Village, a Los Angeles-based healthcare technology company, has secured $9.5 million in funding led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Bling Capital, GTMFund, and Perceptive Ventures. The company is developing an AI-powered platform designed to coordinate specialty pediatric care by connecting families, providers, pediatricians, and payers within a unified system.
The platform addresses longstanding fragmentation in pediatric care, particularly for children with developmental, behavioral, and mental health needs. According to the company, approximately one in five children in the United States—around 15 million—require this type of coordinated support. Village’s approach centers on assembling and managing complete care teams, including occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavioral therapists, and pediatricians, within a single digital environment.
"The system today forces parents to be the quarterback, texting session notes between therapists and hoping everyone is working toward the same goals," said Terry, who co-founded Village with Allan Smith. "That's not a health system. We're building one that is."
Village’s platform enables families to identify and access appropriate providers, while allowing clinicians to collaborate in real time through shared data, aligned treatment goals, and coordinated care plans. A key component is “Vera,” an internally developed AI agent that supports providers by managing administrative functions such as documentation, scheduling, billing, and care coordination.
Within its first year, Village has established a network of more than 400 pediatric specialty providers across Southern California, spanning occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and behavioral health. The company has also secured agreements with major commercial insurers, including Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Cigna, and United Healthcare, supporting broader access and reimbursement.
The platform has experienced rapid adoption, with reported fivefold growth in both patients served and overall users since the beginning of the year. This expansion has been driven in part by network effects, as providers and families invite others to join the platform.
"When enough providers, families, and pediatricians are connected in one place, you don't just improve individual sessions — you change how an entire community cares for its children," said Terry. "That's what we're building in Southern California. And then we repeat it."
The newly raised capital will support Village’s geographic expansion across California and into additional U.S. markets, leveraging existing insurance partnerships and a repeatable deployment model.
"Too many families spend precious time and money navigating a system that was never designed for them — a journey marked by confusion, isolation, and unmet expectations," said Kesar Varma, partner at Upfront Ventures. "Village is the first intelligent care platform built specifically for this journey. Instead of endlessly searching for providers, guessing at costs, and coordinating between specialists who don't talk to each other, families get the team, the tools, and the financial support they need for their children, all in one place."
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