Rock Health
Type501(c)(3)
IndustryDigital Health
FoundedAugust 2010
FoundersHalle Tecco and Nate Gross[1]
Headquarters
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. 1 2 "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".
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