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Venture Capital News: Kensho Health Secures $3.5M Seed Round

2021-08-05
LOS ANGELES, CA, Kenshō Health, the first care navigation and provider discovery platform for holistic medicine, has raised a $3.5 million Seed investment.
The round was led by KB Partners, with participation from Company Ventures and Gaingels. All of Kenshō's Pre-Seed investors - Crosscut, Female Founders Fund, Alumni Ventures Group, and Evolve Foundation - reinvested. Livongo (Teladoc: $18.5B) co-founder, Alex Bitoun, also took a large stake in the round. This brings Kenshō's funding total to nearly $5.5 million.

Kensho is a health company that lives in LA, operates on the internet, and promotes a whole-person philosophy of care: mind, body, and spirit. The company, founded and led by proven entrepreneurs Krista Berlincourt and Danny Steiner, pairs scientific research with personalization technology to take the guesswork out holistic health, whether you're looking for an honest answer or a trusted provider. Berlincourt is known for nurturing and scaling some of the most loved emerging technology brands like Simple, Acorns, and Microsoft from the ground up. Steiner was a digital innovation change agent at NBC, Conde Nast, and Hulu before breaking into health and wellness with Brami, a venture-backed superfood company. In addition to their entrepreneurial work, Berlincourt is a Professional Certified Coach, while Steiner is a Meditation Teacher. The two were brought together by their shared interest in behavioral science and an unrelenting mission to help people get better and be better.
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