Category: News

Tim Mullaney, editor of Senior Housing News, goes deep to learn more about Lifespark’s value-based plans in senior living to drive better experiences and lower health care costs. Medicare Advantage (MA) will turn 25 years old in 2022, and the insurance program is not only getting older but more popular among older adults — with […]

St. Louis Park-based Lifespark has closed on $20 million of Series B financing. The new money will help fund advancements to the company’s proprietary technology platform. Lifespark offers personalized, proactive care for seniors and touts a goal of keeping patients off of the “health care rollercoaster.” “We also know there is tremendous waste in healthcare with more […]

Local community newspaper, The Patch, covers Lifespark’s $20 M funding. Read on for the full story adapted from Lifespark’s news release…

HomeCare Magazine covers the latest funding round for Lifespark who has raised $20 million in a B-round to lead the nation in delivering population well-being. This round is being led by Virgo-managed fund to continue funding advancements in Lifespark’s operating system and proprietary technology platform and UCare, the largest Medicare Advantage provider in Minnesota, to […]

The company offers a system that aims to break down health care siloes. MobiHealthNews covered Lifespark’s latest round of funding sharing, ‘This morning senior-focused health tech company Lifespark scored $20 million in Series B funding. Virgo-Managed Fund and Medicare Advantage provider UCare led the round.”  This comes roughly a year after the Minneapolis-based company raked […]

In TechMN, Lifespark CEO, Joel Theisen, says “We want global risk, to be held accountable for delivering wellness, and move volume to value. The less we spend on reactive care, the more we can spend on the experience. The proprietary technology we are building isn’t for tech’s sake but to create on-demand access and deep […]

Lifespark, a St. Louis Park-based senior care company, has raised a $20 million Series B round of funding, according to an announcement Wednesday.  The investment was led by California-based Virgo Investment Group and Minneapolis-based UCare, the largest Medicare Advantage provider in Minnesota. Read on for the full story in MinneInno.…

With enrollment up and more plans launching each year, Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations have had to figure out how to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive field. For many, MA differentiation has meant embracing in-home care and actually acquiring, or investing in, provider partners. The latest example of this trend took place Tuesday, with Minneapolis, […]

In a fun conversation with the Medical Alley team, Joel Theisen shares Lifesprk’s elevator pitch – who is Lifesprk? The conversation then turned to what led Joel to start the company, how his role and his team’s changed during the pandemic, and what big milestones are next for Lifesprk as the company prepares for big […]

Nick Williams, reporter for the Star Tribune, gets candid with Lifespark CEO, Joel Theisen, about the company’s recent investment and partnership with UCare, Minnesota’s largest Medicare Advantage provider. Senior care company Lifespark is planning to use $20 million from a recent Series B round of funding to build upon its tech platform designed to help […]