We invest in early-stage founders dedicated to reshaping the healthcare landscape.
The Pave Mission
As our communities struggle with illness and health challenges, we are witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation of healthcare driven by consumer demand, regulatory changing and incredible innovation.
Helping to reshape the healthcare landscape.
Pave sits at an opportune moment to invest in healthcare’s evolution and growth, targeting solutions that address root causes of illness, improving health outcomes, and driving efficiency across the healthcare system.
As we leverage our extensive healthcare network and deep industry expertise, Pave’s advantage lies in our ability to access opportunities, validate concepts, and provide post- investment value to our portfolio companies. Behind our strategic investments, we are paving the way to a healthier tomorrow.
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We face a national health crisis as out-of-control spending meets unacceptable health outcomes.
Healthcare in the U.S. is our largest sector at nearly $5 trillion (~20% of GDP) and chronic conditions, account for 95% of the focus and spending.
Factors like a toxic food system, overprescribed pharmaceuticals, air pollution, forever chemicals, microplastics and technology are all contributing to our country's declining health and Chronic Disease Epidemic.
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The US healthcare system is transitioning from ‘sick care’ to value-based care — a preventative, proactive, and whole-health approach.
Key players are financially incentivized when you are healthy, but are penalized when you are sick. This is driving healthcare stakeholders to redirect $ trillions in spending to cover more health-focused solutions to their member-base. -
Healthcare + Wellness are colliding to make “HEALTH” a massive investment category. US Healthcare spend has hit $5T and Global Wellness sits at $6.8T.
Investment Categories
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Address Underlying Drivers of Chronic Illness
Factors like a toxic food system, overprescribed pharmaceuticals, air pollution, forever chemicals, microplastics and technology are all contributing to our country's declining health and Chronic Disease Epidemic.
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Improve Chronic Condition Management
We invest in solutions that support earlier intervention, better long-term care coordination, and personalized management approaches—empowering patients and care teams to achieve better outcomes across a range of diseases.
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Optimize the Healthcare Infrastructure
We focus on innovations that streamline access, enhance provider efficiency, reduce administrative burden, and enable value-based care—building a more effective, equitable, and scalable healthcare ecosystem.
Our Team
Pave Health Ventures is led by a cross-disciplinary team of investors, operators, and healthcare veterans who bring deep expertise across private equity, digital health, provider systems, and startup ecosystems. Our core leadership is backed by a trusted network of strategic partners and advisors from some of the most respected names in healthcare, including Cedars-Sinai, UCLA Health, University of Miami Health System, and Kaiser Permanente.
Together, we bring decades of experience building, scaling, and advising companies at the intersection of healthcare, wellness, and innovation. With relationships spanning leading hospitals, provider groups, venture firms, and payor networks, our team is uniquely positioned to identify and support the next generation of category-defining healthcare companies. This extensive reach enhances every stage of the investment process—from diligence to execution to exit.
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Jacob’s 15+ year healthcare-focused career spans private equity, venture capital, entrepreneurship, and C-suite leadership. He brings deep domain experience and a robust healthcare network to support companies navigating the complex startup landscape.
Jacob has a proven ability to source investment opportunities, evaluate founders and concepts, and activate strategic partners to drive value across the portfolio.
Select Experience:
Vytalize – Chief Innovation Officer
Risk-bearing provider enablement platform driving personalized medicine and lowering costs.
2024: $1.5B in revenue, Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Company AwardMedpilot – CEO & Founder
AI-driven patient engagement platform supporting over 1M users. Acquired in 2021Movement Fund – Venture Partner
Early-stage consumer-focused fund investing in healthcare, wellness, F&B, and technology.
Founded in 2022
As our healthcare system undergoes a transformation, stakeholders—including insurers, governmental organizations, employers, and value-based care companies —are pivoting towards preventive care and lifestyle-based tools, unlocking trillions of dollars in growth potential within the healthcare landscape.