CareMessage is the largest patient engagement platform for underserved populations in the United States. We envision a world where all people regardless of income or background achieve equitable health outcomes. We power the care for more than 7 million underserved patients at over 300 safety net organizations nationwide who receive timely healthcare information, preventive care reminders, appointment reminders, local resources, and health coaching through interactive voice and text messaging.
Founded in 2012 at Stanford University, CareMessage has raised over $25 million from Google.org, William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation, Pershing Square Foundation, Y Combinator, Schmidt Futures, and others to leverage technology to help safety net organizations fulfill the essential needs of underserved populations
Founded in 2012 at Stanford University, CareMessage has raised over $25 million from Google.org, William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation, Pershing Square Foundation, Y Combinator, Schmidt Futures, and others to leverage technology to help safety net organizations fulfill the essential needs of underserved populations
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $6.25M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 19.01.2022 | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | GreenLight... | greenlight... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 15.07.2020 | Grant | $250K | - |
| 22.01.2015 | - | $6M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
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| 17.11.2025 | Google to invest $40 billion in AI data centers in Texas | Google is investing a huge chunk of money in Texas: According to a release, the company will invest $40 billion on cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with the development of new data centers in Armstrong and Haskell coun... |
| 25.04.2017 | A call to action for tech | Eric Liu Contributor Eric Liu is a co-founder and U.S. Executive Director at Bayes Impact. Tech is uniting against President Trump. Indeed, a host of companies have come out in opposition to the new administration. From 127 tech firms teami... |
| 13.05.2016 | Three ways tech is reinventing a surprising sector | Kevin Barenblat Contributor Kevin Barenblat is a co-founder and the president of Fast Forward. More than 1 million users. Sixteen billion monthly page views. Ninety-nine percent user engagement. If these sound like stats from tech companies... |
| 13.01.2016 | Top 5 predictions for 2016 in health tech and services | About the author: @DanGebremedhin is a Senior Associate at Flare Capital Partners, an early stage Health Technology and Services focused VC Firm. He is a practicing physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and previously served as a... |
| 26.01.2015 | Google awards $2.3M to health texting nonprofit, CareMessage | San Francisco-based health texting program developer CareMessage has received $6 million in grants in the past few months from several organizations including Google and The Pershing Foundation. Google awarded the group $2.3 million as part... |
| 23.01.2015 | Funding roundup - week ending 1/23/15 | Uber, Shazam, SpaceX, Jibo, GPShopper, AppsFlyer, Raise, Avalara, True Link, Brandfolder, Ringly Seed stage Brandfolder, which helps companies manage their brand assets, raised $2 million in new funding from the White Cedar Venture fund. Tr... |
| 22.01.2015 | CareMessage raises $6M for text-based patient outreach platform | The U.S. health care system is bleeding cash, and the biggest part of that bleed goes toward caring for subgroups of very sick or at-risk patients. Part of the goal of health reform is to engage those populations and keep them well between ... |
| 22.01.2015 | CareMessage raises $6M for text-based patient outreach platform | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. The U.S. health care system is bleeding cash, and the biggest part of that bleed goes toward caring for subgroups of very sick or at-ri... |
| 14.11.2014 | Y Combinator-Backed CareMessage Raises Over $3.7 Million In First Round Of Fundraising | San Francisco-based startup CareMessage announced a series of grants that will enable the organization to bring its technology to millions of low-income patients in order to help them live healthier lives. The non-profit startup develops te... |
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