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Best Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Companies in Tennessee, United States
The 69 best Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wayspring.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
69companies tracked
$314.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
18have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE × TENNESSEE
Our analysis of 50 Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies
$2.4b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2005median founding year
50median Fliar Index™
224kcombined LinkedIn audience
59%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alive Hospice Provider of hospice & palliative care services | — | — | 325 325 → 283 (-13%) | 1975 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | 1 award |
| 2 | alleo health system Alleo Health System is a healthcare organization which provides medical, emotional, and spiritual services. | — | — | 174 | 1980 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Athena Care Provider of mental health care and behavioral therapy services | — | — | 59 | 2001 | Kirk Manz Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+41 | — |
| 4 | Autism & Behavior Consulting Services Standalone mental and behavioral therapy center | — | — | — | 2005 | Jane Barnes Founder & Owner | — | — |
| 5 | BenchMark Physical Therapy Provider of physical, occupational & sports injuries therapy services | — | — | 1,818 | 1995 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+20 | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Brookhaven Retreat Provider of online dice game platform | — | — | — | 2005 | Jacqueline Dawes Founder & Owner | — | — |
| 7 | Caris Healthcare Provider of hospice services | — | — | 576 576 → 449 (-22%) | 2003 | Norman McRae Founder & Managing Director | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+22 | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Center for Spine Provider of rehabilitation center | — | — | 33 | 2002 | Son Le Founder/CEO | WordPressSentryMySQL+18 | — |
Top 12 Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee
#1
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2020 · 13 employees$2Mraised▾
Seed · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2020 · 13 employees
Provider of anxiety & eating disorder, trauma, and mental healthcare treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 5how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%Global
bottom 25%Market
bottom 13%Funding: Raised $2.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Market: 13 employees
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Seed$1.1M
- Feb 2025Seed$950K
#2
Funding Raised · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 1984 · 257 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 1984 · 257 employees
Provider of mental health, substance use recovery, and housing support. The organization delivers psychosocial rehabilitation, supported employment, and homeless outreach. Peer wellness and emerging adult services are also provided. The organization offers both intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment programs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Growth
top 45%Funding
top 46%Product
top 46%Tech
bottom 46%Market
bottom 42%Innovation: 8 product lines
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $4.8M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 19 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$165.2K
- May 2012Grant (prize money)$124.1K
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$2M
- Apr 2011Grant (prize money)$124.1K
Investors
HHS, Hud Exchange
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Series D · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2012 · 182 employees$116.8Mraised▾
Series D · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2012 · 182 employees
Offers substance use disorder treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 45%Tech
bottom 49%Market
bottom 34%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $117M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding rounds
- May 2024Series D—
- Sep 2021Series D$75M
- Feb 2020Series C$15M
- Oct 2016Series B$17M
Founders & team
Investors
.406 Ventures, Sandbox Industries, BVF, Oak HC/FT, Healthbox, CVS Health
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailDocusignHubspotNginx
#4
Public · Franklin, Tennessee · founded 2005 · 19581 employees$52.5Mraised▾
Public · Franklin, Tennessee · founded 2005 · 19581 employees
Chain of inpatient & outpatient rehabilitation centers
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 56k LinkedIn followers — 25.0% of this cohort's audience · 269 engagements/post (41.3× cohort median)
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- 2024Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- 2023Grant (prize money)$2M
- Apr 2011Post IPO$52.5M
- Sep 2009Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Waud Capital Partners, HRSA, Hud Exchange, Tekla Capital Management, Bain Capital Private Equity, Altura Capital
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailDocusign
#5
Series C · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2021 · 138 employees$42.9Mraised▾
Series C · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2021 · 138 employees
Developer of a mental health platform designed to address the effects of serious mental illness. The company's platform focuses on delivering real outcomes for a population that has historically been underserved, stigmatized, and deprioritized, enabling individuals struggling with serious mental illness to engage with the healthcare ecosystem.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Guide (Peer Support Specialist), Team Lead
Funding rounds
- Feb 2023Series C$28.1M
- Dec 2021Series B$14.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Google Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCore-JsDocusign
#6
Seed · Mount Juliet, Tennessee · founded 2015 · 48 employees$495Kraised▾
Seed · Mount Juliet, Tennessee · founded 2015 · 48 employees
Provider of behavioral therapy and addiction treatment services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Seed$495K
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianzFormidable FormGoogle Analytics
#7
Series B · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2009 · 370 employees$34.5Mraised▾
Series B · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2009 · 370 employees
Chain of substance abuse therapy centers
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience · 30 engagements/post (4.6× cohort median)
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Medical Assistant, Senior Clinician
