Name

Empactful Capital LLC

Legal name

Empactful Capital LLC

Website

https://empactfulcapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Healthcare technology
• Growth equity
• Early stage investment
• Value-based care

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Fees: VC firms typically charge 1.5-2% annual management fees on committed capital during the investment period.
2. Carried Interest: Standard VC carry structure where the fund receives a percentage of profits (typically 20%) after returning LP capital plus preferred return.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Empactful Capital is a healthcare-focused venture capital firm that invests $1-7M checks primarily at the Series A stage (with Seed and Series B flexibility) in healthcare technology companies at the $3-10M ARR inflection point. The firm provides capital plus hands-on operational support including board guidance, talent acquisition, and industry ecosystem access, targeting a 3-5 year hold period with exits at $25M-$100M revenue.

Product overview

Empactful Capital is a healthcare investment firm that does not offer a unified product platform but rather provides investment capital and operational support to a portfolio of healthcare technology companies. The portfolio includes 11 companies spanning behavioral health, value-based care enablement, consumer-centered healthcare, and care navigation. Current portfolio companies: Reema Health (social determinants of health navigation), ThoroughCare (digital care coordination for independent practices), Care Continuity (AI-powered patient navigation), and Clutch (personalized marketing technology). Exited portfolio companies: Reciprocity Health (behavioral economics campaigns), Kermit (physician preference item analytics), Veda (data ETL automation), Perspecta (AI-powered provider data management), Innovatel (telepsychiatry), Owl (measurement-based care), and Amava (active aging platform).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fund I
• Fund II
• Operator-Led Investment and Operational Support Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 37+ collective exits across the investment team
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nicole BradberrycoreOthersOperating Partner; CEO and Founder of Florida Association of ACOs, bringing expertise in accountable care organizations and value-based care arrangements.
• Dr. Anne-Maree CantwellcoreOthersOperating Partner; CEO and Founder of Digital Healthcare Advisors, providing digital health expertise and clinical integration knowledge.
• Jim MayhallcoreOthersOperating Partner; Managing Director of Main Line Equity Partners LLC, contributing private equity and investment expertise.
• Rob FalkenbergcoreOthersOperating Partner; Founder of RCF Fam Ventures, bringing venture and startup ecosystem experience.
• Nate GagnecoreOthersOperating Partner; Former CFO of Tufts Medicine, providing healthcare finance and operations expertise.
• Ping ZhangcoreOthersOperating Partner; Founder, President and CISO of DeepThink Health, contributing healthcare AI and security expertise.
• April KooimancoreOthersOperating Partner; Former Senior Executive at Cloudmed - R1, contributing healthcare revenue cycle and technology expertise.
• Sajid KhancoreOthersOperating Partner; Former Senior Executive at Change Healthcare, contributing healthcare technology and enterprise software experience.
• Michael SandersoncoreOthersOperating Partner; Former CEO of Medix Infusion, providing healthcare operations and clinical services expertise.
• Hamilton ShawncoreOthersOperating Partner; COO of Optum Innovation, contributing healthcare innovation and operational excellence expertise.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Optum Ventures: Optum Ventures is the corporate venture arm of UnitedHealth Group/Optum, investing in healthcare technology companies across stages. It is broadly comparable as a healthcare-specialist investor and a key strategic acquirer in the same thesis areas (value-based care, behavioral health) where Empactful invests.
• General Catalyst: General Catalyst operates a dedicated health and bio fund investing across stages of healthcare companies. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps Empactful on healthcare Series A and value-based care themes, though at substantially larger fund sizes.
• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z Bio/Health): Andreessen Horowitz operates a dedicated Bio/Health fund investing across healthcare stages. It is a broad incumbent that increasingly competes for Series A healthcare IT deals in Empactful's thesis areas.
• GV (Google Ventures): GV is the venture arm of Alphabet, with a meaningful healthcare and life sciences practice. It competes for healthcare IT Series A deals at much larger fund sizes.

Direct peers

• Define Ventures: Define Ventures is a healthcare-only venture firm focused on early-stage digital health companies, often leading Series A rounds. Directly comparable as a healthcare-specialist VC targeting similar Series A entry points with operator-led value creation models.
• Flare Capital Partners: Flare Capital is a healthcare technology-focused VC firm investing in early growth-stage companies with strong operating partner involvement. Highly comparable in fund size, sector focus, and Series A orientation.
• Oak HC/FT: Oak HC/FT is a venture and growth equity firm exclusively focused on healthcare, investing across services and technology. Comparable as a healthcare-specialist investor operating with an operator/investor hybrid model and similar thesis pillars.
• .406 Ventures: .406 Ventures is an early-stage healthcare and technology investor focused on Series A rounds in healthcare IT and services. Directly comparable in stage focus, check size, and healthcare technology orientation.
• Echo Health Ventures: Echo Health Ventures is a strategic healthcare venture partnership formed by Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Comparable as a healthcare-only VC investing in value-based care and consumer health themes.

Emerging players

• Healthy Ventures: Healthy Ventures is an early-stage healthcare-focused VC investing in seed and Series A digital health and tech-enabled services. Comparable in healthcare-only focus and early growth-stage orientation, though typically at smaller initial checks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/empactfulcapital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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