Cobalt’s strategic approach adds value for entrepreneurs and co-investors who seek partners bringing more than just dollars to the mix. While we focus on generating superior financial returns, we’re equally passionate about supporting our portfolio companies with unique industry insights and direct access to healthcare leaders, stakeholders and subject matter experts through our affiliation with a leading regional health plan.
A Flywheel of Value Creation
Cobalt acts as a catalyst for strategic engagement between both the entrepreneurs and corporate partners we serve. Our investment model drives a flywheel of value creation by aligning the strategic priorities of payers and providers with achievement of key commercial milestones for our portfolio companies. Supporting this path for collaboration in both directions is an integral part of our investment process. We start at the earliest stages of evaluating any opportunity -- and continue to work as an active and engaged partner to execute on innovation long after the deal is done.
For Entrepreneurs
Cobalt supports business development and partnership opportunities for:
- Product development
- Pilots and use case implementation
- Business model and ROI validation
- Customer acquisition
- Follow-on investment and exits
For Payers and At-Risk Providers
Our portfolio companies drive strategic value by:
- Lowering total cost of care
- Improving experience, engagement and quality metrics
- Expanding access to care for members and patients
- Aligning payers and providers to value
- Enhancing business growth and administrative efficiencies
Our Core Principles
Our Team is passionate about forging strong partnerships that drive significant growth and value creation for our portfolio companies. We are committed to the following shared principles and values:
- We are both financial returns motivated and mission oriented. We believe we can do well by doing good.
- We are not passive investors. We act with a partnership mentality and seek to work with people who want to actively partner and collaborate with us.
- We are undeterred by the dysfunction of our healthcare system, and we are obsessed with trying to improve it for payers, providers and patients.
- We value honesty, integrity and transparency. We expect the same from our partners.
- We value and support the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion.
- We do serious and important work in support of incredibly talented entrepreneurs and professionals, but we will always strive to have fun while doing it.