Rise Health Venture Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

Dr. Jeremy Krell, MBA, is a general dentist, as well as an experienced investor with a business background. He has raised rounds and generated returns for investors at ten companies, sold three, and acquired two more as a key operator. Jeremy oversaw strategic provider innovation and development at Oscar Health, a health insurance company that had an IPO in 2021. He also led provider and clinical growth initiatives at quip, a subscription oral health company, and has since built the Barchester Bay Group, a portfolio consisting of over thirty separate ventures. Jeremy is an angel investor and sits on the boards of several healthcare and dental startups. He has a fifteen-plus year proven track record with start-ups, multi-million dollar fundraises, and acquisitions.

Dr. Aman Kaur, MBA, a DSO industry veteran, and a seasoned executive is known for her passion for building DSO organizations ground up and doing turn-arounds through innately inspired teams and driving results. Dr. Kaur is the Founder and President for Women In DSO, an organization committed to providing industry defining platform to promote and advance women leaders across the DSO industry. Dr. Kaur is also working as the CEO of a rapidly growing Midwest based DSO. With over 18 years of experience in Dental industry, Dr. Kaur has worked with multiple DSOs over her career in various leadership roles and is very involved in DSO industry as a Board member of DSOs, Government Dental Programs and Dental Product Companies. Dr. Kaur is passionate about improving the access to dental care and believes this needs growing services in dental sector that encompass overall health needs along with supporting dental teams to continually grow as clinicians as well as the leaders.

David Arena is an experienced investor, technologist, and finance professional. He spent a decade advising institutional clients on investment strategy and developing systematic trading strategies at the world’s largest hedge fund. Now he applies his analytical skill-set on leadership teams at numerous startups, managing capital raises, operations strategy, and growth initiatives. He most recently served as CFO and CTO at an oral healthcare company. Mr. Arena looks forward to deploying the skills gained from his 13-year career to deliver unique insights, investment opportunities, and leadership strategy to investors and founders alike.