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APPROACH

When capital is abundant, true industry expertise is a valuable resource. At HC9, we work closely with our Limited Partners and other industry leaders to guide and build the companies that will shape the future of healthcare.

We focus on Seed and Series A investments, as we recognize that outsized returns are produced at earlier stages of investment. HC9 draws upon our collective experience to provide the critical insights, relationships and expertise necessary for emerging companies to refine product-market fit and execute successful go-to-market strategies. The result is a meaningful inflection in the growth trajectory of our portfolio companies.

MISSION

To partner with founders to scale and monetize emerging value-added healthcare businesses by providing capital and industry expertise

VISION

To be the partner of choice for early-stage founders and funders looking to build high-quality, transformational healthcare technology and services companies

PORTFOLIO

About

Circadian Health is a 50-state specialty group made up of cardiology, endocrinology, pulmonology, and sleep medicine providers practicing high value medicine in a virtual first environment combined with home diagnostics and remote monitoring. Our virtual-first, value-based approach shifts the site of care enabling employers, health plans, ACOs and other risk-bearing entities to address access, convenience, and cost challenges supporting healthier outcomes.

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Forge Health is a mission-driven company dedicated to delivering the highest quality affordable, accessible, and effective “one-stop-shop” mental health and substance use care to individuals, families, and communities in need. The Forge care model utilizes multidisciplinary clinical teams, data analytics, and streamlined care delivery to provide individualized, whole person care that addresses mental health and substance use issues concurrently, while also driving improved health outcomes. As one of the few behavioral healthcare providers with a proven, national payor-validated ability to drive clinical outcomes that span all areas of health, Forge Health is leading the charge in driving innovation, improving care delivery, and shaping the future of behavioral health care.

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Gather Health is a social primary care model for older adults on Medicare and Medicaid. Their innovative primary care centers provide a ‘wrap-around’ care team approach, while serving as a gathering place for the community. Gather extends care into the home using EMTs and community paramedics, who deploy home-based technology to track patient needs in real time. Gather Guide Partners are hired from and for the communities being served to partner with patients as they navigate their care plans. Patients enjoy in-clinic, at-home, or virtual care, depending on their unique medical and social needs.

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Laguna provides contextual care management, powered by AI. Built to help care managers identify risk barriers and intervene automatically — before costs add up. Laguna is built on a proven contextual care model. Its AI engine integrates medical plans with members’ social and emotional, as well as other individual factors, to help them recover and thrive. Natural Language Processing (NLP) transcribes and analyzes member communications automatically, capturing every important detail. Laguna’s AI-powered Care Engine identifies contextual barriers and medical red flags, so care managers can focus where it’s needed. From health plans and employers to integrated-delivery networks, Laguna’s contextual care technology helps manage costs and improve productivity.

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Psych Hub is the leading provider of mental health education, connection, and engagement solutions. Psych Hub offers the only end-to-end platform that empowers the entire mental health ecosystem — the individuals seeking mental health support, the practitioners delivering it, and the organizations supporting them — with evidence-based education, resources, and connection to specialized care.

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Reema improves outcomes for Medicaid and dually eligible members with unaddressed and co-occurring physical, mental, and social health needs who are traditionally difficult to reach. Reema employs locally-based Community Guides (similar to community health workers) to engage members in identifying and addressing critical health needs. The Community Guides are supported by Reema’s proprietary technology platform which assists in identifying and delivering high-value interventions to improve the overall health of members and reduce the total cost of care.

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XP Health democratizes access to high-quality, delightful experiences in vision care that double coverage and reduce costs. It is a digital-first vision platform focused on eye exams and eyewear that uses customer-centric design and technology to create a better member experience and improve access. XP Health was founded to combat the often confusing, expensive, and frustrating experiences common with vision insurance. XP Health was named to Fast Company’s list of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies,” and last year expanded from 30 to 1500+ customers, including ADT, DocuSign, Navistar, Chegg, Sequoia Consulting, and strategic partner Guardian Life Insurance.