Athelas Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Athelas was acquired by Commure in October 2023.

Athelas acquisition price

Undisclosed

Acquired by Commure · Oct 2023

Athelas revenue at acquisition

$100M

Last twelve months · Oct 2023

Cumulative funding Athelas raised

$150M

across 5 funding rounds

Key investors in Athelas

  • Sequoia Capital
  • Y Combinator
  • Initialized Capital
  • Tribe Capital
  • Human Capital
  • Fifty Years

Athelas Overview

About Athelas

Athelas is a healthcare technology company that sells revenue cycle management services, an AI-native electronic health record, ambient AI clinical notes, voice agents and practice management software to medical practices and health systems. It was founded in 2016 by Tanay Tandon and Deepika Bodapati, went through Y Combinator, and began with a smartphone-linked device that returns a white blood cell count from a small blood sample. The company later expanded into remote patient monitoring before focusing on administrative automation for providers. It earns revenue from software subscriptions and managed billing services. In October 2023 it merged with Commure, and it now operates as a Commure company based in Mountain View, California.


Founded

2016

HQ

United StatesMountain View

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription, Usage-based

Revenue

$100M (Oct 2023)

Valuation

$1.5B (Jan 2022)

Athelas Acquisition

Athelas was acquired by Commure for an undisclosed price on 4 October 2023.

Before the acquisition Athelas had raised $150M across 5 funding rounds.

Commure and Athelas announced on 4 October 2023 that they would merge, with Athelas chief executive Tanay Tandon leading the combined company as chief executive, Deepika Bodapati as chief operating officer and Dhruv Parthasarathy as chief technology officer. General Catalyst provided fresh capital that valued the combined company at 6 billion dollars. Athelas brought revenue cycle management and remote patient monitoring products used by thousands of providers, and processed hundreds of millions of dollars in healthcare claims. Commure supplied enterprise software to large health systems including HCA Healthcare, Jefferson and Providence. The companies said they expected the combination to speed up revenue cycle automation and workflow tools for hospitals. The combined company became the platform for later purchases such as Augmedix and Memora Health.

Athelas acquisition details
AcquirerDateType
4 Oct 2023Strategic M&A

Sources: athelas.com, healthcareittoday.com

Athelas Valuation

Athelas is currently valued at $1.5B, based on its Series C in January 2022. Read the announcement ↗

The $59M round was led by Tribe Capital, with participation from Greenoaks, Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Human Capital, Fifty Years and 1 other investor.

Athelas' valuation has moved from $1.5B at its Series B in August 2021 to $1.5B in January 2022, across 2 priced rounds.

Athelas valuation by funding round

Athelas valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Jan 2022Series C$1.5B
Aug 2021Series B$1.5B

Athelas Funding History

Athelas has raised a total of $150M across 5 funding rounds.

Athelas' first fundraising round was a $125K pre-seed round in January 2016. The most recent completed round was a $59M Series C in January 2022.

Athelas funding rounds

Athelas funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Jan 2022Series CTribe Capital (lead); Greenoaks; Y Combinator; Initialized Capital; Human Capital; Fifty Years; Sequoia Capital$59M$1.5BTribe Capital led the second of two consecutive rounds in Athelas, announced on 31 January 2022, with investment from Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Greenoaks, Human Capital and Initialized Capital. Arjun Sethi of Tribe Capital joined the company as a board observer. Athelas provides remote patient monitoring to hospitals, health systems and small practices and reported serving more than 40,000 patients with chronic conditions. It was founded in 2016 by Tanay Tandon and Deepika Bodapati and merged with Commure in October 2023.
Aug 2021Series BGeneral Catalyst (lead); Human Capital; Tribe Capital; Adam Guild$72M$1.5BGeneral Catalyst led a US$72 million round in Athelas in 2021, the first of two consecutive rounds that together raised more than US$132 million and were announced on 31 January 2022. Tribe Capital led the second round, and Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Greenoaks, Human Capital and Initialized Capital invested across the rounds. The financing valued the company at about US$1.5 billion. Athelas said it was the fastest-growing remote patient monitoring platform in the United States, serving hospitals, health systems and small practices, and it reported serving more than 40,000 patients with chronic conditions. The proceeds were to fund product development and the growth of its remote monitoring service. Athelas was founded in 2016 by Tanay Tandon and Deepika Bodapati, and its remote monitoring and blood testing devices grew from a hackathon project. The company merged with Commure in October 2023.
Feb 2019Series AGeorges Harik (lead); Fifty Years; Sequoia Capital$15M-Athelas raised US$15 million in a Series A round in February 2019, led by Georges Harik, with Sequoia Capital and Fifty Years also recorded as investors. It followed a US$3.7 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital in August 2017. At the time Athelas was building its at-home blood testing device, which returns a white blood cell count and related cell counts from a small blood sample using machine learning. The company was founded in 2016 by Tanay Tandon and Deepika Bodapati and went through Y Combinator. It later grew into remote patient monitoring, revenue cycle management and healthcare software, and it merged with Commure in October 2023.
Aug 2017SeedSequoia Capital (lead); Liquid 2 Ventures; Initialized Capital$4M-Athelas, a Silicon Valley startup, announced on 28 August 2017 that it had raised US$3.7 million in a seed round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Initialized Capital and Liquid 2 Ventures. The company introduced a countertop device paired with a smartphone app that returns a white blood cell count, neutrophils, lymphocytes and platelets from a small blood sample in about 60 seconds, using machine learning to compare the sample against thousands of cell images. Athelas had published papers on the accuracy of its data and said the kit would need further approval before it could be sold over the counter. It was founded in 2016 by Tanay Tandon and Deepika Bodapati and went through Y Combinator. The business later moved into remote patient monitoring and healthcare software and merged with Commure in October 2023.
Jan 2016Pre-seedY Combinator$125K-Y Combinator invested US$125,000 in Athelas in 2016 when the company joined the accelerator. Athelas was founded in 2016 by Tanay Tandon and Deepika Bodapati and was building an at-home blood testing device that returns a white blood cell count from a small blood sample using machine learning. The accelerator investment preceded the US$3.7 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital in August 2017. Athelas later grew into remote patient monitoring, revenue cycle management and healthcare software and merged with Commure in October 2023.

