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VIM, A HEALTHCARE PLATFORM FOR HEALTH PLAN-PROVIDER COLLABORATION, RAISES $24 MILLION IN SERIES B FINANCING LED BY OPTUM VENTURES AND PREMERA BLUE CROSS
Vim, Inc., a health care technology company that aligns incentives between health plans and care providers to empower value-based care decisions, has completed a $24 million Series B financing round led by Optum Ventures and Premera Blue Cross. The round also included follow-on investments by Great Point Ventures and Sequoia Capital and an investment from Leverage Health Solutions.
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Vim will use this investment to fuel rapid expansion across new U.S. markets, and accelerate product development and hiring initiatives.
Health plans and care providers still face significant challenges working together to drive value-based care. Vim’s platform helps promote affordable, convenient, high-quality care by helping doctors choose the right care providers and guiding patients to optimal care providers through online booking. The company’s platform is powered by collective intelligence from health care data and human expertise.
“Vim’s platform helps remove the complexity of navigating the health care system and uniquely positions us to align stakeholders. It’s more important than ever that we use technology to help patients access high-quality care and reward care providers for delivering value. We’ve already proven we can drive a meaningful impact in Washington, Alaska, Florida and Texas, and we’re excited to leverage our recent investment to reach more patients and care providers,” said Vim’s co-founder and CEO Oron Afek.
“Vim’s unique ability to help patients find, schedule and receive the highest-quality care while promoting health plan and care provider collaboration will lead to better care outcomes for patients,” said Jon Bunker, Fund Advisor for Optum Ventures.
Richard Lungen, managing member of Leverage Health Solutions and pioneer in structuring Vim’s go to market strategy commented, “Vim is achieving incredible results with its clients, proving that they are well-positioned to continue to drive real value and define the marketplace. These investments are a material validation of Vim’s value proposition and growth.”
Date: September 17, 2019
Source: Finance Yahoo
