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Healthtech Industry Landscape of Austin

485 Healthtech companies in Austin, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated September 2026.

485companies tracked
$3.9Bdisclosed funding
36hiring right now
120events · 24 months
14,714news articles · 12 months

Who leads Healthtech in Austin

Shows the top healthtech firms in Austin by size, funding, hiring activity, and media coverage; 485 companies are tracked, with 36 hiring now and 128 having disclosed recent funding.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Everlywell8last posted Jun 2026
  2. 02The Helper Bees8last posted Apr 2026
  3. 03healthtronics7last posted Mar 2026
  4. 04Expressable6last posted Feb 2026
  5. 05Senseye5last posted Jan 2026
  6. 06Intiva Health5last posted Jan 2026
  7. 07HNI Healthcare5last posted May 2026
  8. 08Everly Health5last posted Jun 2026
36 companies hiring · 1 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Function Health$351MSeries B · Nov 2025
  2. 02Everly Health$330MSeries D · Jan 2021
  3. 03Apollo Endo$298.6MPost IPO · Jul 2020
  4. 04Wheel$215.6MSeries C · Jan 2022
  5. 05Nourish$205MSeries C · May 2026
  6. 06Curative$162.3MSeries B · Oct 2025
  7. 07HNI Healthcare$129.4MSeries E · Nov 2018
  8. 08Diligent Robots$102.1MSeries C · Feb 2025
128 companies with disclosed rounds · $3.9B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Aspira Women\'s Health$9.2MFY2025 filing
  2. 02Fourth Frontier$1.5Msnapshot Mar 2025
  3. 03Curative$162kFY2012 filing
  4. 04Vironix AI$2ksnapshot Apr 2024
4 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Curative2,251tracked employees
  2. 02ESO645tracked employees
  3. 03Everly Health573tracked employees
  4. 04healthtronics500tracked employees
  5. 05HNI Healthcare222tracked employees
  6. 06Nourish178tracked employees
  7. 07The Helper Bees164tracked employees
  8. 08Orangetheory Fitness | Austin Fitness Group117tracked employees
36 companies with headcount data
headcount growth
Fastest-growing teams
headcount vs the previous snapshot (min 10 before)
  1. 01EqualizeRCM+400%+385 → 2,500 employees
  2. 02Keet Health+400%+34 → 192 employees
  3. 03LeadingReach+89%38 → 72 employees
  4. 04LDR+75%170 → 297 employees
  5. 05e-MDs+67%12 → 20 employees
  6. 06ThermiGen+52%52 → 79 employees
  7. 07Vital Interaction+50%26 → 39 employees
  8. 08Lotic+45%38 → 55 employees
77 companies with both snapshots
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Arthrocare10.3%13 tracked events
  2. 02Aspira Women\'s Health7.9%10 tracked events
  3. 03Function Health7.9%10 tracked events
  4. 04Genprex7.9%10 tracked events
  5. 05HeartSciences7.9%10 tracked events
  6. 06Monogram7.1%9 tracked events
  7. 07Diligent Robots6.3%8 tracked events
  8. 08Arintra4.8%6 tracked events
126 tracked events across 29 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Function Health146articles in the window
  2. 02Dele61articles in the window
  3. 03Everlywell49articles in the window
  4. 04Diligent Robots35articles in the window
  5. 05Iodine Software30articles in the window
  6. 06Endocare19articles in the window
  7. 07Arthrocare19articles in the window
  8. 08Iris Telehealth16articles in the window
31 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
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How the Healthtech ecosystem in Austin grew, 2016–2025

Shows the number of Austin healthtech startups founded each year, peaking at 35 in 2017 and falling to 5 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Healthtech companies in Austin
2016: 332017: 352018: 312019: 272020: 302021: 222022: 292023: 222024: 182025: 5
20162025
peak 35 in 2017
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 29 in 2020
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 120,480,2672017: 77,096,3002018: 147,249,5172019: 139,605,8902020: 415,172,1252021: 430,118,8812022: 445,847,2772023: 139,175,3952024: 169,511,5652025: 711,016,606
20162025
peak $711M in 2025

The Healthtech market map of Austin: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the product types these firms build and their revenue models, highlighting that enterprise tech (261 firms) and subscription billing (322 firms) are the most common.

