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Frist Cressey Ventures stages, portfolio and investment profile

Nashville healthcare venture firm co-founded in 2016 by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD and Bryan Cressey. Backs early-stage companies transforming care delivery with technology and tech-enabled services, including AI-native models. Closed oversubscribed Fund IV at $425M (Feb 2026 PR), bringing firm AUM toward ~$1B. Strategic LP network includes The Cigna Group, MedStar Health, and OhioHealth. HQ at 40 Burton Hills Blvd, Nashville, TN.

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Stage-based planning range

$1M–$10M

This is a planning range inferred from stage coverage, not a firm-disclosed check size.

Methodology: Stage bucket inferred from the rounds a fund leads or invests in.

No firm-specific check-size disclosure is recorded.

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Investment stages

Leads: Seed, Series A, Series B

Participates: Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth

Sector focus

healthtech · biotech-life-sciences · ai-ml · enterprise-saas

Geography

Nashville, TN

Founded 2016

Fund size / AUM

Fund IV $425M; ~$1B firm AUM (Feb 2026 PR)

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Latest fund vehicle

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Recent tracked investment

Not recorded

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Rounds they lead

Seed Series A Series B

Rounds they invest

Seed Series A Series B Growth

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Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Frist Cressey Ventures as an investor (2 total).