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Best HealthTech Companies in Tennessee, United States

The 348 best HealthTech companies in Tennessee, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Main Street.

348companies tracked
$3.2Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
129have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HEALTHTECH × TENNESSEE

Our analysis of 305 HealthTech companies

$32.1b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

305companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
35unicorns
2018median founding year
301kcombined LinkedIn audience
48%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best HealthTech companies in Tennessee

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Main Street 🦄
Value-based healthcare company focused on serving rural areas
$505M32 mo agoSeries D5Bennett Graham
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+2821 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
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2SmileDirectClub
Developer of customized dental aligners
$440M64 mo agoDeadpooled1,360Jordan Katzman
Co-Founder
—132 patents
AI-driven 3D imaging and treatment planning for orthodontic tooth movement
—
3MedSolutions
Medical Cost Management Solutions
$300M187 mo agoLate Stage1,000Sudhir Shetty
Founder And Director
———
4Passport Health Communication
Provider of revenue cycle management solution for healthcare organizations
$236M214 mo agoAcquired343————
5Thyme Care 🦄
Provider of home nursing care services
$178M14 mo agoSeries D123Robin Shah
Co-Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26—3 job openings
6Digital Reasoning
AI-based consumer behavior analysis for banks and financial institutions
$128M76 mo agoAcqui-Hired97——57 patents
AI-driven risk analytics and compliance monitoring for multilingual financial communications
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7Upperline Health
Network of specialty clinics providing podiatry, vascular, and chronic care management
$109M16 mo agoSeries C1,000David Thorpe
CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+22——
8Specialty Networks
Radiology imaging solution
$95M100 mo agoSeries C136————
9MModal
Provider of speech based documentation and transcription solution
$81M99 mo agoAcquired3,028——192 patents
Automated clinical documentation, coding, and workflow tools for medical speech dictation and data reconciliation.
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10XSOLIS
AI-based platform for physicians and payers to analyze denial management
$75M59 mo agoSeries C166
166 → 244 (+47%)
Joan Butters
CEO
WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+26——
11Echelon
Provider of smart indoor exercise bike with live training classes
$65M61 mo agoSeries A290Lou Lentine
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+18166 patents
Powerline communication and smart‑grid networking for meters, lighting, and IoT devices
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12Lirio
Provider of an AI-based patient engagement and health management software for payers and doctors
62Funding top 22%AI top 30%Moat top 36%Growth top 40%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 22%
AItop 30%
Moattop 36%
Growthtop 40%
Techtop 44%
Newsbottom 47%
Marketbottom 46%
Talentbottom 41%
Globalbottom 37%
Funding: Raised $54.4M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 7 yrs (1.4/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$54M1 mo agoSeries C94
94 → 113 (+20%)
Michael West
Chairman and CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+33——
13Simplex Healthcare
Mail order supplier of diabetic testing supplies for seniors.
$53M194 mo agoAcqui-Hired142Doug Hudson
Founder & CEO
———
14Nuscriptrx
On-site dispensing solution for long-term care facilities and their residents
$46M135 mo agoSeries C42Richard J. Wager
Founder / President
———
15axialHealthcare
Cloud-based risk and pain management tool for healthcare professionals
$45M75 mo agoSeries C85John Donahue
CEO
——2 job openings · 2 awards
16Intellivo
Provider of claims detection and recovery solution within the healthcare industry
$40M46 mo agoLate Stage69Laura Hescock
Chief Executive Officer
———
17Change Healthcare
Cloud-based suite solution for payers, providers and patients
$36M81 mo agoAcquired11,310—Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+23208 patents
AI-driven clinical data processing, trial patient identification, and medical imaging rendering solutions
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18I-O Urology
Remote patient monitoring system for urology
$35M26 mo agoSeries A—Britton Garrett
CEO
———
19myNEXUS
Provider of patient health benefit management and remote monitoring platform for healthcare providers
$32M68 mo agoAcquired222————
20Bluhen Botanicals
Producer and supplier of cannabis products
$32M84 mo agoSeries A30————
21MDsave
Online marketplace for healthcare services
$29M89 mo agoAcquired7Paul Ketchel
CEO
Cart FunctionalityContentfulApple iCloud Mail+3715 patents
Online healthcare marketplace platform enabling bundled medical service and product purchases
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22Stratasan
Providing SaaS platform for healthcare market intelligence.
$28M83 mo agoAcquired87————
23MindCare Solutions
