healthcare staffing

Healthcare providers sitting in a circle
By  Jessica Hagen 03:20 pm December 4, 2024
Aya Healthcare, a talent software and staffing company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire tech-enabled healthcare staffing company Cross Country Healthcare for $18.61 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at around $615 million. Calif.-based Aya Healthcare offers a healthcare-focused digital staffing platform that includes travel nursing and allied health, per diem staff,...
Two healthcare providers wearing blue scrubs and looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 02:18 pm June 19, 2024
Nomad Health, which offers an online job portal for temporary healthcare workers, announced it has secured $22 million. HealthQuest Capital led the round, with participation from Icon Ventures, Adams Street, .406 Ventures, RRE Ventures and Polaris Partners.  The company also announced it has appointed Justin Lambert as its new CEO, replacing former CEO Dr. Alexi Gharib Nazem, who cofounded the...
Healthcare professionals looking at a tablet
By  Jessica Hagen 12:36 pm February 6, 2023
Va.-based ShiftMed, which connects nurses with available shifts at healthcare facilities, scored $200 million in a funding round led by Panoramic Ventures with participation from Audacious Capital and Blue Heron Capital.  ShiftMed links nurses with healthcare facilities looking for additional staff through its workplace management platform. The nurses are considered W-2 employees of ShiftMed, can...
A nurse using her smartphone.
By  Emily Olsen 12:44 pm June 28, 2022
Nomad Health, an online job portal for temporary healthcare workers, scooped up $105 million in financing, led by Adams Street Partners and Icon Ventures. Other participants in the round include HealthQuest Capital, Polaris Partners, .406 Ventures, AlleyCorp and RRE Ventures as well as new debt providers J.P. Morgan and Trinity Capital. The staffing startup said the new capital brings its total...
A piggy bank next to a stethoscope and a pile of coins
By  Emily Olsen 12:49 pm April 20, 2022
Healthcare staffing marketplace Clipboard Health announced it had raised $80 million across two funding rounds, a $30 million Series C that wrapped up in February and a $50 million Series B from last year. The startup said the financing brings its total raise to more than $90 million with a valuation of $1.3 billion. The Series C was led by Sequoia Capital and the Series B was led by IVP. ...
Medical professional with tablet
By  Emily Olsen 12:51 pm December 13, 2021
Prolucent Health, which offers a healthcare jobs marketplace and recruiting services, raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by SpringTide Ventures and Health Velocity Capital, with participation from UnityPoint Health Ventures. WHAT IT DOES Prolucent offers recruiting and workforce management services for employers, as well as an online job-search marketplace for healthcare...
A nurse working at a computer in a hospital
By  Emily Olsen 01:32 pm December 9, 2021
Tech-enabled nurse and aide staffing company connectRN has raised $76 million in a financing round led by Suvretta Capital Management and Avidity Partners. Other investors participating in this round include HBM Healthcare Investments, Infinitum Asset Management, Adage Capital Management, Cormorant Asset Management and Park West Asset Management. Home care provider Amedisys also invested and will...
Stethoscope, money and a calculator
By  Mallory Hackett 02:19 pm May 19, 2021
Wheel, an Austin, Texas-based telehealth staffing and services vendor, today shared that it raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Lightspeed Ventures. Existing investors CRV, Silverton Partners, Tusk Venture Partners and J.P. Morgan took part in the round, along with new investor Future Shape. As the lead investor, Lightspeed Senior Advisor Dr. Ling Wong will join Wheel’s board of...
By  Laura Lovett 01:25 pm June 17, 2020
Yesterday morning Doximity, a self-described social network for doctors, announced that it purchased healthcare-staffing firm THMED.  Following the acquisition, THMED will be changing its name to Curative and will be focusing on personalized medical-staffing searches. Specifically, it will be focusing on connecting medical groups and healthcare facilities to clinicians and will be “powered by”...
By  Dave Muoio 12:28 pm February 11, 2020
Gento, a tech-enabled home health staffing startup, has picked up $5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Palisades Growth Capital, and brings Gento’s total raise to more than $7 million. WHAT THEY DO Through its app-based platform, Gento (formerly Nursing Without Walls) matches care professionals with post-acute care providers such as home health agencies and skilled nursing...