  • Enterprise Tech261 companies · $2.5B raised · 21 hiring
  • Consumer Digital157 companies · $1.3B raised · 10 hiring
  • Enterprise Software140 companies · $894.5M raised · 10 hiring
  • Life Sciences92 companies · $1.5B raised · 8 hiring
  • SaaS78 companies · $600.7M raised · 7 hiring
  • Healthtech SaaS69 companies · $518M raised · 6 hiring
  • At Home Diagnostics33 companies · $808.3M raised · 6 hiring
  • Hospital at Home26 companies · $265.4M raised · 4 hiring
  • B2C E-Commerce25 companies · $184.1M raised · 1 hiring
  • Deep Tech24 companies · $483.2M raised · 1 hiring
  • IoT in Healthcare22 companies · $158.7M raised · 2 hiring
  • Loneliness Economy20 companies · $187.1M raised · 2 hiring

Monetization

How Healthtech companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription322
E-Commerce - Product91
Physical Commerce83
Fee-For-Service48
Commission on Transaction40
E-Commerce - Service29
Advertising24
Freemium2

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Healthtech in Austin

Lists 120 corporate events over the past two years, including 32 funding rounds, 31 key‑person announcements, and 29 mergers or acquisitions.

Funding 32Leadership 31M&A 29Earnings 10Lawsuit 6Regulatory 3Assets 3Capital 2Buyback 1Layoffs 1
  • M&AGlobal investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced it has acquired a majority stake in Knack RCM (“Knack”) and EqualizeRCM (“Equalize”), two leading U.S. healthcare revenue cycle management (“RCM”) providers, to create an AI-native, global, multi-specialty RCM platform.2026-05-04
  • M&APCSI has acquired CareStarter, an automated care management software developer, to expand its healthcare technology capabilities.2026-04-14
  • M&AFunction Health has acquired Getlabs, an online at-home lab sample collection service.2026-04-14
  • M&ALast mile delivery firm, Serve Robotics on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Diligent Robotics2026-01-20
  • FundingProspyr , a leading provider of all-in-one practice management software for aesthetics and wellness practices, today announced a strategic growth investment from Five Elms Capital.2025-12-15
  • FundingCurative – $150.0M2025-12-08
  • M&AThe acquisition of Iodine Software expanded Waystar's total addressable market by more than 15% and accelerated innovation, enhancing their AI-powered platform.2025-10-30
  • FundingOn October 28, 2025, Genprex, Inc. announced a securities purchase agreement for a registered direct offering of 377,780 shares of common stock at $9.00 per share, expected to close on October 29, 2025. The offering includes a concurrent private placement of warrants for up to 755,560 shares, with potential gross proceeds of $6.6 million if fully exercised. The company plans to use the net proceeds, estimated at $3.0 million, for working capital and general corporate purposes.2025-10-29
  • FundingRaised $21 million in Series A funding.2025-10-23
  • FundingNourish, a virtual nutrition care platform, has closed a $70 million Series B round to accelerate product development, expand its network of Registered Dietitians, grow its team and strengthen partnerships.2025-04-23

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Healthtech company in Austin was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
carlyleEqualizeRCMundisclosedAnnounced2026-05-04
Function HealthgetlabsundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-14
pcsiCarestarterundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-14
serve roboticsDiligent Robots$29MAnnounced2026-01-31
waystarIodine Softwareundisclosed2025-10-30
Function HealthezraundisclosedCompleted2025-09-04

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on notable corporate events such as leadership changes, IPO filings, product launches, and contract wins.

Leadership moves
6 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • crimsonKevin Rudd · Resignation — was Advisory board memberFeb 2026
  • crimsonSir John Key · Appointment → ChairmanFeb 2026
  • crimsonLarry Summers · Resignation — was Advisory board memberFeb 2026
  • CariloopCarly Duvall Le Riche · Promotion → Chief Administrative OfficerJan 2026
  • CariloopLisa Leighton · Promotion → Chief Commercial OfficerJan 2026
  • Function HealthZiad Sultan · Appointment → Chief Product and Technology OfficerDec 2025
Regulatory & litigation
3 regulatory events · 6 tracked suits · 24 months
  • HeartSciences — U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationDec 2025
  • HeartSciencessubmitted for 510(k) premarket clearance — U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationDec 2025
  • Endocaretrading halted — NasdaqFeb 2025
  • pwnhealth, everly health v walgreens boots allianceCOVID-19 testing dispute · SettledFeb 2025
  • galil medical v healthtronicsmerger enforcement / acquisition enjoin · FiledFeb 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
4 companies reporting7 company-quarters trackedbeat 4miss 1in line 0

