Y Combinator graduate H1 shuts on $12.9 million for its expert healthcare data source

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Just months after graduating from Y Combinator, H1 Insights, the LinkedIn for the healthcare industry, has raised $12.9 million in a new
The company already has more than 8 million profiles for healthcare professionals in its database and is generating multiple millions of
dollars in revenue, according to Katz
public records and working with healthcare systems, payers and data brokers, H1 has amassed perhaps the most comprehensive profiles of
medical professionals and service providers, including their expertise, interests, publications, location, speaking engagements and
involvement in clinical trials.Katz envisions a service that allows doctors to communicate with each other across specialties and a better
way for pharmaceutical companies to find physicians that can be relevant to new pharmaceutical trials and treatments.And the company
continues to see growth even with pharmaceutical companies freezing their clinical trials
The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced most companies to halt clinical trials as most patients avoid hospitals for nearly everything but the
Menlo Ventures
Other investors included Baron Davis Enterprises (the eponymous personal investment vehicle for the NBA star), ClearPoint Investment
Partners, Cloudera co-founder Jeff Hammerbacher, Liquid 2 Ventures (the investment fund founded by former NFL superstar Joe Montana),
addition to the H1 board
healthcare professionals