Chicago, IL – Cosán, a connected chronic care management company helping providers extend care beyond the clinic, today announced the close of a $15 million strategic growth investment round led by Ziegler Link-age Funds, a strategic venture capital fund focused on improving the lives of older adults, The Specialty Alliance, the nation’s leading physician-led Healthcare Partnership Organization and a three-year partner of Cosán and Arnold Whitman of Formation Capital.
This funding accelerates Cosán’s mission to deliver AI-enabled, multidisciplinary, team-based virtual care that helps providers deliver more personalized, proactive, and compassionate support to people living with chronic conditions—particularly in the critical moments between office visits. The investment strengthens Cosán’s ability to help practices scale chronic care programs, reduce operational burden, and improve financial performance while ensuring care remains deeply human and relationship centered.
Investors Reinforce Confidence in Cosán’s Connected Care Model
“We’re proud to deepen our partnership with Cosán,” said Katie Schmitz, Managing Partner at Ziegler Link-age Funds. “Cosán’s model reflects the best of what healthcare can be—where technology amplifies the human touch. They’re helping providers close care gaps, strengthen relationships, and deliver outcomes that improve both quality of life and sustainability for practices.”
Dr. Paul Berggreen, Chief Strategy Officer at The Specialty Alliance, added: “Cosán has been a valuable partner in supporting our patients between office visits. As we continue to expand our footprint across gastroenterology, urology, and radiation oncology, Cosán’s patient-centered approach to chronic care management is an essential asset for both patients and providers.”
Connecting Patients and Providers—Improving Every Life
Cosán’s mission is simple yet powerful: connect patients and providers through compassionate, high-quality care that extends beyond the office.
Cosán’s AI-enabled, human-led platform empowers multidisciplinary care teams – nurses, nutritionists, mental health professionals, functional health specialists, and care coordinators—to proactively engage patients, identify rising risk in real time, and address barriers to accessing care. Providers receive timely, actionable updates that support clinical decision-making and help intervene earlier.
Today, Cosán supports more than 130,000 patients nationwide and enrolls 300 new patients daily, demonstrating a scalable and sustainable care model that never compromises empathy or excellence.
“Our mission is to help providers extend compassionate care beyond the office—ensuring it’s always personal, timely, and focused on improving lives,” said David Hunt, CEO of Cosán. “AI allows us to amplify, not replace, the human touch. This investment strengthens our ability to deliver connected, accountable care that supports both patients and the providers who serve them.”
Advancing Whole-Person, AI-Augmented Team Care
Cosán’s AI tools synthesize patient data, flag potential risks, streamline workflows, and personalize engagement—allowing clinicians and care teams to spend more time where it matters most: building meaningful patient relationships and delivering proactive, evidence-based care. This AI-augmented model ensures care is:
- Accessible – reaching patients wherever they are
- Equitable – supporting underserved and aging populations
- Human – prioritizing relationships and empathy
Practice-aligned – improving efficiency, relieving administrative burden, and enabling new revenue opportunities.
Cosán supports providers in meeting the growing demand for value-based, virtual-first, whole-person care.
Fueling the Future of Connected, Ethical, and Scalable Care
As healthcare shifts toward proactive disease management, Cosán is emerging as a trusted partner for providers seeking to expand services, strengthen patient outcomes, and grow sustainably.
By embedding AI with transparency, ethics, and clinical integrity, Cosán ensures that innovation serves both patients and the people who care for them.
“Cosán demonstrates that innovation and compassion aren’t opposites—they’re partners,” Schmitz added. “They’re redefining virtual care as connected, human, and transformative.”
About Cosán
Cosán connects care where it matters most—between patients and the people who serve them. We bring compassion, continuity, and efficiency to chronic care management by helping providers extend their reach beyond the office. Our mission is to ensure care is not only managed, but personal, timely, and focused on improving every life we touch.
About Ziegler Link-age Funds
Ziegler Link-age Funds invest in companies transforming aging services, healthcare delivery, and health technology. A joint venture between Ziegler and Link-age, the funds unite innovators and providers committed to improving the lives of older adults and their families.
About Specialty Alliance
The Specialty Alliance is a physician-led Healthcare Partnership Organization (HPO) that provides specialty practices with the capital, data, and national infrastructure needed for sustainable growth while preserving autonomy and advancing specialty care across the country.
OM Partners, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor, and Sherrard, German & Kelly, PC served as legal counsel to Cosán. Reed Smith LLP served as legal counsel to Ziegler Link-age Funds. Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal counsel to The Specialty Alliance.
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David.Hunt@cosangroup.com
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