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Frist Cressey Ventures

Frist Cressey Ventures

Nashville, Tennesseefcventures.com

Overview

Frist Cressey Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on accelerating the growth of high-potential healthcare enterprises through value-added partnerships. They invest in technology and service businesses with viable solutions that improve the quality of care, system integration, patient outcomes, and population health and wellbeing.

Year Founded

2016

Portfolio Companies

43

Investments

Frist Cressey Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Knit HealthMay 2026SeedLead
Knit HealthMay 2026SeedLead
Modicus PrimeMay 2026Early FundingLead
Qualified HealthMar 2026Series BCo-investor
Chamber CardioFeb 2026Series ALead

Key People

Bill Frist

Co-Founder and Partner

Bryan Cressey

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor

Navid Farzad

Managing Partner

Jon Kaplan

Investment Partner

Mark Tipps

Partner And COO

Derek Dedeker

Principal

Lydia Witty

Investor

Matt Schappell

Investor

Tommaso Auerbach

Investor

William T.

Investor

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNashville, Tennessee
Year Founded2016

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