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Omaha, Neb. (June 14, 2021) – CQuence Health, a parent company to a growing portfolio of healthcare organizations, is proud to invest in Proven Ventures, a Burlington Capital fund designed to catalyze and capitalize the next great, high-growth companies based in Nebraska.
“Healthcare is the lifeblood of our communities, and being based in Omaha, it’s important for us to strengthen community healthcare in Nebraska,” said Mike Cassling, CEO of CQuence Health. “Partnering with Proven Ventures will help us support early-stage healthcare company founders with diverse backgrounds who share that same mission.”
Proven Ventures offers innovative venture capital financing in order to bring more alignment between investors and entrepreneurs in Nebraska’s core industries, namely financial technology and health technology.
“Nebraska’s is ripe for healthcare innovation,” said Erica Wassinger, Proven Venture General Partner. “Proven and CQuence are ready to make our state a healthtech capital.”
CQuence Health advocates for more accessible, affordable and innovative solutions that will transform the healthcare system. Partnering with Proven Ventures will provide healthcare startups in the region with growth opportunities, industry expertise and a network of support.
“Great funds back their portfolio companies in multiple ways,” shared Proven Ventures General Partner Nathan Preheim. “Our healthcare companies will now have a world-class bench of support thanks to CQuence.”
Proven Ventures’ general partners and investors each offer unique experiences, networks and capacity that entrepreneurs who are seeking more than just capital can access in real-time. Proven helps founders focus on revenue-generating activities to build the company’s sustainability and scalability while providing operational support and filling gaps in workforce skills.
About CQuence Health
CQuence Health shapes the future of healthcare by providing investment capital, strategic guidance and professional services to some of the industry’s most innovative companies. CQuence fosters and supports entrepreneurs from bold idea to thriving business venture and everywhere along that sequence, maximizing their impact on patient lives and the community.
CQuence Health is selective in its funding approach — supporting strong business ideas that have real potential to reshape healthcare. In addition to capital, CQ’s strategic guidance ensures entrepreneurs have the business and financial resources to become long-lasting enterprises, leading the charge for a better world. Our holding companies also benefit from professional services, such as research, marketing, human resources, accounting and IT support from experts with decades of experience in their respective fields.
To view CQ’s holdings and portfolio and see firsthand the impact CQuence is making in the healthcare space, visit CQuenceHealth.com.
About Proven Ventures
Proven Ventures seeks to make investments in diverse teams leading companies in Midwest core industries, namely fintech and healthtech. Going a step further, Fund One offers innovative venture capital financing in order to bring more alignment between investors and entrepreneurs, specifically through debt-equity and intentional influence on a company’s growth plans.
Proven Ventures makes capital, capacity, and connections available to entrepreneurs that seek to achieve sustainable yet scalable growth. Prioritizing companies that seek profitability over boom-or-bust growth, Proven Ventures’ debt-equity model brings a new form of venture capital to the market.