Rock Health

Rock Health
Company type501(c)(3)
IndustryDigital Health
FoundedAugust 2010
FoundersHalle Tecco and Nate Gross[1]
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Websiterockhealth.com

Rock Health is a full-service seed fund[2] that supports startups working in digital health, also called health technology.[3] Rock Health offers funding, access to medical, venture, legal and corporate partners, and office space to its portfolio companies.[4]

History

Rock Health was founded in 2010 by Harvard Business School classmates Halle Tecco and Nate Gross.[1] Rock Health's inaugural portfolio class began in June 2011.[5] Gross went on to co-found Doximity with Jeff Tangney, previously co-founder of Epocrates. In October 2016, Rock Health named pharma veteran Bill Evans as managing director.[6]

Partners

Rock Health partners include Fenwick & West, GE, Genentech, Harvard Medical School, Kaiser Permanente, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mayo Clinic, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Montreux Equity Partners, Qualcomm Life, UnitedHealth Group, and UCSF.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Harvard students to launch mHealth, Health 2.0 incubator Rock Health".
  2. ^ "Startup Investors Find Their Niches". Archived from the original on 2014-05-04.
  3. ^ "The Future of Digital Health is Lurking in San Francisco's Chinatown".
  4. ^ "SF's Mission Bay Is the New Digital Health Hub, Says Rock Health".
  5. ^ "The Rise Of The Health Startup? A Peek At The 13 Companies In Rock Health's Inaugural Batch".
  6. ^ Baum, Stephanie (2016-10-03). "Rock Health names Genentech veteran Bill Evans managing director". MedCity News. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  7. ^ "Rock Health Is Moving To Mission Bay".