy
XP Health is a digital-first vision benefits platform selling full-replacement vision programs to US employers and insurance carriers.
Antonio Moraes(Founder)inJames Wong(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesCameron VenturesCanvas VenturesCore Venture CapitalInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcJ-Ventures+11 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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 · 1
1 IPOsServe RoboticsNASDAQ: SERV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOptura · finsmes.com · May 14, 2026
Reema · biospace.com · Dec 3, 2025
Pacaso · finsmes.com · Oct 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has HC9 Ventures made?
- HC9 Ventures has 17 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does HC9 Ventures invest at?
- HC9 Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does HC9 Ventures focus on?
- HC9 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Digital Health, Healthtech, Mental Health.
- Where is HC9 Ventures located?
- HC9 Ventures is headquartered in Havertown, US.
- Does HC9 Ventures lead rounds?
- HC9 Ventures has led 5 of the 7 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does HC9 Ventures co-invest with?
- HC9 Ventures most often shares deals with Headwater Ventures, SemperVirens Venture Capital, Khosla Ventures, among 29 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does HC9 Ventures back?
- Across 6 deals with disclosed amounts, HC9 Ventures has joined rounds of $8M – $18M (median $15.5M).
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#473 - Richard Lungen, Co-Founder/General Partner, HC9 Ventures & Ken Goulet, Pres. of KRG Advisors
Slice of Healthcare Network · Richard Lungen
Co-investors · 48
SemperVirens is an ecosystem-driven venture capital firm that backs startup leaders and category-defining companies building AI for complex markets, offering access, growth, and distribution support.
Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
Maveron is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs across web-enabled consumer services, education, and wellness sectors.
Think + Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing market-driven founders solving significant market pain points. It invests from seed through Series A, typically after an MVP.
Echo Health Ventures is a strategic venture capital and growth equity investor that partners with health care companies to help build and scale their innovations nationally.
DNA Capital is an investment firm focused on healthcare and healthtech, partnering with founders and management teams across all stages to build and grow healthcare businesses.
Canyon Creek Capital is an investment firm focused on building high-growth companies alongside entrepreneurs while aiming to maximize flexibility and returns for its investors.
Triventures is a global venture capital fund with roots in healthcare that invests in early-stage companies across multiple industries, focusing on bio-convergence and data-driven technologies.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
▶36 more co-investors
Founders FundGreylock PartnersFounder CollectiveUncork CapitalSV AngelBain Capital VenturesMenlo VenturesCoatue ManagementKrakenSound VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)DST GlobalStreamlined VenturesQuiet CapitalBling CapitalUpHonest CapitalOak HC/FTForerunner VenturesFifth WallPICUS CAPITALLowercase CapitalSocial LeverageDCM VenturesTSVCAngelPadFuture Perfect Ventures305 VenturesFusionPossible VenturesEuclid Venture PartnersAmity VenturesWestCapPitbull Ventures10x GenomicsActivant CapitalTeam Ignite
Firms observed investing alongside HC9 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with HC9 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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