Superscript
Backed byBHL UKAbout Superscript
Superscript is a healthcare technology company building products to bring upfront purchasing to medical care. Its mission is to emancipate patients from the opacity of U.S. healthcare by creating a centralized healthcare marketplace that exposes arbitrage and misaligned incentives in provider–payer negotiations. The company believes the path to fixing healthcare is to move healthcare consumerism into the modern era through true e-commerce with clear prices and transparent expectations so patients can shop for care online. With about 30 people, Superscript is at the Series A stage and is live with real customers, scaling rapidly across medical practices. It positions itself to set standards, patterns, and infrastructure for years to come.
Company at a glance
Founders & Leadership
Location
About the Team
Team Distribution
- Engineering47%
- Sales14%
- Operations11%
- Product & Design11%
- Other8%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Harvard University
- 2.Stanford University
- 3.University of Chicago
- 4.London School of Economics and Political Science
- 5.University of California, Los Angeles
Team Worked At
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Optum
- RWJBarnabas Health
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- St. Joseph's Health
Team Composition
31 people- Engineering1 senior12
- Sales1 senior3
- Arts and Design2
- Entrepreneurship2 senior2
- Finance1 senior2
- Product Management2
- Administrative1
- Business Development1 senior1
Culture & values
The north star is a centralized healthcare marketplace that reveals arbitrage and misaligned incentives in provider-payer negotiations.
The company prioritizes clear prices, transparent expectations, and the ability to shop for care online, reflecting a culture of transparency and consumer empowerment.
The path to fixing healthcare is framed as modernizing healthcare consumerism through true e-commerce.
Joining now means helping set standards, patterns, and infrastructure that will endure for years, indicating a long-term, ownership-driven culture.
The team is ~30 people at Series A, live with real customers, and scaling rapidly across medical practices, implying a fast-paced, impact-driven environment.
Funding History
$54.6M
raised
Superscript, a bespoke SME insurance provider, raised a £45M ($54M) Series B led by BHL UK; The Hartford and Concentric participated.
Life at Superscript
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