Firms

Echo Health Ventures

Echo Health Ventures

echohealthventures.com

Echo Health Ventures is a US strategic venture capital and growth equity investor founded in 2016 to help healthcare businesses expand. It manages investment and commercial collaboration for the Echo Innovation Alliance, whose members include Cambia Health Solutions, Blue Cross NC, USAble Corporation and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Led by CEO Rob Coppedge, its team combines investing, healthcare partnerships, legal and operational expertise. Relevant portfolio businesses include causal-AI drug-discovery company Aitia, behavioral-health analytics platform NeuroFlow, multiple-sclerosis precision-medicine company Octave Bioscience, conversational-AI provider mPulse, healthcare AI platform Optura, and precision-immunology company Scipher Medicine. Echo’s broader portfolio covers healthcare services and technology; AI or neuroscience relevance is evaluated for individual companies rather than assumed for every investment.

Founded
2016
Type
Venture capital

Funds0

No funds on record yet.

Team

Operations and support

Amanda JohnsonAmanda JohnsonSenior Analyst of Legal & Administration, Operations
Annika Van GilderAnnika Van GilderSenior Associate, Echo Health Advisors
Bob DolanBob DolanManaging Principal, Echo Health Advisors
David GoadDavid GoadSenior Associate, Strategic Investment
David WeirDavid WeirExecutive Assistant, Echo Health Advisors
Dustin DukeDustin DukeController, Operations
Dusty LiebDusty LiebManaging Partner & Head of Investments
Jake YountJake YountManaging Principal, Echo Health Advisors
Jessica A. ZeaskeJessica A. ZeaskeManaging Partner, Strategic Investment
Jon EideJon EideManaging Partner & Chief Operating Officer
Jose GuerolaJose GuerolaPrincipal, Strategic Investment
Kurt ShelineKurt ShelinePartner, Strategic Investment
Misty BurgnerMisty BurgnerDirector of Operations & Administration, Operations
Nash Carey-EwendNash Carey-EwendSenior Associate, Echo Health Advisors
Omair AhmedOmair AhmedPrincipal, Strategic Investment
Ralph SabinRalph SabinSenior Advisor, Strategic Investment
Rob CoppedgeRob CoppedgeChief Executive Officer
Stephanie LeonardStephanie LeonardExecutive Assistant
Suzanne McLemoreSuzanne McLemoreManaging Partner & Head of Echo Health Advisors
Taylor AutenTaylor AutenGeneral Counsel
Troy ArnoldTroy ArnoldPartner, Echo Health Advisors

Co-investing

Northpond Ventures
S32
The Blue Venture Fund
Alumni Ventures
aMoon

Investments

$55M2024-07-16Thyme CareVineeta Agarwala, Concord Health Partners, CVS Health Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, Echo Health Ventures, Frist Cressey Ventures, Foresite Capital
$—2024-05-28Thyme CareCVS Health Ventures, Echo Health Ventures
$30M2023-07-26Octave BioscienceNorthpond Ventures, Casdin Capital, S32, The Blue Venture Fund, Echo Health Ventures, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Hikma Ventures
$75M2023-04-18CorticaDeerfield, Optum Ventures, Ajax Health, RA Capital Management, Echo Health Ventures, Longitude Capital, .406 Ventures, Questa Capital, Aperture Venture Partners, Autism Impact Fund
$110M2022-02-24Scipher MedicineCowen Healthcare Investments, Khosla Ventures, Alumni Ventures, aMoon, Northpond Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Samir Kaul, Laurion Capital Management, Optum Ventures, Neuberger Berman, Echo Health Ventures
$82M2021-03-24Scipher MedicineaMoon, Northpond Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Samir Kaul, Echo Health Ventures
$32M2020-12-17Octave BioscienceNorthpond Ventures, Echo Health Ventures, Casdin Capital, S32, The Blue Venture Fund
$28M2019-07-09AitiaThe Cigna Group Ventures, Amgen Ventures, Celgene, Echo Health Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Gary Loveman
$14M2018-07-12Octave BioscienceThe Blue Venture Fund, Echo Health Ventures, S32