Navigating Cancer offers an end-to-end oncology patient relationship management (PRM) platform adopted by more than 1,700 cancer care providers that connects providers and patients throughout the care cycle. The platform enables messaging, medication reminders, symptom reporting via a mobile app, and helps providers triage needs, manage symptoms, and streamline care coordination. Navigating Cancer’s software is used to increase patient engagement, improve patient experience, support value-based care, and help contain escalating costs. The company is on pace to grow its oncology customer base by 40% this year, reflecting accelerated adoption of its platform. Going forward, the company plans to enhance its mobile experience for oncology patients and develop AI-based population care capabilities to assess patient risk and identify proactive interventions. The PRM product roadmap emphasizes patient-reported outcomes, population care, and broader innovation to further improve outcomes and satisfaction. Navigating Cancer is a patient care and engagement company based in Seattle, Washington, led by CEO and co-founder Gena Cook. It provides a web-based hub that operates with any electronic health record vendor, enabling patients to stay informed and engaged in their care across multiple clinics, caregivers and geographies. The platform is deployed in partnership with cancer programs nationwide. In August 2015 the company closed a $10M funding round led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, with participation from ORIX Healthcare Capital and existing investor Rustic Canyon Partners. The company said it will use the proceeds to accelerate expansion of the business. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article. Navigating Cancer provides an online patient portal and interactive community aimed at helping cancer patients prepare for visits, complete paperwork, manage treatment organization, and track symptoms. The company says its platform is already used by more than 500 oncology providers and is supported by a 14-person team. Management is led by co‑founder and CEO Gena Cook, with co‑founder Michael Graff heading product/technical work; their backgrounds include McKesson, Bristol‑Myers Squibb, Ancestry.com and Microsoft. Product roadmaps cited in the article include hiring additional developers, expanding portal features, and integrating electronic access to health information by connecting with EMR vendors to make release of information seamless and useful for patients. The article frames this work against a large market opportunity—National Cancer Institute estimates cited for people with current or prior cancer and annual new cases—and notes competing patient‑focused sites such as MyHealthTeams, PatientsLikeMe, Avva Health and Onc Charts. Financially, the company has raised multiple rounds and is investing proceeds into product development and EMR integrations.

Total raised

$38M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series D

Latest activity

Sep 2019