The venture capital arms of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and two other health systems participated in a $10.5 million funding round Aug. 20 for a supply chain tech startup.
Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Houston-based Texas Medical Center Venture Fund, and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health were among the backers of Clarium, which provides an artificial intelligence-powered supply chain workflow and data platform for hospitals and health systems. General Catalyst led the strategic financing round.
"Clarium's ability to leverage artificial intelligence for data unification and predictive insights has proven to be invaluable to our organization," said Jacqueline Epright, vice president of supply chain at Yale New Haven Health, in a statement. "We now have over 300 users across seven departments actively engaged in Clarium's platform, and we're excited to continue expanding our partnership further."
The startup said it developed its platform in collaboration with health systems. Its other partners include Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, and Boston Children’s Hospital.