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Will once-bootstrapped startups turn to venture during a watershed moment?

August 1, 2022

Bootstrapped startups, or companies that use their own revenue or existing cash flow to fund growth instead of relying on external capital sources, sit in a very separate box than venture-backed startups. By nature of asset class, bootstrapped startups prioritize revenue to keep alive, while venture-backed startups prioritize growth to keep investor buy-in for future runway needs. Bootstrapped companies follow less of an exponential growth curve, while venture-backed companies need to be an outlier… For Healthie, a payments processor for healthcare companies, now felt like the right time to get on the “treadmill” of venture capital after six years of bootstrapping, according to co-founder Cavan Klinsky. TechCrunch

Healthie lands $16.5M to build the Stripe for virtual patient care

July 20, 2022

The idea of starting Healthie, a software company meant to help healthcare companies and startups handle back-office operations, came to co-founder Erica Jain after witnessing her parents struggle with weight loss but lack of access to a comprehensive care team. TechCrunch

Why investment in women’s health will rise in 2022

December 30, 2021

Digital Health Business & Technology sat down with Erica Jain, CEO and cofounder of Healthie, a practice management and telehealth solution for health and wellness providers, to get her take on why investors have underinvested in women’s health and why that’s starting to change. Digital Health Business & Technology