Brave Care

01 / WHAT IT BUILT

What the company did

Brave Care was a Portland, Oregon-based pediatric healthcare company founded by Dr. Corey Fish, Darius Monsef (a serial founder previously of COLOURlovers, Creative Market and Sightbox), Maryam Taheri and Asa Miller. A Y Combinator company, it built a modern pediatric primary and urgent care platform: kid-friendly clinics with kid-sized instruments, its own full-stack technology including an electronic health records system and a Brave Care Parent mobile app, plus 24/7 remote care through a Nurse Line. The pitch was an option between the regular doctor and the emergency room, open 10am-10pm 365 days a year. The company raised $43 million in total - a $5 million seed in 2019, a $10 million Series A in 2021 led by City Light Capital, and a $25 million Series B in 2021 led by Mednax - and operated clinics in Portland, Fayetteville (North Carolina) and Austin (Texas).

03 / EVENT HISTORY

Events in the structured record

1. 2019
   Launch and seed round

   Brave Care launched its pediatric urgent care clinic in Portland and closed a $5 million oversubscribed seed round, sitting out Y Combinator's demo day.

2. 2021
   Series A and B

   The company raised a $10 million Series A led by City Light Capital in April and a $25 million Series B led by Mednax in October, with plans to open 100 clinics; total backing reached $43 million.

3. 2022
   Clinics closed

   In-person care ended after September 30, 2022; clinic listings now show the locations permanently closed and the company's domain has lapsed. No detailed public account of the shutdown has been published.