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Sidecar Health

sidecarhealth.com
HQ: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
500
Finance

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Sidecar Health is a private health-insurance company founded in 2018 that uses upfront price transparency, open provider access, direct point-of-care payments, and member incentives to reduce healthcare costs. It currently focuses on ACA-compliant employer-sponsored major medical coverage, including fully insured and ASO plans for self-funded employers.

Primary product

ACA-compliant employer-sponsored major medical health plans, supported by a member app, upfront care pricing, and a Sidecar Health Visa payment card.

Founded

2018

Headquarters

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

Team size

201-500

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Insurance

Sub-industry

Health insurance / health insurtech

Offices

Manhattan Beach, California
Covina, California
El Segundo, California
Columbus, Ohio

Business model

B2B2C employer-sponsored health insurance
Fully insured group health plans
Administrative services only (ASO) plans for self-funded employers
Technology-enabled insurance administration

Funding

Stage

Series D

Total raised

$328M

Latest round

Series D · Jun 2024

Latest amount

$165M

Series D

Jun 2024 · Koch Disruptive Technologies

$165M

Series C

Jan 2021 · Drive Capital

$125M

Series B / venture round

Jul 2020 · Cathay Innovation

$20M

Series A / venture round

Aug 2019 · GreatPoint Ventures and Morpheus Ventures

$18M

People & investors

Leadership

Patrick Quigley

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder

Veronica Osetinsky

Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder

Alex Coonce

Chief People Officer

Kevin Knight

Chief Marketing Officer

Douglas Lynch

Chief Financial Officer

Emily Porter Kolego

Chief Public Affairs Officer

Todd Grueser

Market President, Large Employer

Natalie Leino

General Counsel and Chief Compliance & Risk Officer

Sharath Pasupunuti

Chief Technology Officer

Investors

Anne Wojcicki
BOND Capital
Cathay Innovation
Comcast Ventures
Drive Capital
Duke University
GreatPoint Ventures
Kauffman Fellows
Koch Disruptive Technologies
Koch Industries
Menlo Ventures
Morpheus Ventures
Tiger Global Management

Work & culture

The company describes its culture around fixing a broken healthcare system, moving quickly, taking ownership, and building a more personalized, affordable, and transparent product. Public job postings emphasize mission-driven work, cross-functional ownership, rapid execution, and AI-assisted product development. Third-party workplace summaries suggest strong mission alignment and benefits, but also a high-change startup environment with workload and job-security tradeoffs.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

Public sources indicate equity and performance bonuses, and third-party estimates place software-engineering compensation around $160,985 annually; individual job postings reviewed did not consistently publish salary bands. Compensation and sponsorship should be verified directly for each role.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Flexible spending account
Paid parental leave
Family medical leave
Commuter benefits
Company equity
Performance bonuses
Employee discounts
Remote roles advertised in the United States
Equal-opportunity employment

Product & market

Pricing

Employer-paid or employer-sponsored insurance premiums for fully insured plans, or administrative fees and plan administration for ASO/self-funded employers. Member economics vary by plan; Sidecar shows the covered benefit amount upfront, members pay providers directly using the Sidecar Health Visa card, and members may retain a portion of savings when care costs less than the benefit amount.

Differentiators

  • —Upfront estimates of covered healthcare costs
  • —Freedom to use any licensed provider without traditional network restrictions
  • —No prior authorization or referral requirements for core coverage
  • —No coinsurance or copays on the employer plans described in company materials
  • —Direct payment at the point of care through a Sidecar Health Visa card
  • —Member incentives to select lower-cost care, including sharing in savings
  • —ACA-compliant major medical coverage
  • —Combination of insurance underwriting, consumer software, real-price data, and claims administration
  • —ASO capability for national self-funded employers

Technology

TypeScript
JavaScript
React
Next.js
React Native
Java
Spring Boot
Python
GraphQL
REST APIs
AWS
AWS Lambda
API Gateway
DynamoDB
Amazon RDS
ECS
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub Actions formerly and/or currently used in engineering workflows based on job postings and technology profiles sources,GitLab,Snowflake,Salesforce,Stripe,Braze,Datadog,OpenAI and LLM APIs,Flutter,Redux,Selenium

Customers

Koch Industries
Clark Grave Vault
Duncan Oil
Kettering Health members and participating employer groups
Employers in Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and other supported markets

Competitors

Oscar Health
Clover Health
Collective Health
NeueHealth
StretchDollar
Angle Health
Cigna and other traditional employer health insurers

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $35.8M-$50M annually based on third-party estimates; public company revenue is not disclosed.

Estimated monthly visits

84.9K

Traffic estimate as of May 2026

Signals & risks

Layoff
Jun 2022

Sidecar Health confirmed a workforce reduction during the 2022 capital-market downturn. Business Insider reported former employees describing approximately 110 affected employees, or about 40% of the workforce; the company did not confirm the exact number and attributed the reduction to changing capital markets.

Source
Other
Jan 2024

The company phased out its individual Access Plan and shifted its focus entirely to employer-sponsored coverage, according to its current company history. This represents strategic product and market rationalization rather than a shutdown of the company.

Source

Latest news

Sidecar Health and Carrum Health Partner to Bring Centers of Excellence into Consumer-Driven Health Plan

Business Wire · Sep 2025

Sidecar announced a partnership giving members access to Carrum Health's bundled specialty-care prices and more than 1,200 Centers of Excellence providers.

Sidecar Health and Kettering Health Partner to Expand Access and Ease in Southwest Ohio

PR Newswire · Jun 2025

The companies announced an agreement covering Kettering's medical centers and outpatient facilities, with estimated pricing available through the Sidecar member portal.

Sidecar Health Named to Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15 List for 2025

PR Newswire via Yahoo Finance · Mar 2025

Sidecar was recognized among Fierce Healthcare's 2025 Fierce 15 private healthcare companies for its consumer-focused model, price transparency, and removal of traditional access barriers.

Sidecar Health Selects Koch Disruptive Technologies to Lead $165M Series D Financing

PR Newswire / Sidecar Health · Jun 2024

Sidecar raised $165M, announced expansion into Florida, and disclosed a strategic relationship with Koch Industries for employer coverage and jumbo-employer product design.

Transformative health insurance company Sidecar Health expands major medical group offering to Georgia

Business Wire · Oct 2023

Sidecar expanded its ACA-compliant employer major-medical offering to Georgia after growth in Ohio, reporting average premium savings of 20% for switching employers.

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Jobs and careers at Sidecar Health

7 jobs at Sidecar Health

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VP of Finance

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Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Member Experience)

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Lead Product Manager, Claims Automation

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Account Manager, Client Services - Texas

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VP of Strategic Accounts

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VP of Marketing

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