# Kaiser Permanente

> Kaiser Permanente is a VC fund in Oakland backing Health Care and Medical. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakland, United States
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 28%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaiser-permanente/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/aboutKP
- Website: https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kpthrive

Kaiser Permanente is a VC fund in Oakland focused on Health Care and Medical. Kaiser Permanente, commonly known simply as Kaiser, is an American integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield. Kaiser Permanente is made up of three distinct but interdependent groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan,Inc. (KFHP) and its regional operating subsidiaries; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals; and the regional Permanente Medical Groups. As of 2017, Kaiser Permanente operates in eight states (Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia) and the District of Columbia, and is the largest managed care organization in the United States.Kaiser Permanente is one of the largest nonprofit healthcare plans in the United States, with over 12 million members. It operates 39 hospitals and more than 700 medical offices, with over 300,000 personnel, including more than 87,000 physicians and nurses.Each Permanente Medical Group operates as a separate for-profit partnership or professional corporation in its individual territory, and while none publicly reports its financial results, each is primarily funded by reimbursements from its respective regional Kaiser Foundation Health Plan entity. KFHP is one of the largest not-for-profit organizations in the United States.KP's quality of care has been highly rated and attributed to an emphasis on preventive care, its doctors being salaried rather than paid on a fee-for-service basis, and an attempt to minimize the time patients spend in high-cost hospitals by carefully planning their stay. However, Kaiser has had disputes with its employees' unions; repeatedly faced civil and criminal charges for falsification of records and patient dumping; faced action by regulators over the quality of care it provided, especially to patients with mental health issues; and faced criticism from activists and action from regulators over the size of its cash reserves.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 22 | 61% |
| Medical | 10 | 28% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 19% |
| Software | 5 | 14% |
| Wellness | 5 | 14% |

60 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 7 | 19% |
| Series C | 6 | 17% |
| Series D | 6 | 17% |
| Series B | 5 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 8% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 30 | 83% |
| India | 2 | 6% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stephen Parodi | EVP, The Permanente Federation | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-parodi |
| Stuart Sands | Principal Systems Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-sands-ce14 |
| Arthur M. Southam | Executive Vice President, Health Plan Operations and Chief Growth Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arthur-m-southam |
| Audrey Choi | Surgical Oncologist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audrey-choi-m-d |
| David Robinson | Director, Organization Excellence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-robinson-11 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SAC Health System | SAC Health System is a non-profit healthcare firm that provides health care, diagnostics and medical services. | $24K | Grant | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| FACETS | FACETS is a Community Development Center that provide meals to individuals and families experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. | $75K | Grant | Feb 03, 2025 |  |
| Fusion Partnerships | Fusion Partnerships is an organization that promotes joint action for social change and community development. | $75K | Grant | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Volunteers of America | Volunteers of America inspire self-reliance, dignity, and hope through health and human services. They provide services that include behavioral health, homelessness and supported housing, community corrections, substance use recovery, intellectual, and developmental disabilities, and veteran services. | $200K | Grant | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Innovaccer | Innovaccer is a healthcare data activation company focused on delivering effective healthcare through the use of pioneering analytics and transparent data.Innovaccer aims to make full use of all the data healthcare has worked so hard to collect. Its Gartner and KLAS-recognized data activation platform and artificial intelligence products havebeen deployed all over the US across more than 500 locations, enabling over 10,000 providers to transform care delivery and work as one. Innovaccer's Data Activation Platform (DAP) TM has been successfully implemented for several institutions, governmental organizations, and several corporate enterprises such as Mercy ACO, Orlando Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, StratiFi Health, UniNet Healthcare Network, Catalyst Health Network, Hartford Healthcare, and Osler Health Network. Innovaccer is based in San Francisco and has 5 offices across the United States and Asia. | $275M | Series F | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| Black Directors Health Equity Agenda | Black Directors Health Equity Agenda works for the welfare of the Black people and other communities. | $1.5M | Grant | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| Q Bio | Q Bio was founded in 2015 by Jeffrey Kaditz, serial entrepreneur and Founder of Affirm, Dr Michael Snyder, Chair of Genetics and Director of Personalized Medicine and Stanford University, and Dr Garry Choy, physician, radiologist, and former Chief Medical Information Officer at Mass General Hospital. Q Bio is fortunate to be backed by some of thebest venture groups in the world including: A16Z, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, SciFi VC, and Kevin Durant. This interdisciplinary team based in San Carlos, CA is comprised of pioneers in fields such applied math, computational physics, electrical engineering, genetics, and radiology, hail from a dizzying array of home countries and cultural backgrounds. | $27M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 18, 2024 |  |
| Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County | Healthcare Foundation is a healthcare organization that provides patients with specialty surgical services. | $275K | Grant | Sep 21, 2023 |  |
| Born This Way Foundation | Born This Way Foundation they supports people and works with them to build an impact through programming, youth-led conversations, and strategic, cross-sectoral partnerships.. | $350K | Grant | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Incredible Health | Incredible Health is the fastest-growing, venture-backed career marketplace for healthcare workers, with the mission to help healthcare professionals live better lives and find and do their best work. Incredible Health is used by 500+ hospitals nationwide including Johns Hopkins, Cedars Sinai, Stanford, HCA Healthcare, Kaiser Permanente, and byover 60% of the Best Hospitals on US News & World Report. Hospitals and health systems find the best permanent nurses in 20 days or less, compared to the 90-day average, saving at least $2M per facility in travel nurse, overtime, and HR costs. | $80M | Series B | Aug 17, 2022 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Kaiser Permanente invest in?

Kaiser Permanente invests primarily in Health Care, Medical and Information Technology startups, most often at Grant and Series C stage. Most of the 36 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 Kaiser Permanente?

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### Who are the partners at Kaiser Permanente?

The team at Kaiser Permanente includes Stephen Parodi (EVP, The Permanente Federation), Stuart Sands (Principal Systems Architect) and Arthur M. Southam (Executive Vice President, Health Plan Operations and Chief Growth Officer), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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