Tele-behavioral health solution for the providers
$28M59 mo agoSeries A75
75 → 123 (+64%)
Brad Dunbar
Chief Executive Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+23—1 job opening · 1 partnership
24Reimagine Care
Provider of in-home cancer care and nursing services
$25M7 mo agoSeries A23———1 job opening · 2 partnerships · 1 expansion
25Shareable Ink
Cloud-based platform for digitization of clinical documentation
$25M132 mo agoDeadpooled—Vernon Huang
Ex-Co-Founder
———
26Optura
AI orchestration platform built for the healthcare industry
32Funding top 24%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 44%Global bottom 33%
All 5 signals ▾
Fundingtop 24%
Talenttop 38%
Techbottom 44%
Globalbottom 33%
Marketbottom 31%
Funding: Raised $24.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$24M2 mo agoSeries A—Andy Fanning
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+18——
27CareHarmony
Provider of the patient-centric chronic care management platform
$17M46 mo agoSeries A64—WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28——
28Psych Hub
Online platform offering video-based content for mental health management
$16M45 mo agoSeries A10Patrick J Kennedy
Co-Founder
Builder.ioZohoPHP+30—1 partnership
29Rootine
Provider of personalized nutrition supplements
$14M45 mo agoSeries A21—ShopifyTailwind CSSReact+30——
30Spiras Health
Home-based polychronic care improving health outcomes and reducing costs
$14M59 mo agoSeries B37
37 → 65 (+76%)
—WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+22—1 expansion
31Trilliant Health
Provider of healthcare analytics platform for the healthcare industry
$13M58 mo agoSeries A113
113 → 110 (-3%)
—HubSpot CMS HubSentryEnvoy+23——
32AngelEye Health
Provider of video, data, and analysis solutions for pediatric patient care
48Funding top 33%Growth top 37%News top 44%Tech top 48%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 33%
Growthtop 37%
Newstop 44%
Techtop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 41%
Moatbottom 38%
Globalbottom 37%
Funding: Raised $12.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr)
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$12M6 mo agoSeries C48Christopher Rand
CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+28——
33Hashed Health
Consortium of healthcare companies leveraging blockchain
$11M55 mo agoSeries A5————
34EvidenceCare
Digital clinical workflow management tool
$9M15 mo agoSeries B38Brian Fengler
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+32—1 partnership
35In The Bowl Animal Health
Biopharmaceuticals offering products for pet
$8M24 mo agoSeries A—Scott Holmstrom
CEO
—75 patents
Formulated animal feeds delivering antiparasitic agents for heartworm, flea control.
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36Azra
AI and machine learning to automate oncology workflows
$8M12 mo agoSeries A26Chris Cashwell
Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubEnvoyBootstrap+18—1 launch
37Thrive Health Tech
Provider of patient and benefit management solutions for providers and employees
$7M10 mo agoSeed—John Anderson
Founder & CEO
SanityTurbopackNode.js+10——
38Flexwise Health
Online staffing platform connecting nurses and other healthcare professionals
$5M40 mo agoAcquired14Kevin Godsey
CEO
———
39Clariture
Digital marketing platform for healthcare organizations
$5M15 mo agoSeries B16————
40Infusense
Provider of biosensor technology for measuring drug levels in patients
$4M13 mo agoSeed7Edward Chaum
Founder
—6 patents
Molecular detection biosensors and assay chemistries for identifying target compounds
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41UnityAI
Developer of AI solutions for streamlining healthcare operations and workflows
$4M3 mo agoSeries A—Edmund Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
WebflowApple iCloud MailGSAP+10——
42ClarisHealth
Provider of AI-enabled payment integrity platform
$4M29 mo agoSeed138
138 → 135 (-2%)
Jeffrey Mcneese
Chief Executive Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+26—1 job opening
43CareEco
Provider of AI-powered revenue cycle management solutions for healthcare
$4M14 mo agoSeed—Corey Johnson
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14——
44Peregrine Health
Telehealth platform for mental and behavioral health disorders
$3M27 mo agoSeries A—————
45HITC
Provider of fall detection software for elderly people
$3M15 mo agoSeed3————
46Innerworld
Online community platform for mental health conditions
$2M31 mo agoAcquired14Noah Robinson
Founder & CEO
SentryZendeskNode.js+165 patents
Virtual reality platforms for mental health intervention and therapy
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47Swell Health
Online platform offering mental health therapy services
$2M15 mo agoSeed—Rachel Edenfield
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15——
48MiCare Path
Cloud-based health management tool for payers and providers
$1M6 mo agoSeries A25Brian Childress
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+19—1 internship
49MSKai
AI-powered spinal imaging platform for surgical outcomes
$375K13 mo agoSeed—Adam Bruggeman
Co-Founder
———
50Mamaya Health
Provider of maternal and postpartum mental health services
$215K10 mo agoSeed—Brandon Ziemann
Co-Founder & CFO & COO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28—1 partnership