Who is building Healthtech in Austin

Profiles 281 founders and CEOs across 190 companies, noting that Harvard Business School and Stanford each produced six alumni, and Amazon appears as a prior employer for two founders.

Founders and chief executives12 of 281, from the best-funded companies on this page
Dan Swerdlin
Co-Founder & General Counsel
Dan Swerdlin

All Bridges Legal, ex-Chavez & Gertler, Lerach Coughlin. University of Pennsylvania BA 2001, Stanford Law School JD 2005

Michelle Davey
Founder, CEO
Michelle Davey
repeat founder

Ex- Founder & CEO RecruitHere, Favor Delivery, Google, International Biomedical, Medtronic. St.Edward's University BBA 2011

Vivian Chu
Co-Founder and CTO
Vivian Chu

Diligent Robotics, ex-Georgia Institute Of Technology, ex-Google, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017

Eric Johnson
Founder & CEO
Eric Johnson

Ex-The CDI Group. Southern Methodist University 2007, University of North Texas 2009

Char Hu
Co-Founder & CEO
Char Hu

Founder Georgetown Living, ex-AustinUP. The University of Texas at Austin BS 2003, Baylor College of Medicine PhD 2010

Dustin Freckleton
Co-Founder & CEO
Dustin Freckleton

Brigham Young University BS 2008, University of Houston MBA 2012

Sean Rad
Co-Founder
Sean Rad
repeat founder

Venture Partner - Social Impact Capital

Alan Blake
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Blake

Strategic Partner - Trinity Investors. The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Business Administration 2001

Mustafa Shabib
Co-Founder & CTO
Mustafa Shabib

Ex-Amazon, Hubbard One. Northwestern University BS 2002

Nick Macario
Co-Founder & CEO
Nick Macario

Ex-Remote, Branded.me, Dock.

Leanne Sherred
President & Co-founder
Leanne Sherred

Expressable, ex-Riverkids Pediatric Home Health Therapy Agency, ex-Cole Pediatric Therapy, Northwestern University

David Stein
Chief Executive Officer
David Stein

Babson Diagnostics, ex-Siemens Healthineers, ex-Siemens Healthcare, The Johns Hopkins University, 2001

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 36 of 281 founders
Harvard Business School6
Stanford University6
Harvard University4
University of Pennsylvania4
Cornell University3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology3
Duke University3
Columbia University3
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 8 of 281 founders
Amazon2
Google1
Intel1
Goldman Sachs1
Morgan Stanley1
Cisco1
Bain1
Facebook1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 211 founders with a profile on this page
3
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders3
  • no repeat-founder flag208
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 263 of 281 founders
15%
of matched founders are women
  • women39
  • men224
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 18 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Healthtech in Austin

Summarizes 294 funding rounds since 2016 backed by 319 investors, with an average round size of $2.6 million.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
HHS30Apr 2025
Y Combinator84May 2026
Silverton Partners83Jan 2025
Next Coast Ventures81Jun 2024
Austin Technology Incubator77Nov 2022
Techstars75Mar 2023
True Ventures52Jun 2023
Tiger Global Management43Apr 2022
Andreessen Horowitz43Nov 2025
Highland Capital Partners42Jun 2023
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel84
Series A–B114
Series C+ / PE17
Grants, debt & other79

The typical round is $2.6M — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Healthtech funding rounds in Austin

