MedCity News February 27, 2024
Marissa Plescia

Blackbird Health’s $17 million Series A funding round was led by Define Ventures and included participation from Frist Cressey Ventures and GreyMatter. In total, the startup has raised nearly $23 million.

As a nurse practitioner dual certified in primary care and behavioral health, Amy Edgar recognized that the medical community often tends to separate primary care and mental health.

In 2014, she later went on to build Blackbird Health, a youth mental health company that aims to fix this issue. It announced last week that it raised $17 million in Series A funding.

“We wanted to be a one-stop shop, which is when you walk in the door, we do everything that we can to understand what’s going on. And...

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