Top 12 HealthTech companies in Tennessee

#1
Series C · Knoxville, Tennessee · founded 2017 · 94 employees
$54.4Mraised
▾

Provider of an AI-based patient engagement and health management software for payers and doctors. The platform adapts to clinical history and social context, automating personalized communications. It facilitates engagement and navigation, aiming to close care gaps. The platform supports individualized healthcare experiences through dynamic communications. It helps individuals enroll, engage, and navigate the healthcare journeys.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%
AI
top 30%
Moat
top 36%
Growth
top 40%
Tech
top 44%
News
bottom 47%
Funding: Raised $54.4M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 7 yrs (1.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series C$1.6M
  • Sep 2023Series C$27M
  • Jul 2022Series B$3M
  • May 2022Series B$14.4M
Founders & team
Michael WestChairman and CEO
Investors
Hambrecht Capital, Fine Day Ventures, Cone Health Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2024
$24Mraised
▾

AI orchestration platform built for the healthcare industry. It is targeting payers such as health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and tech-enabled service organizations to scale enterprise productivity and deliver rapid, measurable ROI.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%
Talent
top 38%
Tech
bottom 44%
Global
bottom 33%
Market
bottom 31%
Funding: Raised $24.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 21 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series A$17.5M
  • May 2025Seed$6.5M
Founders & team
Andy FanningCo-Founder & CEOMichael HollisCo-Founder & President
Investors
Susa Ventures, Matrix, Salesforce Ventures, Echo Health Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series D · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2020 · 123 employees
$178Mraised
▾

Provider of home nursing care services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 29k LinkedIn followers — 9.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Oncology Social Worker, Manager, Clinical Excellence & Education
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series D$97M
  • Jul 2024Conventional Debt$40M
  • Jul 2024Series C$55M
  • May 2024Series B—
Founders & team
Robin ShahCo-Founder & CEOBobby GreenCo-Founder & Chief Medical OfficerBradford DiephuisCOO
Investors
Banc of California, Andreessen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, Frist Cressey Ventures, Casdin Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjs
#4
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2020 · 23 employees
$25Mraised
▾

Provider of in-home cancer care and nursing services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: oncology RN
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Moffitt Cancer Center) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$2.4M
  • Jan 2024Series A—
  • Oct 2023Series A—
  • Dec 2021Series A$25M
Investors
Memorial Hermann, Oncology Ventures, Martin Ventures, LRVHealth, Sante, City of Hope
#5
Series C · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2013 · 48 employees
$12.2Mraised
▾

Provider of video, data, and analysis solutions for pediatric patient care. It delivers integrated systems for clinical analysis, navigation, discharge management, and feeding documentation. The systems connect care teams and families to ensure a smooth transition to health. The technology offers bedside cameras with live-streaming patient viewing and secure messaging. It also provides support services to keep systems running.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%
Growth
top 37%
News
top 44%
Tech
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 41%
Funding: Raised $12.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2025)
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: M&A, Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series C$9M
  • Mar 2025Series B$3M
  • Nov 2022Series B$11.2M
  • Feb 2022Seed$1M
Founders & team
Christopher RandCEO
Investors
Mountain Group Partners, seedToB, TriStar Health Partners, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#6
Series C · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2016 · 1000 employees
$109Mraised
▾

