# Cressey & Company

> Cressey & Company is a VC fund in Chicago backing Health Care and Medical. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 54%
- Fund size: $1.1B
- Last fund: Jun 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cressey-and-company/
- Website: https://www.cresseyco.com/

Cressey & Company is a private investment firm focused exclusively on investing in and building leading healthcare businesses.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 11 | 85% |
| Medical | 3 | 23% |
| Hospital | 3 | 23% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 23% |
| Education | 2 | 15% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 10 | 77% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 15% |
| Series C | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Hurd | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-hurd |
| Bary Bailey | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bary-bailey |
| Bryan Cressey | Co-Founder & Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-cressey |
| Scott Maskalunas | Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-maskalunas |
| Stephen Phenneger | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-phenneger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progeny Health | ProgenyHealth is the market leader in evidence-based care management solutions for premature and medically complex newborns.They partner with health plans, government agencies and employer groups to improve the health outcomes of their tiniest members and bring bottom line savings to the total cost of care.Their team of neonatologists,pediatricians and NICU nurses provide continuity of care in collaboration with providers from hospital to home and throughout the first year of life.The ProgenyHealth Medical Advisory Board, all board-certified neonatologists, work with their Chief Medical Officer and medical team to continually update care management guidelines and incorporate best practices based on the latest research protocols. This assures they are always at the forefront of adopting and promoting the practice of evidence-based medicine. |  | Private Equity | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Heartbeat Health | Heartbeat Health is a healthcare technology company that delivers virtual-first cardiovascular disease prevention and management. Through its data-powered platform and clinical services, the company helps patients and at-risk organizations benefit from higher-value care by reducing cardiovascular risk and the likelihood of future adverse events. Itoffers tools and resources critical to supporting digital care by virtually connect patients with doctors securely and helps in sharing information in real-time, and collaborate on treatment and diet consultation, and helps patients to keep track of their heart health and be in touch with a cardiologist. |  |  | Jul 09, 2024 |  |
| Heartbeat Health | Heartbeat Health is a healthcare technology company that delivers virtual-first cardiovascular disease prevention and management. Through its data-powered platform and clinical services, the company helps patients and at-risk organizations benefit from higher-value care by reducing cardiovascular risk and the likelihood of future adverse events. Itoffers tools and resources critical to supporting digital care by virtually connect patients with doctors securely and helps in sharing information in real-time, and collaborate on treatment and diet consultation, and helps patients to keep track of their heart health and be in touch with a cardiologist. | $25M | Series C | Jul 09, 2024 |  |
| Trella Health | Trella Health provides acute, ambulatory, and post-acute organizations with the most complete picture of care activity in their service areas. As one of only a few companies in the country deemed ‘Innovators’ under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service’s Virtual Research Data Center Program, Trella has access to 100% of Medicare Part A andPart B claims data. Trella analyzes 1.2 billion claims annually and presents relevant insights to nearly 10,000 users so they can build higher-performing care networks, serve more patients, and reduce the cost of care. |  | Private Equity | Nov 16, 2021 |  |
| Home Care Pulse | Home Care Pulse is a satisfaction research and quality assurance firm focused on private duty home care. It offers its clients with necessary insights, resources, and data for satisfaction management.The firm interviews a portion of agencies’ clients and caregivers monthly over the telephone, and provides feedback from them. It offers feedbackreports in real time, updated monthly, through its online portal, VANTAGE. It also provides training and other tools to coach businesses through understanding their reports in order to help them turn the data into actionable plans.In connection with its Satisfaction Management Program, Home Care Pulse lists agencies on BestofHomeCare.com and makes the list visible to potential clients searching for care in the areas they serve. Agencies can also become eligible for the annual Best of Home Care Awards based on satisfaction scores they receive from their clients and caregivers.Home Care Pulse was founded in 2008 by |  | Private Equity | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| Activated Insights (formerly Home Care Pulse) | Activated Insights is a satisfaction research and quality assurance firm focused on private duty home care. It offers its clients with necessary insights, resources, and data for satisfaction management.The firm interviews a portion of agencies’ clients and caregivers monthly over the telephone, and provides feedback from them. It offers feedbackreports in real time, updated monthly, through its online portal, VANTAGE. It also provides training and other tools to coach businesses through understanding their reports in order to help them turn the data into actionable plans.In connection with its Satisfaction Management Program, Home Care Pulse lists agencies on BestofHomeCare.com and makes the list visible to potential clients searching for care in the areas they serve. Agencies can also become eligible for the annual Best of Home Care Awards based on satisfaction scores they receive from their clients and caregivers.Home Care Pulse was founded in 2008 by |  | Private Equity | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| HHA eXchange | HHA eXchange offers a comprehensive software as a service (SaaS) platform to its customers that improves patient outcomes, drives operational efficiency, and increases compliance across the homecare ecosystem. |  | Private Equity | Jan 08, 2019 |  |
| People, Pets & Vets | People, Pets and Vets is a doctor-led organization that forms a true partnership with our hospitals to propel their success. We empower our awesome staff to focus on what they are most passionate about, while we manage the back-end business needs to help them stay ahead of the curve. |  | Private Equity | May 03, 2018 |  |
| Verisys Corporation | Verisys is the leading provider of the most comprehensive data, coupled with deep healthcare industry experience to screen, monitor, verify and credential the individuals and entities you care about. Keeping bad actors out of the healthcare system makes it safer for everyone. Products include FACIS, CheckMedic, ProviderCheck, and MedPass. |  | Private Equity | Mar 14, 2017 |  |
| QualDerm Partners | QualDerm Partners provides strategic leadership and practice management services for dermatologists and skin care professionals across the southeastern United States, enabling them to focus more on patients and less on administrative efforts. They foster a practice-centric philosophy, which defines the culture that drives how they manage ourbusiness to provide the best care for the patients they serve. | $31.8M |  | Feb 08, 2016 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [.406 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/406-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Echo Health Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-health-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HAVENCREST](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/havencrest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kindred Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kindred-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Optum Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optum-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Apple Tree Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apple-tree-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cressey & Company invest in?

Cressey & Company invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Hospital startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cressey & Company?

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### Who are the partners at Cressey & Company?

The team at Cressey & Company includes Andrew Hurd (Operating Partner), Bary Bailey (Operating Partner) and Bryan Cressey (Co-Founder & Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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