# CVS Health

> CVS Health is a VC fund in Woonsocket backing Health Care and Non Profit. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Woonsocket, United States
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 73%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Apr 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cvs-health/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/CVSHealth
- Website: http://cvshealth.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CVS/

CVS Health is a VC fund in Woonsocket focused on Health Care and Non Profit. Following its acquisition of Aetna in late 2018, CVS Health now provides an even more integrated healthcare services offering for its members.Legacy CVS combines both the largest pharmacy benefit manager, processing about 2 billion adjusted claims annually, and a sizable pharmacy operation, including nearly 10,000 retail pharmacy locationsprimarily in the United States. Adding a managed-care organization with about 22 million medical members gives the company a strong position in the insurance industry and should help CVS better control overall healthcare costs for its clients.The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based company was launched by Larry Merlo in 1963.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for CVS Health. Shizune tracks 17 team members at CVS Health. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/cvs-caremark?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 16 | 40% |
| Non Profit | 12 | 30% |
| Communities | 8 | 20% |
| Medical | 6 | 15% |
| Social | 4 | 10% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 26 | 65% |
| Series A | 4 | 10% |
| Series C | 2 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |
| Series D | 1 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Bucher | CFO of CVS and Aetna Digital | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-bucher |
| Catherine Lewenberg | VP, Retail Omnichannel Digital | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-lewenberg |
| Jean-Pierre Millon | Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-pierre-millon |
| Jeff Goddard | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Caremark | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-goddard-0492 |
| Karen S. Lynch | President and Chief Executive Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-s-lynch |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) | Rhode Island Parent Information Network helps thousands of Rhode Islanders turn challenging situations into opportunities to advocate. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Rhode Island Public Health Institute | The Rhode Island Public Health Institute is a non-profit firm that aims to promote community health and eliminate health disparities. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Wood River Health Services | Wood River Health Services offers general medical care, women health, dental care, care coordination and behavioral health services. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Youth Pride | Youth Pride Inc. is currently Rhode Island's only nonprofit dedicated solely to providing a community and resources for LGBTQ+ youth. We offer walk in services to all LGBTQ youth under the age of 24, providing services ranging from access to support groups, individual mental health counseling, vocational advising, care package pick up anddelivery, and housing placement facilitation for those lacking a stable place to call home. Youth Pride Inc. is colloquially known as Youth Pride RI or Youth Pride Warwick, and currently has two locations- one in Providence and one in Warwick, RI, which also serves as its headquarters. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Sojourner House | Sojourner House is a comprehensive anti-violence agency, offers emergency resources as well as educational violence-prevention programs. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Southside Community Land Trust | Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) serves people in economically challenged urban neighborhoods where fresh produce is scarce and who, as a result, are at risk for life-threatening, diet-related, chronic diseases. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Project Weber/Renew | Project Weber/Renew provides peer-led harm reduction and recovery support services, builds relationships with the people they serve, and fights for systemic change. |  | Grant | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Foster Forward | Foster Forward’s aim is to empower foster lives, through commitment to support children and youth, families and the child welfare system. |  | Grant | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Aldersbridge Communities | Aldersbridge Communities is a non-profit organization that provides a continuum of care and services for the elderly. Compassion, care, and dignity are used to improve the well-being of the people they serve. Aldersbridge Communities are designed to offer each person the living environment and level of care that best meets their requirements. |  | Grant | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Clinica Esperanza | Clinica Esperanza offers primary medical care to uninsured older adults, with an emphasis on culturally accustomed and linguistically appropriate care. |  | Grant | Sep 09, 2025 |  |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wells Fargo Strategic Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wells-fargo-strategic-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Frist Cressey Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frist-cresseyventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Harbour Point Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbour-point-capital-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HealthTech Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/healthtech-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Health Velocity Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/health-velocity-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [HLM Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hlm-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does CVS Health invest in?

CVS Health invests primarily in Health Care, Non Profit and Communities startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 40 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 CVS Health?

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### Who are the partners at CVS Health?

The team at CVS Health includes Brian Bucher (CFO of CVS and Aetna Digital), Catherine Lewenberg (VP, Retail Omnichannel Digital) and Jean-Pierre Millon (Member of the Board of Directors), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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