Travis Kalanick Joins Medical Tech Startup Kareo’s Board Of Directors

Travis Kalanick, the founder and former CEO of taxi hailing startup Uber, reportedly joined the board of directors for Kareo, a medical health tech startup. Kalanick, who was an angel investor in Kareo, will be joining the board along with author and entrepreneur Rob Reid.

Kareo provides technology enabled solutions to independent medical practitioners and helps with patient communications, payments and marketing. Based in Irvine, California, the company was founded by Dan Rodrigues in 2004 and has raised close to $125 million in venture funding. The company claims to have surpassed $70 million in annual revenue. In 2015, Kareo raised $55 million from health tech fund Montreux Equity Partners along with Silver Lake Waterman and existing investors such as OpenView Venture.

Speaking about the addition to the board, Kareo spokesperson said, “The company has experienced increasing provider growth in the last year and the changes in the healthcare sector now underway further accelerate demand for Kareo’s clinical and business management platform.” The spokesperson further added Travis and Rob each have valuable experience scaling technology businesses and the company is excited to have them contribute to the continued growth and success. With the addition of Kalanick and Reid, the total number of members on the board has risen to eight. Currently, the board members of Kareo include Dan as well as Michael Matley, Managing Director at Montreux Equity Partners.

Kalanick along with Rodrigues previously co founded Scour, a music search startup, in 1997. Axios reported, in a memo Rodrigues wrote to the employees, he said Kalanick has been an “enthusiastic believer in our vision since our inception and he is excited to work with us more directly to bring innovation to healthcare and help us reach out goals for market leadership.”

Travis Kalanick was asked to step down as the CEO of Uber in June last year amid multiple controversies. Since his resignations as the CEO, this is Kalanick’s first appointment. However, Travis is still a part of the Uber board.