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§ Private Profile · Portland, OR, USA
Former pediatric healthcare provider offering primary, urgent, and remote care for children; now managing medical records.
Brave Care has raised $42.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Brave Care.
Brave Care was founded in 2019 by Darius Monsef (Founder & Board Member) and Maryam Taheri (Founder) and Asa Miller (Founder) and Corey Fish, MD (Founder).
Brave Care has raised $42.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Brave Care is a Portland, Oregon-based pediatric healthcare provider that offers primary, urgent, and remote medical services exclusively for children and their parents. The organization historically focused on delivering pediatric medicine in specialized clinical environments designed to reduce the stress and high financial costs typically associated with traditional hospital emergency room visits. Prior to recent operational changes, the enterprise scaled its operations to maintain a workforce of approximately 90 employees across its broader clinic network. Following the complete closure of its physical facilities, the healthcare company officially retained Cariend as its medical records custodian effective January 17, 2025, to securely manage patient data for an eighteen-year period. This comprehensive operational transition follows the earlier shuttering of its North Carolina clinic location during the 2022 calendar year. Brave Care was originally founded in 2019.
Brave Care has raised $42.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $25.0M Series B in October 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | $25M Series B | Mark S. Ordan | — | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2021 | $10M Series A | City Light Capital | Shift ONE, Felipe Villamarin, Justin Mateen, AV8 Ventures, Gaingels, Interplay Ventures, Learn Capital, Refactor Capital | Announced |
| Aug 1, 2019 | $7M Seed | — | Alumni Ventures, Angel Investor, BlueRun Ventures, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Divergent Capital, Double Down, DST Global, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Menlo Ventures, Partners Resolute, Scribble Ventures, Shrug Capital, WEB Smith, Techstars, Todd And Rahul's Angel Fund, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gluck, Balaji Srinivasan, Casey Neistat, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, JEN Rubio Butterfield, Kevin Weil, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Moshe Lifschitz, Peter Hunn, Sahin Boydas, TIM Ferriss, Zach Segal, Fifty Years, Greycroft, Indicator Ventures, Refactor Capital, Sesame Street, Drew Wilson, ROB LaFave, Travis Rush | Announced |
Key people at Brave Care.
Brave Care is a pediatric healthcare company building a modern, integrated platform for primary, urgent, and remote care tailored specifically for children. The company’s mission is to make pediatric care more accessible, affordable, and less stressful for families by combining kid-friendly brick-and-mortar clinics with digital tools and telehealth services. Brave Care serves parents and guardians seeking immediate, high-quality medical attention for their children’s non-emergency conditions, bridging the gap between primary care and emergency rooms. Their solution addresses the widespread problem of limited access to child-focused urgent care, offering walk-in clinics, on-site diagnostics, and prescription dispensing, all at a fraction of the cost and time of an ER visit. The company has demonstrated strong growth momentum, with multiple physical locations, a growing digital footprint, and a $25 million Series B raise fueling national expansion.
Brave Care was founded in 2018 by Dr. Corey Fish, Darius Monsef, Maryam Taheri, and Asa Miller—each bringing complementary expertise in pediatric medicine, technology, and entrepreneurship. The idea emerged from Dr. Fish’s experience as a pediatrician, where he observed that most parents had no real alternative to emergency rooms for urgent pediatric care, often resulting in unnecessary stress, cost, and inefficiency. The founding team set out to create a dedicated pediatric urgent care model that would be both clinically rigorous and family-friendly. Early traction came from launching clinics in Portland, Oregon, which quickly gained a reputation for their welcoming environment and streamlined care. The company’s association with Y Combinator in 2019 helped accelerate its growth and national visibility, setting the stage for rapid scaling and digital innovation.
Brave Care is riding the wave of digital health transformation, particularly in pediatrics—a sector that has historically lagged in innovation. The company’s blend of physical clinics and digital tools aligns with broader trends toward hybrid care models, consumer-centric healthcare, and the use of technology to improve access and outcomes. The timing is critical, as rising healthcare costs, workforce shortages, and increased demand for convenience are pushing families to seek alternatives to traditional ERs and primary care. Brave Care’s approach not only meets this demand but also sets a new standard for pediatric care, influencing how other providers think about accessibility, patient experience, and the integration of technology in healthcare delivery.
Brave Care is poised to become a national leader in pediatric healthcare, with its unique combination of physical and digital services, strong founder team, and recent capital infusion. The company’s future will likely involve further expansion into new markets, deeper integration of telehealth and AI-driven tools, and continued innovation in clinic design and patient experience. As the healthcare industry shifts toward value-based and consumer-driven models, Brave Care’s focus on affordability, accessibility, and empathy positions it to shape the future of pediatric care. For investors and partners, Brave Care represents a compelling opportunity to back a company that is not only solving a critical problem but also redefining what modern healthcare for kids can look like.
Brave Care was founded in 2019 by Darius Monsef (Founder & Board Member) and Maryam Taheri (Founder) and Asa Miller (Founder) and Corey Fish, MD (Founder).
Brave Care has raised $42.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Brave Care's investors include Mark S. Ordan, City Light Capital, Shift One, Felipe Villamarin, Justin Mateen, AV8 Ventures, Gaingels, Interplay Ventures, Learn Capital, Refactor Capital, Alumni Ventures, Angel investor.