Jeenie Raises Growth Capital to Accelerate Elimination of Language Barriers Across U.S. Healthcare
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeenie, an industry-transforming virtual interpreting platform that connects clinicians and patients to live interpreters on-demand, today announced its Series A funding round of $9.3M led by Transformation Capital, a leading digital health growth equity firm.
- "Jeenie was created to make language assistance ubiquitous, so anyone in the world can effectively communicate without language barriers," said Kirsten Brecht Baker, CEO and Co-Founder of Jeenie.
- "In healthcare in particular, this means being a voice for the most vulnerable, by ensuring clear, trusted and accurate communication between caregivers and all their patients.
- Language barriers in U.S. healthcare are a leading cause of inequitable access to quality care, a disparity exacerbated by the transition to telehealth post-Covid.
- Transformation Capital is a digital health growth equity firm dedicated to supporting commercial stage companies focused on improving people's health and the sustainability of the healthcare system.