Who has invested in Athelas?

11 investors have backed Athelas across its funding rounds, including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Tribe Capital, Human Capital and Fifty Years.

Lead investors include Tribe Capital, General Catalyst, Georges Harik and Sequoia Capital.


Athelas Investors

Investors in Athelas by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Sequoia CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadAug 2017
Y CombinatorUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantJan 2016
Initialized CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantAug 2017
Human CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantAug 2021
Fifty YearsUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantFeb 2019
Tribe CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadAug 2021
General CatalystUnited StatesCambridge, MA1LeadAug 2021
GreenoaksUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantJan 2022
Georges HarikUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1LeadFeb 2019

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Athelas Competitors

Athelas competitors include listed companies like JMDC, Molbio Diagnostics and Certara, and private ones like Noom, WeDoctor and MindMaze.

Public and private companies comparable to Athelas
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
JMDCJapanJapanPublicly listed$320M$87M$1.5B4.6x
NoomUnited StatesNew York City, NYPrivate$400M-$3.7B9.3x
WeDoctorChinaHangzhouPrivate$267M-$7B50.4x
MindMazeSwitzerlandLausannePrivate--$1.5B-
Molbio DiagnosticsIndiaIndiaPublicly listed$149M$34M$1.5B-
CertaraUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$419M$103M$1.7B4.7x

Athelas Public Comps

Athelas is no longer listed, but its public comps include Beijing Balance Medical, Sinocare, Indegene, Edge Medical, Nakanishi, Ping An Healthcare, JMDC, Medartis, NovoCure and Savaria.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Beijing Balance Medical$93M$37M16.1x-40.3x-
Sinocare$700M$43M2.2x2.0x35.6x15.2x
Indegene$369M$68M3.7x3.1x19.8x17.7x
Edge Medical$68M($10M)18.3x10.6x(122.6x)132.9x
Nakanishi$515M$53M2.6x2.3x25.2x8.6x
Ping An Healthcare$822M$52M0.7x0.7x10.4x14.6x
JMDC$320M$87M5.1x4.6x18.9x17.9x
Medartis$327M$54M5.2x4.2x31.3x23.5x

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Common questions about Athelas

When was Athelas founded?Athelas was founded in 2016.
Where is Athelas headquartered?Athelas is headquartered in Mountain View, United States.
Is Athelas publicly listed?No, Athelas was acquired by Commure in October 2023.
Who acquired Athelas?Athelas was acquired by Commure in October 2023.
What is Athelas' valuation?Athelas was last valued at $1.5B in its Series C in January 2022.
How much funding has Athelas raised?Athelas has raised $150M across 5 funding rounds.
What was Athelas' last funding round?Athelas' last funding round was a $59M Series C in January 2022, led by Tribe Capital.
Who are Athelas' investors?Athelas' investors include Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Human Capital, Fifty Years, Tribe Capital, General Catalyst, Greenoaks, Georges Harik, Liquid 2 Ventures and 1 other.
Which companies are comparable to Athelas?Companies comparable to Athelas include JMDC, Noom, WeDoctor, MindMaze, Molbio Diagnostics and Certara.

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