TigerConnect is a technology company.
TigerConnect has raised $118.0M across 3 funding rounds.
TigerConnect has raised $118.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
TigerConnect has raised $118.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
TigerConnect's investors include 10100, 111° West Capital, B Capital Group, Elevate Ventures, HealthQuest Capital, Asylum Ventures, BoxGroup, Kain Capital, Sierra Ventures, Spero Ventures.
TigerConnect is a Santa Monica-based software company specializing in a cloud-based clinical communication and collaboration platform for healthcare organizations. It builds an integrated suite including secure messaging, alarm management, physician scheduling, and patient engagement tools, serving health systems, hospitals, home health/hospice providers, and ambulatory/post-acute care facilities[1][2][4][5][6]. The platform solves critical problems like fragmented communications, phone tag, delayed alerts, and compliance risks by unifying workflows across EHRs, nurse call systems, and monitoring tools—delivering HIPAA-compliant messaging with 99.99% uptime, processing over 10 million messages daily, and driving outcomes such as 50% faster door-to-needle times, 20% higher ER capacity, and 50% reduced readmissions[2][3][4][5]. Recognized as the 2024 Best in KLAS for clinical communications and a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader, it exhibits strong growth through scalability, recent acquisitions like Call Scheduler and Critical Alert, and a May 2025 CEO transition to Sean O'Neil[1][5].
Founded as TigerText, TigerConnect emerged in the early 2010s to address secure mobile messaging needs in regulated industries like healthcare amid rising HIPAA demands. It secured over $8 million in funding in February 2012 from Easton Capital and New Science Ventures, totaling more than $10 million, and launched a freemium model with its 4th-generation version in October 2013 for multi-directory flexibility[1]. Key early milestones included a 2012 Dropbox API integration for secure document sharing and a full rebrand to TigerConnect in March 2018, expanding beyond messaging to a comprehensive platform. Recent evolution features acquisitions of physician scheduling software (Call Scheduler) and middleware (Critical Alert), plus a leadership shift in May 2025 where Sean O'Neil replaced Brad Brooks as CEO, signaling sustained momentum in healthcare tech[1].
TigerConnect rides the wave of digital transformation in healthcare communications, where outdated paging/phone systems hinder care amid labor shortages, rising patient volumes, and value-based care mandates. Its timing aligns with post-pandemic acceleration of telehealth, remote monitoring, and unified EHR integrations, capitalizing on market forces like regulatory pressures (HIPAA) and the need for middleware to connect fragmented systems[1][2][4][5]. By enabling precise, real-time data sharing, it influences the ecosystem through massive scale—serving national health systems—and sets standards for secure, AI-enhanced platforms, as evidenced by KLAS praise for its "ecosystem" over basic messaging[3][5][6][7]. This positions it as a key enabler for improved outcomes, cost efficiencies, and throughput in a $4+ trillion U.S. healthcare market shifting toward cloud-native, interoperable solutions.
TigerConnect is poised for expansion with its AI commitments—like instant schedule retrievals—and growing demand for integrated platforms amid healthcare's push for precision care. Trends such as AI automation, ambient clinical tools, and home-based care will shape its trajectory, potentially amplifying influence through deeper EHR partnerships and international scaling. As the #1 adopted solution, expect it to evolve from collaboration hub to AI-orchestrated care coordinator, sustaining leadership in a consolidating market—building directly on its proven workflow accelerations and ecosystem strength.
TigerConnect has raised $118.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $45.0M Series D in October 2020.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2020 | $45.0M Series D | 10100, 111° West Capital, B Capital Group, Elevate Ventures, HealthQuest Capital | |
| Nov 1, 2015 | $50.0M Series C | Asylum Ventures, B Capital Group, BoxGroup, Kain Capital, Sierra Ventures, Spero Ventures | |
| Jan 1, 2014 | $23.0M Series B | Asylum Ventures, BoxGroup, Kain Capital, Sierra Ventures, Spero Ventures |