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Kevala, based in Seattle, Washington, develops workforce management software for healthcare, unifying scheduling, compliance, reporting, and float pool management across full-time, part-time, float, and agency staff. The platform targets senior housing, skilled nursing, senior living, and post-acute care facilities to optimize labor management and improve care quality. As a venture-backed startup, Kevala offers its SaaS workforce management software to healthcare providers, recently appointing Lauren Wilson as VP and GM for its Senior Housing and Long-Term Care business. The company's leadership includes CEO and co-founder Todd Owens, co-founder Noah Kusz, and board member Greg Gottesman. Kevala was founded in early 2020 by Todd Owens and Noah Kusz. Its business model centers on venture-backed startup offering SaaS workforce management software to healthcare providers.
Kevala has raised $37.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Kevala has raised $37.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Kevala is a healthcare technology company that builds an AI-powered workforce management and scheduling platform designed to optimize staffing for healthcare organizations, such as senior living communities and hospital systems.[2][3][5] It serves overburdened healthcare providers facing labor shortages, burnout, and compliance challenges by automating shift filling, credential tracking, call-out management, and schedule balancing in real time, ultimately reducing costs and improving care delivery.[2][3][5] The platform addresses pain points like outdated tools and manual processes, enabling facilities to build and schedule credentialed, on-demand workforces with minimal effort, with recent momentum including a next-generation scheduling solution release and partnerships like SnapNurse.[3][5]
Kevala was co-founded in 2020 by Todd Owens (CEO), Patrick Lawler, and Noah Kusz amid the COVID-19 crisis, which exposed critical flaws in healthcare workforce management—such as schedules on walls, unusable software, shrinking teams, and soaring costs.[2] The founders, recognizing that hospitals struggled not just with staff shortages but with ineffective tools, aimed to create a healthcare-specific platform rather than generic solutions from other industries.[2] Early traction built on this "call to action," evolving into a comprehensive AI-driven system for staffing optimization, with headquarters in Seattle and a focus on the fast-growing U.S. healthcare employment sector.[2][3]
(Note: Distinct from unrelated energy analytics firms sharing the name, Kevala's healthcare focus stands out via AI precision and sector-specific compliance.[1][4])
Kevala rides the healthcare labor shortage wave, a public health crisis amplified by post-COVID burnout, an aging population, and the sector's status as the U.S.'s largest, fastest-growing employer.[2][3] Timing is ideal amid rising AI adoption in healthcare for efficiency, with market forces like regulatory demands and cost pressures favoring automated platforms over legacy systems.[5] It influences the ecosystem by enabling tech-enabled staffing (e.g., via SnapNurse integration) and advancing global workforce optimization, helping organizations scale care without proportional headcount growth.[3]
Kevala is poised to expand its AI platform amid deepening healthcare staffing crises, potentially dominating with features like predictive acuity-based scheduling and deeper integrations. Trends like AI regulation, telehealth growth, and value-based care will shape its path, amplifying demand for compliance-safe automation. Its influence may evolve from niche optimizer to ecosystem leader, powering resilient care delivery as labor dynamics intensify—echoing its origins as a crisis-born solution now scaling for enduring impact.[2][3][5]
Kevala has raised $37.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $12.0M Series A in February 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2022 | $12M Series A | — | Bain Capital, Bowery Capital, Costanoa Ventures, DNA Capital, Elevate Ventures, Foundation Capital, Foundry Group, High Alpha, March Capital, Matchstick Ventures, Maven Ventures, TM3 Capital, Vulcan Capital, Y Combinator, TIM Seears, Trevor Wright | Announced |
| Aug 1, 2021 | $21M Series A | Zulfe ALI, Thin Line Capital | Costanoa Ventures, High Alpha, Powerhouse Ventures, Mark Ferron, TOM Werner | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2020 | $4M Seed | — | Bowery Capital, DNA Capital, Elevate Ventures, Foundation Capital, Foundry Group, High Alpha, Matchstick Ventures, Maven Ventures, TM3 Capital, Y Combinator, TIM Seears | Announced |
Kevala has raised $37.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Kevala's investors include Bain Capital, Bowery Capital, Costanoa Ventures, DNA Capital, Elevate Ventures, Foundation Capital, Foundry Group, High Alpha, March Capital, Matchstick Ventures, Maven Ventures, TM3 Capital.