Funding rounds
- May 2018Series B$25M
- Jun 2016Series A$9.5M
- 2014Seed—
Investors
Apple Tree Partners, Health Quest Capital, Granite Health Growth Partners, CRG
Tech stack
A3 Lazy LoadApple Icloud MailBabelCookieyesCore-JsDivi
#8
Series B · Brentwood, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 520 employees$13.7Mraised▾
Series B · Brentwood, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 520 employees
JourneyPure developes and operates addiction treatment centers in the US that offer intensive outpatient as well as residential addiction treatment for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. At its centres it offers Detox services, Addiction treatment, Experiential therapy, Neurofeedback treatment, Recovery coaching, and Aftercare services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Clinical Director
Funding rounds
- Apr 2018Series B$268K
- Apr 2017Series B$7.5M
- Feb 2016Conventional Debt—
- Feb 2016Series A$805K
Investors
Altitude Ventures, Clayton Associates
Tech stack
All In One SeoAutoptimizeBootstrapCalltrackingmetricsCdnjsClickcease
#9
Series B · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 213 employees$23.8Mraised▾
Series B · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 2014 · 213 employees
Chain of addiction treatment rehab centers
Funding rounds
- May 2015Series B$20M
- Oct 2014Series A—
- May 2014Series A$3.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Fulcrum Equity Partners, Summit Partners
#10
Public · Brentwood, Tennessee · founded 2007 · 1711 employees$13Mraised▾
Public · Brentwood, Tennessee · founded 2007 · 1711 employees
Chain of inpatient & outpatient substance abuse therapy centers
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 32k LinkedIn followers — 14.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2015Post IPO$25M
- Mar 2015Conventional Debt$125M
- 2014Series A—
- Apr 2014Series A$6M
Founders & team
Investors
Alcentra Capital Corporation, Deerfield, Capital Southwest
Tech stack
Ab TastyCallrailCloudflareContentsquareCookieyesElfsight
#11
Acquired · Brentwood, Tennessee · founded 1995 · 760 employees$7Mraised▾
Acquired · Brentwood, Tennessee · founded 1995 · 760 employees
Chain of inpatient and outpatient mental health & substance-abuse rehabilitation centers
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2011Series A$7M
- Mar 2008Grant (prize money)—
Investors
HHS, Sterling Partners, Tao Capital Partners, RiverGlade Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCalltrackingmetricsCloudflareCore-JsFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#12
Early Stage · Erwin, Tennessee · founded 1943$2Mraised▾
Early Stage · Erwin, Tennessee · founded 1943
Its an inpatient mental health rehabilitation center
Funding & investor landscape
$314.6Mtotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
43disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Paul Mccurry
Co-Founder · Wayspring
Carter Paine
CEO · Wayspring
Marie Alvarez
Group Chief Executive Officer · Acadia Healthcare
Chris Hunter
CEO · Acadia Healthcare
Cory Roberts
Co-Founder and Board Director · firsthand
Samir Malik
Co-Founder & CEO · firsthand
Matt Morgan
CEO · Vertava Health
Ellen Boschert
Co-CEO · American Addiction Centers
David Hans
Co-CEO · American Addiction Centers
Lee Dilworth
Founder & CEO · ReVIDA Recovery
Shaun Carrigan
Co-Founder · Ruth Clinic
Kim Quigley
Co-Founder & CEO · Onrise
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 387,730 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth flat
RESEARCH IN TENNESSEE · Health & Bio
How research on Longevity in Tennessee is moving
A read on the academic research around Longevity in Tennessee — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 59 papers.
59 papers · stance +0.36 · 33% breakthrough · 26% concern
top institutions
- East Tennessee State University18
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville16
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center14
- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System6
- Tennessee State University3
leading researchers
Juan Zhao · J. S. Adams · Peilin Zhu · Tingting Li · Evan G. Williams · Fei Tu
prism intelligence · tone & topics
90% positive · 8% critical tone
HealthMedical ResearchBiotechnologyBiologyGeneticsPharmaceuticals
▲
Breakthroughs15 · 25%
▲ 12%→21% share
▲1.8× share momentum17 median citations40% since 2021mostly empirical
Breakthroughs are rising (12%→21% of field), led by Senescence.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Senescence2→5
Landmark Connecting the Dots: Therapy-Induced Senescence and a Tumor-Suppressive Immune Microenvironment · 92 cites
◆
Advancements19 · 32%
▼ 38%→28% share
▼0.7× share momentum12 median citations42% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (38%→28% of field), led by Senescence.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Senescence2→4
Landmark Klotho Deficiency Causes Heart Aging via Impairing the Nrf2-GR Pathway · 180 cites
▼
Concerns12 · 20%
▲ 25%→28% share
▲1.1× share momentum6 median citations67% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (25%→28% of field), led by Healthy aging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Healthy aging2
- Gerontology2
- Successful aging2
- Vaccination2
- Immunity2
Landmark The Impact of HIV- and ART-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cellular Senescence and Aging · 138 cites
Common questions
How many Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies are there in Tennessee, United States?
Radar tracks 69 indexable Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies headquartered in Tennessee, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee, United States?
The Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee, United States on this list have raised a combined $314.6M in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care company in Tennessee, United States?
Wayspring is the highest-funded Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care company in Tennessee, United States, with $116.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee, United States are funded?
15 of the 69 Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care unicorns are there in Tennessee, United States?
None of the Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies in Tennessee, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Tennessee, United States Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies?
The most active investors in Tennessee, United States Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care companies on this list include Clayton Associates, Granite Health Growth Partners, HHS, Hud Exchange, .406 Ventures.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.