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Echo Health Ventures Introduces New Innovation Alliance Bringing Together Three National Health Care Leaders to Collectively Invest in Transforming Health Care

January 11, 2021

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Echo Health Ventures (Echo), a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions to invest in innovative health care companies, today announced the formation of the Echo Innovation Alliance (the Alliance), a powerful strategic investing engine that extends Echo’s proven investment model.

Octave Bioscience Secures $32 Million Series B Financing

December 17, 2020

News Release

Echo is excited to offer continued support to Octave Bioscience in its $32 million Series B financing round.

CityBlock Echo Health Ventures Health Justice

Investing in Health Justice

December 10, 2020

News Release

Echo is proud to support Cityblock's groundbreaking work to deliver health and social justice to marganlized communities.

Echo Jessica A. Zeaske, Anahita Nakhjiri, Lindsey Brown, Omair Ahmed, Matt Parmett

Investment in 2020: What We Learned

December 7, 2020

Blog Post

Echo Health Ventures is focused on investing in companies that personalize health care, supporting individuals and families alike, and has completed significant work relating to these topics.

Rob Coppedge Echo Health Ventures - GeekWire Summit 2020

WATCH: Rob Coppedge on the Promise of Free-Flowing Health Data & Rural Care Delivery at the GeekWire Summit

December 2, 2020

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At GeekWire’s annual Summit, health care experts explored wrinkles within health care delivery and data management with some of the brightest minds driving the health care sector.

Innovation and Opportunities for Investors to Address Social Drivers of Health

November 18, 2020

Blog Post

By Omair Ahmed, Echo Associate, Strategic Investment

POWERLIST 2020 ROB COPPEDGE ECHO HEALTH VENTURES

Powerlist 2020 Q&A: Rob Coppedge Recognized by Global Corporate Venturing

September 16, 2020

Blog Post

Global Corporate Venturing today announced our CEO Rob Coppedge has been recognized as part of the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2020, a

Lindsay Brown on how Femtech is booming but disparity in women’s health continues.

Yes, Femtech is Booming. But Disparity in Women’s Health Continues.

August 18, 2020

Blog Post

Women’s health has become one of the fastest growing sectors within digital health, despite current statistics and a troubling history of health disparities.

Cage Matches, Cash, and COVID-19 Creating Critical Moment for Digital Health

August 10, 2020

Blog Post

Over the last decade, $45B has been invested across digital health, health care IT and tech-enabled services and the cage matches between these startups to show revenue and impact have only intensified.

News Release

Echo Health Ventures Introduces New Innovation Alliance Bringing Together Three National Health Care Leaders to Collectively Invest in Transforming Health Care

January 11, 2021

News Release

Echo Health Ventures (Echo), a strategic collaboration of Cambia Health Solutions and Mosaic Health Solutions to invest in innovative health care companies, today announced the formation of the Echo Innovation Alliance (the Alliance), a powerful strategic investing engine that extends Echo’s proven investment model.

Octave Bioscience Secures $32 Million Series B Financing

December 17, 2020

News Release

Echo is excited to offer continued support to Octave Bioscience in its $32 million Series B financing round.

Investing in Health Justice

December 10, 2020

News Release

Echo is proud to support Cityblock's groundbreaking work to deliver health and social justice to marganlized communities.

Echo Health Ventures Welcomes Dr. Tunde Sotunde to Board of Directors

August 6, 2020

News Release

Echo Health Ventures welcomes Tunde Sotunde MD, MBA, FAAP to its board of directors.

Echo Health Ventures announces Jonathan R. Eide as Chief Operating Officer and Karim Botros as Managing Partner

July 16, 2019

News Release

Echo Health Ventures welcomes Jonathan R. Eide as Chief Operating Officer and Karim Botros as Managing Partner.

GNS Healthcare Raises $23 Million Led by Cigna Ventures

July 9, 2019

News Release

Echo Health Ventures joins GNS Healthcare's Series D fundraising round, led by Cigna Ventures.

Genome Medical Raises $23 Million in Series B Financing to Advance the Adoption of Genomics in Everyday Medical Care

June 11, 2019

News Release

Genome Medical, a leading nationwide telegenomics company providing genomic-based medicine, has joined the Echo Health Ventures' portfolio.

DispatchHealth Closes On $33 Million in Growth Financing Led by Echo Health Ventures

May 7, 2019

News Release

DispatchHealth, which delivers on-demand health care to patients directly in the comfort of their own home, joins the Echo Health Ventures portfolio.

Echo Health Ventures Joins Strive Health’s Investor Group to Help Transform Kidney Care for Patients

January 15, 2019

News Release

Echo Health Ventures announced today the completion of an investment in Strive Health (Strive), a new company launched to fundamentally change the lives of kidney disease patients through early engagement, comprehensive coordinated care, and expanded treatment options.

