Corner Health raises $25 million to turn nurse practitioners into entrepreneurs

Key Points:

• Corner Health, founded by Lava Sunder and Anne Gifford, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by Oak HC/FT, bringing total funding to $32.5 million, to support nurse practitioners (NPs) in operating their own practices using AI-driven business tools.
• The company addresses trends such as changing NP regulations, primary care shortages, and AI applications, enabling NPs to run solo practices without clinic support staff by automating scheduling, patient communication, and other administrative tasks.
• Currently active in Arizona and Washington, Corner Health supports 70 NPs who have reportedly doubled their salaries compared to hospital employment, with plans to expand to more locations than Amazon’s One Medical by year-end.
• Oak HC/FT partner Annie Lamont highlights that empowering NPs as entrepreneurs offers a career path in health care, attracting more professionals to the field amid labor shortages and AI-driven job shifts.
• The initiative reflects a broader shift in health care, emphasizing longer, holistic primary care appointments led by NPs who seek greater autonomy and recognition in the medical system.