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Richard Lungen

Investor

General Partner at HC9 Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Richard Lungen is a General Partner at HC9 Ventures, which he co-founded in 2021, and Managing Member of Leverage Health, which he established in 2007 to provide healthcare growth services. He serves on the board of Alacura Medical Transportation Management and brings three decades of healthcare industry experience across roles including Senior Vice President of Business Development at HealthPlan Services, Vice President of Sales at PlanVista Solutions, and positions in payer-facing solutions and PPO management at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions and National Preferred Provider Network.

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Experience

  1. Alacura Medical Transportation ManagementInvestor and Member of the Board of Directorscurrent2025 β€” present
  2. Reema HealthBoard Observercurrent2025 β€” presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  3. MOBΔ’Advisory Board Membercurrent2023 β€” presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  4. NationsBenefitsAdvisorcurrent2023 β€” presentPlantation, Florida, United States
  5. Laguna HealthInvestor and Member Board of Directorscurrent2023 β€” presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  6. XP HealthInvestor and Advisory Board Membercurrent2022 β€” presentSan Carlos, California, United States
  7. Psych HubBoard of Director Observercurrent2022 β€” presentNashville, Tennessee
  8. Forge HealthMember Board of Directorscurrent2022 β€” presentWhite Plains, New York
  9. HC9 VenturesGeneral Partner / Co-Foundercurrent2022 β€” presentNew York, United States
  10. VimAdvisorcurrent2018 β€” presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  11. Leverage HealthManaging Member - Foundercurrent2007 β€” present
  12. RecoveryOneAdvisory Board Member2023 β€” 2024
  13. The Lungen Group (now called Leverage Health Solutions)Founder2007 β€” 2009Tampa/NewYork
  14. HealthPlan ServicesSenior Vice President, Business Development & Strategy2006 β€” 2007Tampa, Florida, United States
  15. MedAvant Healthcare Solutions (formerly PlanVista Solutions)Senior Vice President, New Business2005 β€” 2006Tampa, Florida, United States
  16. ProxyMed (formerly PlanVista Solutions)Vice President, Enterprise Solutions Group2004 β€” 2005Tampa, Florida, United States
  17. National Preferrd Provider Network (NPPN) / PlanVista SolutionsVice President1994 β€” 2003Middletown, New York, United States
  18. Medical Administrators / National Preferred Provider NetworkVice President1992 β€” 1994Monticello, New York, United States

Education

  1. University at BuffaloBS, Polical Science1988 β€” 1992
  2. Fallsburg High School1984 β€” 1988

Skills & more

Strategy6Leadership1Management1Consulting2Business Development5Healthcare5Venture Capital1

From Richard's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University at Buffalo44

Ariel LebowitsCFO at FJ LabsRyan ScottInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid OppenheimerPartner, CFO at Verissimo VenturesKevin DunlapCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Calibrate VenturesBob ClericiFund Operations at HC9 VenturesBrian RichManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Catalyst Investors

+ 38 more

Shared employers

Also worked at NationsBenefits2

Robbert VorhoffManaging Director at General AtlanticJimmy LeeAdvisor at SemperVirens Venture Capital

Also worked at XP Health5

Victoria ZuoPartner on QED Investors' early stage domestic team, focused on early stage fintech and commerceRebecca LynnManaging Director at Canvas VenturesHarrison LieberfarbPartner at Canvas VenturesJames WongInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsJimmy LeeAdvisor at SemperVirens Venture Capital

Also worked at Vim7

Nigel CarrDirector at Acario InnovationCarl TremblayOperating Partner at Shine CapitalTal MorgensternPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersStephen RenfroPartner and Chief Operations Officer at Optum VenturesA.G. BreitensteinHealthcare Advisor at Define VenturesSeth TeicherScout at GreatPoint Ventures

+ 1 more

Also worked at HealthPlan Services1

Paul PhillipsPrincipal at XBTO Humla Ventures

Deals Β· 1

RightSite Health, Inc.Board seat

via HC9 Ventures Β· filed Feb 2025 Β· $20M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at HC9 Ventures

Bob Clerici
Fund Operations at HC9 Ventures
Charlie Falcone
General Partner at HC9 Ventures
Hayley Hovious
Head of Network and Community at HC9 Ventures
Helen Ciesielski
Principal at HC9 Ventures
Michael Kaushansky
Head of Growth & Strategy at HC9 Ventures
Russell Cook
Investor at HC9 Ventures