Craniometrix Hits $4 Million ARR and Raises $15 Million Series A to Scale Dementia Care Navigation

Craniometrix has raised a $15 million Series A round after reaching $4 million in annual recurring revenue. The New York-based healthtech startup launched its dementia care navigation service in July 2025 and has now raised more than $21 million in total funding. Backers include Y Combinator, Quiet Capital, Defy.vc, Rebel Fund, Olive Tree Capital, Cathexis Ventures, and J-Ventures.

The company operates with 36 employees and is hiring across software engineering, operations, and regional healthcare partnerships to expand its coverage nationwide.

Virtual Support Through Medicare's GUIDE Model

Craniometrix provides virtual, non-clinical coaching and support to dementia patients and their families. The company runs its service in partnership with the Johns Hopkins MIND at Home program, aiming to help families manage care routines and keep patients living at home safely.

The business model connects directly to Medicare's Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model. Through this program, Medicare pays for caregiver coaching and care coordination, allowing Craniometrix to deliver services to patients at no direct cost while generating a new revenue stream for the patients' primary care physicians. According to the company, providing structured non-clinical coaching and support helps avoid 30% of hospitalizations for dementia patients. Craniometrix deploys artificial intelligence systems to support care navigators and ease administrative overhead for clinical providers.

Evolution from Diagnostic Testing

Craniometrix was founded in 2022 and went through Y Combinator's W22 batch. The company originally launched with a focus on early cognitive assessment. As reported by TechCrunch, the team raised an initial $6 million seed round to build a HIPAA-compliant smartphone app designed to test for Alzheimer's disease using a 10-minute mobile test. A physician reviewed and signed each diagnostic result before returning it to the patient.

Forbes noted that early studies showed the smartphone-based diagnostic method demonstrated higher accuracy than existing conventional screening tools, leading to co-founder Nikhil Patel's inclusion on the 2023 30 Under 30 Healthcare list. Over the past three years, the company expanded from diagnostic software into ongoing longitudinal care management, leveraging federal reimbursement frameworks to offer continuous support services.

Leadership

Craniometrix is led by co-founders Nikhil Patel and Neel Patel.

Nikhil Patel serves as CEO and has published academic research on digital diagnostics for Alzheimer's disease. Before founding Craniometrix, he spent three years during high school working as a research associate at the University of Central Florida studying Alzheimer's diagnostics. He completed a BS in Computer Science and a BA in Economics at Yale University between 2017 and 2021, and spent time developing trading algorithms at Goldman Sachs and working at hedge funds before starting the company.

Co-founder and CEO Neel Patel manages operational execution as the company expands its clinical and provider relationships under Medicare's billing structures.

Current Hiring Push

Craniometrix has 10 open positions split between headquarters leadership in New York and distributed provider-relations roles across the United States.

The technical and operational core is concentrated in the New York office, requiring onsite work. The engineering group is adding a Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Product) at a salary of $175,000 to $250,000 USD to build product workflows for care navigators and clinical partners.

To manage patient flow and internal team growth, the company is recruiting leadership across operations:

• Director, Growth Strategy & Operations (New York Metro) ($200,000 to $275,000 USD)
• Manager/Director Core Operations (Series A Health Tech) ($150,000 to $210,000 USD)
• Manager / Director of Enrollment (Series A Healthtech) ($120,000 to $210,000 USD)
• Manager/Director of Talent (Series A Healthtech) ($110,000 to $180,000 USD)

Half of the open requisitions focus on regional business development to sign physician practices onto the GUIDE network. These entry-level partnership manager positions offer base salaries between $140,000 and $200,000 USD with hybrid and remote options. Open territories include the Partnerships Manager | Northeast role covering Boston and northern New England, the Partnerships Manager | West (Mountain + Pacific NW) role spanning the Pacific Northwest through the Mountain West, the Partnerships Manager | Central Plains position, and local coverage via the Partnerships Manager | New York Metro role. A fully remote Partnerships Manager position is also listed for United States applicants.

Open Roles

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