Network of specialty clinics providing podiatry, vascular, and chronic care management. It offers treatment for medical issues through coordinated care. It focuses on addressing medical issues with treatment and preventative health. It partners with health plans and provides coordinated specialty care through clinic, home, hospital, and urgent availability.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series C$12.2M
  • Jun 2023Conventional Debt—
  • May 2023Series C$58.4M
  • Dec 2021Series B$6.9M
Founders & team
David ThorpeCEO
Investors
Silversmith, Crestline, Anagenesis, Silversmith Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCdnjsCentosCloudflareComplianz
#7
Series A · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2023
$4Mraised
▾

Developer of AI solutions for streamlining healthcare operations and workflows. The company’s integrated AI simplifies core workflows to coordinate actions and advance patient care. It improves efficiency, quality, satisfaction, and patient experience by enabling organizations to work as one team. The AI optimizes staffing and scheduling, improves revenue capture, and manages capacity across facilities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series A$8.5M
  • Feb 2024Seed$4M
Founders & team
Edmund JacksonChief Executive Officer
Investors
Max Ventures, Whistler Capital Partners, Nashville Capital Network, Company Ventures, Third Prime
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGsap
#8
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2022
$7Mraised
▾

Provider of patient and benefit management solutions for providers and employees. The solutions provided by the company include patient engagement software for doctors, benefits, and perks management for employees.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Director, Growth - Health Plan Partnerships
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Seed$5M
  • May 2023Seed$7M
Founders & team
John AndersonFounder & CEO
Investors
Frist Cressey Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, 25m Health, Shields Health Innovations, Winter Street Ventures
Tech stack
HstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsPriority HintsPwa
#9
Series A · Franklin, Tennessee · founded 2022 · 26 employees
$7.9Mraised
▾

AI and machine learning to automate oncology workflows. It offers an AI powered oncology solution that automatically identifies, classifies, and abstracts cancer diagnoses and incidental findings from pathology and radiology reports. It manages oncology operations clinically, financially, and operationally. The features include cancer patient identification, generate, and manage radiology reports, populate data, compliance management, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$1.9M
  • Dec 2024Series A$6M
Founders & team
Chris CashwellFounder & CEO
Investors
FCA Venture Partners, Sopris Capital
Tech stack
HstsLit-ElementLit-HtmlMicrosoft 365Next.JsNext.Js App Router
#10
Series B · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 38 employees
$9.2Mraised
▾

Digital clinical workflow management tool. Their patent-pending technology works independently or can be integrated with the EMR to enhance the workflow of the Providers, allowing them to risk-stratify their patients and obtain treatment recommendations that are specific to their patient’s condition. In addition, they present data in a graphical format that is easy to share with patients and allows them to understand their treatment course. Their Enterprise solution allows hospitals to leverage their content base and provides them with the resources to easily create custom content unique to their organization. In addition, they offer multiple ways to integrate documentation with the EMR.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Outcomes Rocket) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Series B$15.4M
  • Sep 2023Series A$640K
  • May 2020Series A$579.6K
  • May 2019Series A—
Founders & team
Brian FenglerCo-Founder & CEOBo BartholomewCEO
Investors
NueCura Partners, Jumpstart Capital, Auctus Capital Partners, Tectonic Ventures, Whistler Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflare
#11
Series D · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2021 · 5 employees
$504.9Mraised
▾

Value-based healthcare company focused on serving rural areas. It assists clinic providers with care coordination activities including preventive screenings, scheduling patients for primary care visits and providing the clinic with the data and opportunities they need to succeed in value-based care solutions in rural America.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience · 101 engagements/post (4.3× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series D$315M
  • May 2023Series D$189.9M
Founders & team
Bennett GrahamCo-FounderBrad SmithCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Oak HC/FT, HLM Venture Partners, CVS Health Ventures, United Healthcare, Humana, Elevance Health
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosBootstrapChart.JsCloudflare
#12
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2009 · 7 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

Provider of biosensor technology for measuring drug levels in patients. The company offers "HemaSense" a first-in-class, hand-held device that can be used by physicians to measure drug levels directly from a drop of blood or saliva, without sample processing.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$1.4M
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1.2M
  • Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$1M
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$253.6K
Founders & team
Edward ChaumFounderEric KriegsteinCEO
Investors
National Science Foundation

