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April Kooiman

Investor

Operating Partner; Former Senior Executive, Cloudmed - R1 at Empactful Capital

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

About

April Kooiman is a serial entrepreneur and former CEO who currently serves as an operating partner and strategic advisor to venture capital and private equity-backed organizations. She is a board member at Vellum Health and provides mentorship to emerging leaders and entrepreneurs.

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Experience

  1. Vellum HealthMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  2. Empactful CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2022 — present
  3. Care ContinuityStrategic Advisor2022 — 2024
  4. Cloudmed, an R1 companyPresident- Praxis Healthcare2020 — 2022
  5. Praxis Healthcare Solutions, LLC.Founder & CEO2015 — 2020Plano, Texas
  6. Prominen Management Group, LLCPartner & Co-Founder2013 — 2015Texas, New York, Trinidad & Tobago
  7. Trilogi, Inc.Co-Founder & President2007 — 2013909 Lake Carolyn Parkway; Suite 600; Irving, TX 75039
  8. AHC, Inc.Executive Director, Business Development2002 — 2007

Education

  1. SMU Cox School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2022 — 2023
  2. The University of Texas at ArlingtonBA, History

Skills & more

EMR3Healthcare17Revenue Cycle11Healthcare Consulting19Hospitals11HIPAA7Medicare9Healthcare Management11Healthcare Information Technology11Customer Service2Managed Care8Revenue Cycle Management8
+12 moreMedicaidMedical BillingHealth InsuranceStrategyHealthcare IndustryPractice ManagementBusiness DevelopmentPerformance ImprovementPhysiciansEHRInsuranceHealthcare Information Technology (HIT)

From April's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended SMU Cox School of Business46

Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpLaura BaldwinInvestor at Golden SeedsHubert ZajicekCEO and Co-founder of Health WildcattersRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundErik JansenVenture Advisor at Alpha Partners

+ 40 more

Also attended The University of Texas at Arlington13

Bryan ChambersCo-Founder & President at Capital FactoryRon PragidesVice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITALGaurav AroraInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsRoland FryerFounder and Managing Partner at Equal Opportunity VenturesLuciano VelazcoCEO Dionisio Romero University at Taram CapitalDr. Noé E. CrespoAssociate Director at Parallel 18

+ 7 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Vellum Health3

Michael SandersonFormer CEO, Medix Infusion Hamilton at Empactful CapitalJason BarnhouseCo-Founder, LeadWell Advisory Partners at Empactful CapitalTorrey BarnhouseCo-Founder, LeadWell Advisory Partners at Empactful Capital

Also worked at Care Continuity3

Sal DeTraneManaging Partner at Empactful CapitalSteven MasonManaging Partner at Empactful CapitalTom DoughertySmarter Technologies at Empactful Capital

Also worked at Cloudmed, an R1 company5

DamonInvestor at WestWave CapitalKevin GrathwohlInvestment Specialist at Red Bear AngelsLibby FidelInvestor at CoFound Partners VentureMaddie GehrichInvestor Relations Associate at EcoR1 CapitalJohn WoodyGeneral Partner at 4D Capital

Colleagues at Empactful Capital

Arnold Silverman
Chairman at Empactful Capital
Bill Lucia
Bill Lucia Associates, Fmr CEO HMS Holdings at Empactful Capital
Brett Hughes
President and CEO, StudioNow at Empactful Capital
Carrie Nixon
Nixon Gwilt Law at Empactful Capital
David Jackson
Secure Exchange Solutions at Empactful Capital
Doug Williams
General Partner at Empactful Capital
Dr. Anne-Maree Cantwell
CEO and Founder, Digital Healthcare Advisors at Empactful Capital
Eleni Kytzidis
Analyst at Empactful Capital