Blog Post

Investment in 2020: What We Learned

December 7, 2020

Blog Post

Echo Health Ventures is focused on investing in companies that personalize health care, supporting individuals and families alike, and has completed significant work relating to these topics.

WATCH: Rob Coppedge on the Promise of Free-Flowing Health Data & Rural Care Delivery at the GeekWire Summit

December 2, 2020

Blog Post

At GeekWire’s annual Summit, health care experts explored wrinkles within health care delivery and data management with some of the brightest minds driving the health care sector.

Innovation and Opportunities for Investors to Address Social Drivers of Health

November 18, 2020

Blog Post

By Omair Ahmed, Echo Associate, Strategic Investment

Powerlist 2020 Q&A: Rob Coppedge Recognized by Global Corporate Venturing

September 16, 2020

Blog Post

Global Corporate Venturing today announced our CEO Rob Coppedge has been recognized as part of the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2020, a

Yes, Femtech is Booming. But Disparity in Women’s Health Continues.

August 18, 2020

Blog Post

Women’s health has become one of the fastest growing sectors within digital health, despite current statistics and a troubling history of health disparities.

Cage Matches, Cash, and COVID-19 Creating Critical Moment for Digital Health

August 10, 2020

Blog Post

Over the last decade, $45B has been invested across digital health, health care IT and tech-enabled services and the cage matches between these startups to show revenue and impact have only intensified.

Echo Health Ventures and Upfront Healthcare Discuss Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Care Delivery

May 29, 2020

Blog Post

Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures and Ben Albert, CEO and co-founder of Upfront Healthcare, join a recent episode of Cambia's HealthChangers podcast.

Telemedicine in the Age of COVID-19: Rapid Expansion of New Models and Functionality

April 21, 2020

Blog Post

Learn how telehealth has become a catalyst for change during the COVID-19 pandemic, including information on key policy changes.

COVID-19 Exposes Our Deepest Vulnerabilities – And That’s a Good Thing

April 2, 2020

Blog Post

In a blog for HLTH, Partner Jessica Zeaske shares a personal experience and the need to create a safe space for vulnerability.

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Echo Health Ventures’ “Banner Year” featured in Portland Business Journal

January 22, 2020

Press

2019 catapulted Echo Health Ventures to one of the most active VCs in digital health. Read more from the Portland Business Journal

Health Evolution Summit 2019 Corporate Venture Group Report

December 6, 2019

Press

Digital health investment had a record-breaking year in 2018, and 2019 looks to be no different.

Tips for Digital Health Entrepreneurs Featured in Xconomy

December 3, 2019

Press

Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures, and Bryony Winn, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer of Blue Cross NC, share tips for building partnerships between enterprise health care and startups.

Why Providers and Payers are Moving Into the Investment World

April 15, 2019

Press

Jessica Zeaske, partner at Echo Health Ventures, speaks with MedCity News about the growing presence of providers and payers in the investment world.

Women in venture: The case for increasing representation in digital health investing

March 15, 2019

Press

When it comes to digital health, investors get a bird’s eye view and play a major role in steering the direction of the industry’s future. That is why many are stressing the importance of a diverse viewpoint for investors in an industry focused on bringing digital tools to the masses.

Gormley’s Take: Medical Investors Zig as Health Law Overhaul Zags

October 4, 2017

Press

In an uncertain political environment, medical venture capitalists are interested in technologies that could weather policy shifts, with the assumption that certain trends are here to stay- like efforts to lower costs, put patients in charge of their care, and fight rising drug prices.

Digital Health Is Dead, Says This Health-Tech Investor

September 6, 2017

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There’s no argument that our health care system demands fixing. However, Digital Health entrepreneurs have learned some expensive lessons in recent years. Given the benefit of these lessons- outlined in this article, with some suggested adjustments for the future- we now need to rededicate ourselves to the fundamentals of building great, lasting companies in our unique industry.

Data-Crunching Technology Spurs Insurance Dollars

July 27, 2017

Press

Cambia Health Solutions has launched a pilot program with GNS Healthcare, leveraging the data-analysis capabilities that GNS offers to help in forecasting emerging illnesses and deploying resources. The goal is to better manage chronic diseases and improve the overall health of their members.

Health-Care VCs Take Aim at High Drug Prices

June 7, 2017

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As reported in the Wall Street Journal Pro, while "Consumers view high drug prices with outrage, venture capitalists see them as an opportunity". Startups are working to make costs more manageable, bring more transparency to drug pricing, and provide patient tools to ensure that medications are used effectively. This innovative thinking garners attention from investors. “The innovation economy [has] to play a big role in addressing the challenge,” according to Rob Coppedge, CEO of Echo Health Ventures.