Funding & investor landscape

$3.2Btotal disclosed funding
122companies funded
299disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Jumpstart Foundry16 rounds
Nashville Capital Network10 rounds
Martin Ventures9 rounds
Clayton Associates8 rounds
Innova Memphis8 rounds
Healthbox7 rounds
Powered Health7 rounds
TriStar Health Partners7 rounds
BVF6 rounds
Mountain Group Partners6 rounds

Notable founders

Michael West
Chairman and CEO · Lirio
Andy Fanning
Co-Founder & CEO · Optura
Michael Hollis
Co-Founder & President · Optura
Robin Shah
Co-Founder & CEO · Thyme Care
Bobby Green
Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer · Thyme Care
Christopher Rand
CEO · AngelEye Health
David Thorpe
CEO · Upperline Health
Edmund Jackson
Chief Executive Officer · UnityAI
John Anderson
Founder & CEO · Thrive Health Tech
Chris Cashwell
Founder & CEO · Azra
Brian Fengler
Co-Founder & CEO · EvidenceCare
Bo Bartholomew
CEO · EvidenceCare
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,619,476 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of HealthTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN TENNESSEE · Health & Bio

How research on Digital Health in Tennessee is moving

A read on the academic research around Digital Health in Tennessee — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 41 papers.

Tennessee's UTHSC, UT Knoxville, and ETSU predominantly research AI/ML and mobile health applications in healthcare, with cautiously optimistic advancement-focused findings amid notable concerns.

41 papers · stance +0.31 · 8% breakthrough · 31% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center15
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville14
  • East Tennessee State University4
  • Tennessee Department of Health3
  • VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System3
leading researchers
Fekede Asefa Kumsa · Abdel-Kareem Moadi · Aly E. Fathy · Arash Shaban‐Nejad · Lokesh Chinthala · Michael E. Matheny
prism intelligence · tone & topics
83% positive · 12% critical tone
HealthcareGovernmentData ScienceEducationData ManagementBusiness
▲ Breakthroughs3 · 7%
▲ 0%→9% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Public health research is rising sharply — field share jumped from 0% to 9%, with Memphis and pandemic topics newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Public health2
  • Memphis1
  • Pandemic1
  • Health informatics1
  • Public health informatics1
Landmark The Memphis Pandemic Health Informatics System (MEMPHI-SYS)—Creating a Metropolitan COVID-19 Data Registry Linked Direct · 7 cites
◆ Advancements22 · 54%
▲ 0%→54% share
1 median citations91% since 2021mostly empirical
Health informatics research is intensifying — field share reached 54%, with 5 new health informatics and 4 telemedicine papers newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health informatics5
  • Health care5
  • Telemedicine4
  • Public health3
  • Data science3
Newly emergingHealth informatics 0→5 · Health care 0→4 · Public health 0→3
Landmark PopHR: a knowledge‐based platform to support integration, analysis, and visualization of population health data · 91 cites
▼ Concerns11 · 27%
▲ 0%→26% share
2 median citations91% since 2021mostly empirical
Health care and public health concerns are newly emerging — both brand-new sub-topics each contributing 3 papers within a 26% field share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Health informatics3
  • Health care3
  • Public health3
  • Health administration2
  • Nursing research2
Newly emergingHealth care 0→3 · Public health 0→3
Landmark Representing Knowledge Consistently Across Health Systems · 60 cites

Common questions

How many HealthTech companies are there in Tennessee, United States?
Radar tracks 348 indexable HealthTech companies headquartered in Tennessee, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by HealthTech companies in Tennessee, United States?
The HealthTech companies in Tennessee, United States on this list have raised a combined $3.2B in disclosed equity funding across 122 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded HealthTech company in Tennessee, United States?
Main Street is the highest-funded HealthTech company in Tennessee, United States, with $504.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many HealthTech companies in Tennessee, United States are funded?
122 of the 348 HealthTech companies in Tennessee, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many HealthTech unicorns are there in Tennessee, United States?
2 HealthTech companies in Tennessee, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Tennessee, United States HealthTech companies?
The most active investors in Tennessee, United States HealthTech companies on this list include Jumpstart Foundry, Nashville Capital Network, Martin Ventures, Clayton Associates, Innova Memphis.
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