Village, a specialty pediatrics healthcare platform, announced it raised $9.5 million in funding led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Bling Capital, GTMFund, and Perceptive Ventures.
The Village platform is designed to coordinate care for children with developmental, behavioral, and mental health needs by connecting families, providers, pediatricians, and payers through an AI-powered system.
According to the company, one in five children in the U.S., roughly 15 million children, face fragmented specialty care systems that often require families to manage communication and coordination among multiple providers themselves.
Village said its platform assembles and coordinates complete care teams including occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, behavioral therapists, and pediatricians. Families can find providers and manage care coordination through a unified platform, while clinicians collaborate in real time on treatment plans and progress tracking.
The company said it has built what it believes is the largest coordinated network of independent pediatric specialty care providers in Southern California, with more than 400 providers across occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and behavioral health. Village also said it has secured contracts with insurers including Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare.
Village also developed an in-house AI agent called Vera, which assists providers with documentation, scheduling, billing, and care coordination tasks. The company said its patient base and total platform users have grown fivefold since the beginning of the year.
The funding will support Village’s expansion across Southern California, additional California markets, and other states.
KEY QUOTES:
“The system today forces parents to be the quarterback, texting session notes between therapists and hoping everyone is working toward the same goals. That’s not a health system. We’re building one that is.”
Brandon Terry, Co-Founder, Village
“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. That’s what we’re building in Southern California. And then we repeat it.”
Brandon Terry, Co-Founder, Village
“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. 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.”
Kesar Varma, Partner, Upfront Ventures
