Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has joined the board of directors for Kareo, a medical health tech startup, Axios reports. This is Kalanick’s first public appointment since his ouster from Uber in June.
Kalanick was an angel investor in Kareo, a company that has raised about $125 million in venture funding. The company is geared toward physicians with independent practices to help with patient communications, payments and marketing.
Kareo was co-founded by a friend of Kalanick’s, Dan Rodrigues. The two had previously co-founded Scour, a music search startup, together in 1997.
In a memo, obtained by Axios, Rodrigues says 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.”
In addition to being on Kareo’s board of directors, Kalanick remains on Uber’s board. I’ve reached out to Kareo and will update this story if I hear back.
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