Why We Invested · B Capital
Why the firm invested
B Capital partnered with Cadence to support its AI-enabled, continuous care platform for tens of millions of Americans living with chronic disease.
B Capital is proud to partner with Cadence, a health technology company building AI-enabled, continuous care for the tens of millions of Americans living with chronic disease.
Product
Cadence combines a physician-led care team with a clinical AI platform integrated into health systems' EMRs to manage patients continuously between visits.
Cadence pairs a physician-led care team with a clinical AI platform embedded in leading health systems’ EMRs to manage patients between visits, where we believe chronic disease is actually won or lost.
Traction
Cadence's continuous care model reduces avoidable hospital utilization, saving Medicare $2.7 million per week.
Cadence’s early outcomes suggest this model can reduce avoidable utilization meaningfully, saving Medicare $2.7M per week today.
Cadence returned 85,000 clinician hours to partner systems in a year, supported 24,000 medication titrations in 2025, and resolved 99% of alerts without physician escalation.
Cadence reports it returned roughly 85,000 clinician hours to partner systems in a year, supported 24,000 medication titrations in 2025, and resolved 99% of alerts without physician escalation.
Team
Founders Chris Altchek (CEO) and Eric Hauser (CTO) lead an organization with deep healthcare and technology experience.
Cadence’s founders, including Chris Altchek (CEO) and Eric Hauser (CTO), have assembled a clinical and operating organization with deep healthcare and technology experience.
Investment context
General Partner Robert Mittendorff led B Capital's investment in Cadence alongside Adam Seabrook, Nick Whitehead, Athena Shea, and Keegan McGuire.
The investment was led by General Partner, Robert Mittendorff, MD, MBA, alongside Adam Seabrook, Nick Whitehead, Athena Shea, and Keegan McGuire.
What founders can learn
- What actually moved the decision: B Capital wrote that B Capital partnered with Cadence to support its AI-enabled, continuous care platform for tens of millions of Americans living with chronic disease.
- The traction evidence that carried weight: B Capital wrote that Cadence's continuous care model reduces avoidable hospital utilization, saving Medicare $2.7 million per week.
- How the team was judged: B Capital wrote that Founders Chris Altchek (CEO) and Eric Hauser (CTO) lead an organization with deep healthcare and technology experience.
Source and provenance
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