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Peerwell is a technology company.
Peerwell has raised $9.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at Peerwell.
Peerwell was founded in 2015 by Manish Shah (CEO, Co-founder).
Peerwell has raised $9.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Peerwell develops a digital health platform specializing in musculoskeletal (MSK) care. It delivers interdisciplinary care via a patient-facing application, complemented by provider tools for treatment coordination. This approach streamlines MSK recovery, offering virtual support across the full continuum of care, from pain management and prevention through pre- and post-operative support for complex surgeries.
Founded in 2014 by Manish Shah, Evan Minamoto, and Nitun Verma, Peerwell recognized the fragmented nature of traditional MSK treatment. The founders envisioned a digital-first approach to offer coordinated, accessible patient pathways. This strategy aimed to enhance engagement and improve outcomes by delivering expert care directly to users.
Peerwell serves patients navigating musculoskeletal health challenges, providing structured, app-based recovery experiences. The company’s vision centers on establishing a more effective, convenient alternative to conventional MSK care. Leveraging technology to connect patients with comprehensive support, Peerwell strives to redefine patient journeys and optimize recovery.
Peerwell has raised $9.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $7.0M Series A in August 2019.
PeerWell is a digital health platform focused on musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, offering personalized PreHab (pre-surgery preparation) and ReHab (post-surgery recovery) programs to improve surgical outcomes, reduce complications, lower healthcare costs, and speed recovery.[1][2][3] It serves patients, workers' compensation insurers, payers, third-party administrators, and healthcare providers by activating patients with evidence-based guidance on physical therapy, nutrition, pain management, and mental well-being, using devices patients already own for at-home care.[1][2][3] The platform solves high costs and fragmentation in MSK care by lowering surgical risks, controlling expenses, and improving return-to-work times; founded in 2015 in San Francisco, it raised $8.6M before being acquired by Bardavon Health Innovations in June 2022, integrating into a hybrid treatment platform for worker MSK health.[1][2]
PeerWell was founded in 2015 in San Francisco, California, as a musculoskeletal digital health platform aimed at transforming the surgery experience for patients.[1][2][3] While specific founders are not detailed in available sources, the company emerged to address gaps in patient preparation and recovery for MSK conditions, helping thousands of patients by coordinating multi-specialty care remotely.[2] Early traction built through its extension of healthcare teams for insurers and providers, culminating in its acquisition by Bardavon Health Innovations on June 14, 2022, which added PeerWell's leadership and tools to create the industry's first digital solution pairing in-person therapy, virtual coaching, and self-care for injury prevention and treatment.[1][2]
PeerWell rides the digital health and insurtech wave, capitalizing on rising MSK injury costs in workers' compensation—projected to strain payers amid aging workforces and remote work shifts.[1][2] Its timing aligns with post-pandemic demand for remote, data-driven care, reducing in-person visits while improving outcomes through objective motion data and patient engagement, similar to competitors like Exer.[1][3] Market forces like value-based care mandates and insurtech growth (4,485 companies in the space) favor PeerWell's model, influencing the ecosystem by pioneering hybrid MSK platforms that blend virtual tools with traditional therapy, now amplified via Bardavon's scale.[1][2]
Post-acquisition, PeerWell's platform will likely expand within Bardavon's ecosystem, powering broader adoption of hybrid MSK solutions for workers and payers amid trends like AI-enhanced rehab data and preventive healthtech.[1][3] Evolving regulations on telehealth and insurtech consolidation could accelerate its reach, potentially influencing standards for at-home surgical prep. As digital therapeutics mature, PeerWell—now Bardavon-integrated—stands to shape cost-efficient MSK care, tying back to its core mission of patient-centered recovery in a fragmented healthcare landscape.[1][2][3]
Key people at Peerwell.
Peerwell was founded in 2015 by Manish Shah (CEO, Co-founder).
Peerwell has raised $9.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Peerwell's investors include Michael Yang, Adjacent, Arbor Ventures, Audrey Capital, Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Climate Capital, CRV, Dreamers VC, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Gradient Ventures.
