knownwell Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding

knownwell, a Boston, MA-based weight-inclusive healthcare company, raised $4.5M in Seed funding.

The round was led by Flare Capital Partners with participation form Flybridge LTV Operator Fund, Oxeon, Larry Summers, Brynn Putnam (of Mirror), Lydia Gilbert (of Dia & Co), and Varsha Rao (of Nurx).

Led by CEO Brooke Boyarsky Pratt, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Angela Fitch, MD, knownwell is a healthcare company that provides comprehensive care for all bodies and eliminates weight bias. The company aims to support patients by providing an integrative care plan to help reach their health and wellness goals by offering in-person and virtual comprehensive primary care and metabolic health services.

The company intends to use the funds to establish itself as a comprehensive digital and in-person healthcare clinic that offers metabolic health services, comprehensive primary care, obesity treatment, nutrition counseling, and behavior health services.

knownwell will provide in-person and virtual access to weight-inclusive medical services for patients across the U.S, beginning in Massachusetts, who have faced inadequate treatment, worsening health, and higher costs.