Some startups chase disruption. Others quietly build the infrastructure everyone else ends up depending on. Pear Suite falls squarely in that second camp. The Los Angeles-based digital health company just locked in a $7.6M Series A, co-led by Rock Health Capital and Nexxus Holdings, to scale a national community health worker network that’s already rewriting how care gets delivered from the ground up.
Co-Founders Colby Takeda and Nick Lockett launched Pear Suite in 2021, born out of a pandemic, built on purpose. They saw what public health has known for decades: the people best equipped to close care gaps aren’t sitting in boardrooms, they’re walking neighborhoods. With an AI-powered platform that automates workflows, enables real-time communication, and processes Medicaid claims in under 10 clicks, Pear Suite gives community health workers (CHWs) the tech muscle to do what they do best, heal, connect, and deliver results that actually stick.
This round brings total funding to $11.1M with heavy hitters like Mucker Capital, Enable Ventures, The SCAN Foundation, Acumen America, Impact Engine, and the California Health Care Foundation joining the mix. Sean Day from Rock Health Capital called Pear Suite the “puzzle piece unlocking sustainable funding for community-based orgs.” Translation: this isn’t just another healthtech startup, it’s infrastructure for equity, built to last.
The results speak louder than any pitch deck. Since launch, Pear Suite’s platform has powered 300+ provider orgs, 2,500+ CHWs, and touched 100K+ lives across 25 states with a 99% retention rate. The company’s Pear Cares Provider Network now partners with 7 health plans, including Health Net, onboarding 1K+ CHW providers from 200+ community-based orgs, scaling care for 11M+ Medicaid members.
Takeda’s vision is direct: 10x the provider network, expand deeper into Medicare, and hardwire CHWs into the nation’s care infrastructure. Partnerships with Rocket Doctor and Instacart are already proof that Pear Suite’s model can flex, from telehealth integration to tackling food insecurity head-on.
Pear Suite’s momentum isn’t just a healthtech story, it’s a play on how tech, policy, and community can finally pull in the same direction. With AI, compliance, and care all moving in sync, this isn’t a moonshot. It’s the long game. And if you’re paying attention, the next decade of healthcare might just run through Pear Suite.
