VBA – a leader in cloud-based benefits software for healthcare payers – recently announced that the company has closed a $156 million majority growth equity transaction led by Spectrum Equity, the leading growth equity firm behind healthcare information technology companies Definitive Healthcare and GoodRx. Existing investor Arthur Ventures also participated in the round. The company improves the healthcare experience by eliminating data fragmentation and enabling interoperability through its tightly integrated suite of solutions.
VBA serves the entire payer landscape with a next-gen Core Administrative Processing Solution (CAPS), user engagement platforms, customer support tools, population health reporting solutions, and robust data connections. And the company’s cloud-based software solutions enable payers to replace outdated legacy systems, grow their business and reduce costs.
With this funding round, VBA will welcome Jeff Haywood and Michael Radonich from Spectrum to the company’s board of directors.
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“At a time when increasing complexity of plan administration is straining current legacy systems, payers are turning to VBA to help them solve major challenges, from optimizing workflows to responding to customer needs. We are delighted to bring on Spectrum Equity as a partner. Their success scaling other healthcare technology and enterprise software companies will be an asset to us as VBA enters its next phase of growth.”
— Michael Clayton, President, and CEO of VBA
“VBA delivers what payers need today – a smart, efficient way to administer plans with advanced technology. We are impressed by their innovative approach and strong customer growth and retention, and we’re eager to leverage our past experience with payer facing tech companies to help them continue to scale.”
— Jeff Haywood, Managing Director of Spectrum Equity
“We are excited to back Mike and his team at VBA and accelerate the company’s strategic growth plans. Our investment will go towards developing future products and solutions and ensuring the company has the infrastructure and resources needed to support its growing customer base.”
— Michael Radonich, Principal at Spectrum
