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    Optum Ventures

    Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesFounded 2017

    Optum Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on transforming healthcare by investing in innovative digital health companies, particularly early to growth-stage startups that leverage data-driven technologies to enhance healthcare delivery, access, and payment systems. Their strategy involves providing capital, along with Optum's extensive healthcare expertise and market presence, to accelerate the growth and market adoption of their portfolio companies' solutions.

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    Portfolio

    21

    Fund Size

    $2B

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    LR

    Larry Renfro

    Managing Partner

    SC

    Stephen Carroll

    Managing Director

    VB

    Vijay Barathan

    Partner, Global

    LY

    Laura Yao

    Investment

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    21 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    GydeSeries C$60MJan 2026
    RISA LabsSeries A$11.1MJan 2026
    Ambience HealthcareGrowth$243MJul 2025
    Nema HealthSeries A$14.5MJan 2025
    BehaVRSeries B$13MDec 2022
    Greater Good HealthSeed$10MMay 2022
    LoopSeries B$25MApr 2022
    ReySeries A$10MJul 2021
    EquipSeries A$13MFeb 2021
    Diameter HealthSeries B$18MDec 2020
    Kaia HealthSeries B$26MJun 2020
    LetsGetCheckedSeries C$71MMay 2020
    Oxford VRSeries A$12.5MFeb 2020
    Buoy HealthSeries B$15MAug 2019
    Health at ScaleSeries A$16MMay 2019
    RubiconMDSeries B$13.8MApr 2018
    LetsGetCheckedSeries A$12MMar 2018
    MedallionSeries B$30M
    DispatchHealthGrowth$330M
    AlmaSeries D$130M
    TruepillSeries B$25M

    Top Co-Investors

    Humana2 shared
    HLM Venture Partners2 shared
    Deerfield2 shared
    Martin Ventures1 shared
    Health Velocity Capital1 shared
    Idinvest1 shared
    Heartcore Capital1 shared
    Symphony Ventures1 shared
    Illumina Ventures1 shared
    Transformation Capital1 shared
    Virtue1 shared

    Last updated: 1 March 2026