Harbor Health has acquired dementia care startup Rippl; terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 2021, Rippl provides specialised dementia care and support, including personalised care plans, medication assessments and 24/7 access to care navigators and licensed clinicians.
The Seattle-based company aims to help seniors with dementia stay at home and reduce emergency department visits. It serves multiple states and works with partners such as the Alzheimer’s Association.
Rippl’s platform will be integrated into Harbor Health’s broader healthcare services for chronic conditions.
Harbor Health, founded in 2022, pairs healthcare with insurance plans designed to better align benefits and clinical guidance.
“We couldn’t be more excited to begin an entirely new chapter of growth and development as we join the Harbor team with an ambition to set the standard for smarter, more effective and lower cost dementia care,” wrote Kris Engskov, Rippl’s co-founder and chief executive, in a LinkedIn post.
Engskov previously led Bellevue, Washington-based Aegis Living as president and is a former longtime executive at Starbucks.
Other Rippl co-founders include Inca Coman, a venture partner at ARCH Venture Partners, and Robert Nelsen, managing director at ARCH.
Rippl raised a US$23m investment round in 2024 and a separate US$32m round in 2022.
In a press release announcing the acquisition, Rippl said its investors are “making a new commitment to the combined company.”
Its existing backers include Kin Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, General Catalyst, GV, F-Prime Capital, JSL Health and Mass General Brigham Ventures.
Harbor Health raised US$130m in September.
Under the acquisition, Rippl’s services will continue to be available to people receiving care through Harbor Health and affiliated clinics.