Healthcare startup Klara raises $15 million from Google’s Gradient Ventures

New York City-based virtual care platform Klara announced it had raised $15 million, co-led by Google’s AI-focused venture fund Gradient Ventures and leading healthcare investor Frist Cressey Ventures. Participants in the round also include existing investors FirstMark Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Project A, and Stage 2 Capital.

This latest round brings the company’s total funding to $32 million since its inception in 2013.

Operating in the space of TigerConnect, Klara which is a team of approximately 47 people offers an end-to-end patient engagement platform that makes it easy for patients to text their practice, allows teams to communicate with patients and each other, and can conduct real-time video visits with patients. “By deeply integrating with a customer’s EHR and PM system, Klara intelligently automates many routine workflows across the patient journey, including scheduling, pre-visit instructions, reminders, intake, no-show engagement, follow-up and more. The platform is built specifically to support both in-person and virtual patient journeys.”

“We founded Klara to transform how patients and providers communicate, as that is the single most important element of the doctor-patient relationship. Focusing on communication first has given us a strong foundation to add other rich experiences such as electronic forms, scheduling, and reminders. Now, our automation of many routine workflows is fundamentally changing how healthcare organizations operate. All in all, our product is delivering tremendous value and time savings to providers, staff, and patients — and there’s so much more we can do.” – Co-CEO and co-founder Simon Bolz.

Finally, since its launch, the company has revamped its brand image. Here’s a look of its old brand: