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Grapefruit Health

4055 N Kolmar Ave, Chicago, IL, 60641, United States

Overview

Grapefruit Health builds a remote-work solution aimed at addressing the healthcare workforce shortage. The company announced it recently hit its one-year mark and is continuing to develop and scale its offering. It raised a $1.3 million pre-seed round that was 30% oversubscribed, providing early capital to expand operations. Investors in the round include Antler, GoAhead Ventures, Hustle Fund, Litquidity Capital, LongJump, SUM Ventures, Sweater, and Everywhere Ventures (The Fund). The company also received grants from Google for Startups, Village Capital, Rhetoric, and P33 Chicago, and credits mentorship from TechRise Chicago. Leadership frames the raise as the start of growth toward fixing healthcare staffing challenges.

Total raised
$1M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
May 2023

Industries

  • Health Care
  • Medical
  • Training
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    May 2023

    $1M

Team

  • Eric Alvarez

    Founder and CEO

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  • Brandon Hedgspeth

    Director of Clinical Services

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