Los Angeles-based startup Village (village.health) has raised $9.5 million in an equity funding round to scale its AI-enabled, pediatric care network across the U.S. The investment round was led by Upfront Ventures, with participation from Bling Capital, GTMFund, and Perceptive Ventures.
The startup has already secured contracts with major insurers like Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare.
Village Health is an AI-powered pediatric care platform that acts as a modern specialty health system, focusing on matching families with multidisciplinary care teams, including speech, occupational, physical, and behavioral therapists. Operating out of Southern California, the company has built a coordinated network of over 400 independent pediatric specialists.
With fresh Village Health will accelerate market expansion across California, and new states — leveraging national insurance contracts and a repeatable launch playbook refined through its Los Angeles rollout.
“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,” added Kesar Varma.
Digital health companies, including AI-powered specialized pediatric care startups, have secured more than $180 billion in funding to date, according to our recent 2026 Funding Database.
The funding activity is mainly driven by AI-driven digital health startups in 2026. Notable recent funding rounds include:
- Tava Health, a provider of hybrid (online and in-person) mental health care services for a range of conditions, including addiction, depression, eating disorders, and stress, raised $40 million in a Series C funding round.
- Zócalo Health, a provider of AI-powered virtual primary care for Latino patients, raised $15 million in Series A funding.
- Remission Medical, a virtual rheumatology startup addressing a range of rheumatological conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, lupus, and gout, among others, raised a Series A funding round led by Blue Heron Capital.