Ounce Raises $5.2 Million & Partners With AmeriHealth Caritas D.C. On Housing
Ounce, which is focused on housing as a bridge to health, raised $5.2 million in seed funding and entered a partnership with AmeriHealth Caritas D.C. and National Housing Trust to bring care coordination and wraparound services to more than 2,000 people in Washington, D.C. The funding came from investors including Meridian Street Capital, Flare Capita, Chelsea Clinton's Metrodora Ventures, Wilshire Lane Capital, Chris Nassetta, and Taylor Justice.;
Ounce uses trained community health workers (CHWs) embedded in affordable housing properties to engage with residents and help them navigate health systems, adhere to treatment plans, and . . .