Highlights the largest disclosed round—a $298 million Series B for Function Health—and lists ten other large recent rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
Function HealthSeries Bmega-round$298MNov 2025Redpoint Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Aglae Ventures +7 more
Everly HealthSeries D$175MDec 2020BlackRock, TCG, Foresite Capital +7 more
CurativeSeries B$152.5MOct 2025Justin Mateen, Mike Novogratz, Duquesne Family Office +3 more
WheelSeries C$150MJan 2022Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tiger Global Management, CRV +4 more
NourishSeries C$100MMay 2026Menlo Ventures, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures +6 more
Everly HealthSeries D$75MJan 2021Health Quest Capital
NourishSeries B$70MApr 2025J P Morgan, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures +6 more
MembersySeries C$66MSep 2021Spectrum Equity
HNI HealthcareSeries E$65MNov 2018CRG
Happy RingSeries A$60MAug 2022Arch Venture Partners
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M11
$1–10M16
$10–50M12
$50–250M3
>$250M1

43 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Healthtech in Austin

Counts 14,714 news articles about Austin healthtech in the last year, with coverage focusing on administrative, political, and geopolitical topics.

News volume
Healthtech coverage tagged Austin · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 2,9622021Q3: 4,5672021Q4: 2,8092022Q1: 3,7132022Q2: 4,1702022Q3: 2,8932022Q4: 2,8952023Q1: 3,7912023Q2: 4,2682023Q3: 3,2392023Q4: 4,2162024Q1: 4,1742024Q2: 4,1422024Q3: 3,6472024Q4: 4,1382025Q1: 5,8082025Q2: 3,5542025Q3: 4,9612025Q4: 2,9792026Q1: 3,403
2021Q22026Q1
peak 5,808 in 2025Q1 · 14,714 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 47% → 60%, negative 52% → 40% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Healthtech news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • Administrative and political subdivisions4,359,394▲+20%
  • Geopolitical disputes and contested areas320,877▲+34%
  • International and transnational geographic entities320,716▲+34%
  • International political relations199,241▲+35%
  • Security and defense policies140,368▲+61%
  • International relations and diplomacy90,847▲+22%
  • Geographic naming conventions and etymology82,170▲+453%
  • Trade policies and agreements74,825→+9%
  • Covid-19 vaccine development and efficacy trials74,240▲+293%
  • Human rights advocacy reports70,592→+4%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

31 Healthtech companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Healthtech coverage in United States as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

foreign policy analysis+50%multilateral diplomacy+62%national security strategy+127%bilateral trade+40%diplomatic engagements+58%vaccine candidates+288%vaccine trials+259%vaccination campaigns+381%countries+122%vaccine immunogenicity+276%
olympic team selections-50%olympic trials-53%ceasefire violations-47%summer olympics athletics-87%electioneering tactics-57%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in United States Healthtech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
1,911,493 articles touch this dimension · 42.5% critical tone
20212025
signals: territories, disputed islands, vaccine mandate compliance
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
376,845 articles touch this dimension · 46.9% critical tone
20212025
signals: public health funding, investment deal, inflation reports fx
Growth ▲ rising
535,611 articles touch this dimension · 35.3% critical tone
20212025
signals: earnings report, quarterly results, quarterly financials

Healthtech jobs in Austin: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 1,261 job postings from 62 employers in the past year, where the most‑asked skills include SQL and teletherapy and the median salary is $80 k per year.

1,261postings · last 12 months
1,858postings tracked overall
62employers advertising
$80kmedian advertised salary/yr (n=74)

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Healthtech employers in Austin put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • sql11
  • teletherapy10
  • computer technology10
  • excel10
  • crm9
  • aws9
  • data analysis7
  • python7
  • salesforce7
  • looker6
What level are these roles?
Entry2
Intern41
Senior69
Lead9
Manager285
Most advertised titles
  • Family Practice - Without Ob Physician50
  • Internal Medicine Physician33
  • Patient Access Coordinator29
  • Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician29
  • Radiology Physician25
  • Radiologic Technologist23

12 Healthtech-relevant internships in India were advertised over the same 12 months.

What the research says

The Healthtech research read is national: 8,843 United States-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Challenges in Drug Discovery, Barriers to Telehealth Access, Caution on Telehealth Expansion, Risks in Health Informatics Adoption. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in United States — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.

Read the full Healthtech research analysis for United States →

Prism

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Research themes, patent activity and the companies commercialising them, in one place.

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Radar finds and filters the companies. Prism watches what is being said about them.

About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring, jobs, news and research trackers, covering Austin. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated September 2026.
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