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{{Short description|American digital health funding company}} |
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| name = Rock Health |
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| type = [[501(c)(3)]] |
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| founded = August 2010 |
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| founders = [[Halle Tecco]] and Nate Gross<ref name="founders" /> |
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| location_city = [[San Francisco]], [[California]] |
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| industry = Digital Health |
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| homepage = [http://rockhealth.com rockhealth.com] |
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'''Rock Health''' is a full-service seed fund<ref>{{cite web|title=Startup Investors Find Their Niches|url=http://stvp.stanford.edu/blog/?p=7355| |
'''Rock Health''' is a full-service seed fund<ref>{{cite web|title=Startup Investors Find Their Niches|url=http://stvp.stanford.edu/blog/?p=7355|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504144624/http://stvp.stanford.edu/blog/?p=7355|archivedate=2014-05-04|df=}}</ref> that supports startups working in [[digital health]], also called [[health technology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Future of Digital Health is Lurking in San Francisco's Chinatown|url=http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679133/the-future-of-digital-health-is-lurking-in-san-franciscos-chinatown}}</ref> Rock Health offers funding, access to medical, venture, legal and corporate partners, and office space to its portfolio companies.<ref>{{cite web|title=SF’s Mission Bay Is the New Digital Health Hub, Says Rock Health|url=http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/01/14/sfs-mission-bay-is-the-new-digital-health-hub-says-rock-health/}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Rock Health was founded in 2010 by [[Harvard Business School]] classmates [[Halle Tecco]] and |
Rock Health was founded in 2010 by [[Harvard Business School]] classmates [[Halle Tecco]] and Nate Gross.<ref name="founders">{{cite web|title=Harvard students to launch mHealth, Health 2.0 incubator Rock Health|url=http://mobihealthnews.com/10409/harvard-students-to-launch-mhealth-health-2-0-incubator-rock-health}}</ref> Rock Health's inaugural portfolio class began in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Rise Of The Health Startup? A Peek At The 13 Companies In Rock Health’s Inaugural Batch|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/14/the-rise-of-the-health-startup-a-peek-at-the-13-companies-in-rock-healths-inaugural-batch/}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medcitynews.com/2016/10/bill-evans-new-head-rock-health/|title=Rock Health names Genentech veteran Bill Evans managing director|last=Baum|first=Stephanie|date=2016-10-03|website=MedCity News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref> |
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== Partners == |
== Partners == |
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| ⚫ | 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock Health Is Moving To Mission Bay|url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/Rock-Health-moving-to-Mission-Bay-4577388.php}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Rock Health partners include [[Fenwick & West]], [[GE]], [[Genentech]], Harvard Medical School, [[Kaiser Permanente]], Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, [[Mayo Clinic]], |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Health information technology companies]] |
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[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in California]] |
[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in California]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 7 September 2023
| Company type | 501(c)(3) |
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| Industry | Digital Health |
| Founded | August 2010 |
| Founders | Halle Tecco and Nate Gross[1] |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | rockhealth.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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Harvard students to launch mHealth, Health 2.0 incubator Rock Health".
- ^ "Startup Investors Find Their Niches". Archived from the original on 2014-05-04.
- ^ "The Future of Digital Health is Lurking in San Francisco's Chinatown".
- ^ "SF's Mission Bay Is the New Digital Health Hub, Says Rock Health".
- ^ "The Rise Of The Health Startup? A Peek At The 13 Companies In Rock Health's Inaugural Batch".
- ^ Baum, Stephanie (2016-10-03). "Rock Health names Genentech veteran Bill Evans managing director". MedCity News. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "Rock Health Is Moving To Mission Bay".