Doing Well by Doing Good in Healthcare

Nateev Health is a first-of-its-kind outsourced corporate venture capital resource for enterprises focused specifically on aligning enterprise healthcare benefits with their business goals.  We support enterprises and innovators across the full lifecycle of healthcare innovation by investing in early-stage healthcare companies that address critical gaps across this continuum.  We’re a big proponent of community and we convene enterprises, vendors, funders and individuals who are passionate about disrupting the status quo of only managing costs in self funded enterprises.  

We believe healthcare benefits should do more than control costs—they should drive business outcomes, elevate employee experience, and strengthen workforce wellbeing.

Why It Matters

Healthcare accounts for a significant—and growing—portion of U.S. GDP. Nearly 45% of all healthcare spending is through private insurance representing over $1 trillion in annual spend  with ⅔ of this being delivered through self-funded employer health plans.  These plans are typically managed by third-party administrators (TPAs) paid flat fees to process claims. Unfortunately, these TPAs lack incentive to innovate.

Our customer discovery process and advisors, which includes organizations representing millions of employees, confirms this: the most forward-thinking enterprises are those that tie benefits to broader business goals—not just cost containment.

Key Challenges For Enterprises

We are actively seeking solutions along a continuum that traditionally serve as barriers in deploying innovative healthcare programs in self funded plans:

  • 1. Data and Analysis

    Combining claims data, HRIS, payroll, and other internal systems to identify opportunities and measure impact requires robust analytical capabilities. Most companies aren't staffed to do this at scale, and most analysis only comprises some of the elements without tying it to a company’s business objectives.  

  • 2. Employee Engagement

    Enterprises have a unique opportunity to take a “population health” approach to the most important element of their business - people.  With that, even the best programs require thoughtful rollouts to both identify and engage their workforce. These programs need to have objective and measurable outcomes.

  • 3. Vendor Sourcing

    With thousands of healthcare solutions—from early-stage startups to national vendors—finding the right fit can be overwhelming. We work with our people in our community of advisors and investors to identify and vet the best solutions for your environment.

  • 4. Ongoing Program Management

    With thousands of healthcare solutions—from early-stage startups to national vendors—finding the right fit can be overwhelming. We work with our people in our community of advisors and investors to identify and vet the best solutions for your environment.

Our Mission

Help organizations optimize spend (cut waste, not care), elevate experience (fix the friction), and empower the workforce (care for the people who power your business) - the “triple aim” for self funded health plans. And work with these enterprises to tie their business objectives to their healthcare benefits.

What We Do

At Nateev Health, we’re reimagining how innovation reaches employer-sponsored healthcare.

We partner with:

  • Self-Funded Enterprises ready to transform their benefits into strategic business drivers. If you have a corporate venture fund, we collaborate. If you don’t, we act as your outsourced venture partner—sourcing, evaluating, and investing in the innovations that matter most to your workforce.g

  • Healthcare Innovators building solutions for this $1T+ market. We’re more than advisors—we’re investors, strategic partners, and force multipliers helping you scale with precision into the self-funded enterprise space.

We’re creating a first-of-its-kind ecosystem—where bold companies meet bold enterprises to deploy high-impact, tailored solutions. Our model fuses advisory, capital, and community to close the gap between benefit strategy and innovation.

We’re not just supporting disruption.
We are the disruption.  

Investment Focus

We invest in pre-Series A companies, typically between $50K and $250K, with an emphasis on platform companies (products or tech-enabled services) that can be tailored for enterprise customers. We look for solutions with the potential to transform the delivery of healthcare benefits for self-funded employers - not just about controlling cost but improving overall business outcomes.

Who We Are

We’re operators, not just advisors.  And our whole approach is to show up for you - not just as individuals or through funding but through our advisor network and enterprise partners  We are:  

  • Pragmatists who see partnership between innovators and enterprises as the fastest path to a healthier future;  

  • Seekers of rare opportunities for game-changing healthcarel impact;

  • Hands-on investors and operators who work intimately with our teams as they bring innovations from MVP to deployment

  • Voracious learners who derive endless energy from working with great teams we have the honor to back.

  • Our community of changemakers extends to our investors who put their capital to work in pursuit of a brighter tomorrow.

For Entrepreneurs:

We bring capital, advisory expertise, and a powerful community to help you gain traction and scale - whether you're based in the US or want to bring your innovations from outside the US to the complex healthcare market of the US.  Ensuring your products or go to market strategy are aligned with different stakeholder incentives is critical to your success.  We aid you in understanding the complexity of the US market. 

For Self-Funded Enterprises:

We bring decades of experience—from startup leadership to senior roles within self-funded plans—to help you make smarter, more strategic benefit decisions.   Each enterprise is different but we share learnings across organizations to enable better decision making and outcomes.  

We’ve sat in your seat. We understand the stakes.

Leadership

Steve Linowes, Founder & Managing Partner

Steve Linowes founded Nateev Health to help bridge the gap between employer healthcare needs and innovative solutions. Prior to Nateev, Steve held executive roles across tech and healthcare industries, launching billion-dollar markets, serving hundreds of millions globally, and holds a couple of patents.  

He started his healthcare career as Executive VP at LogistiCare Solutions, leading revenue, partnerships, marketing, and strategy/M&A, while helping the company scale organically from $720 million to $1.4 billion in four years. He also led two of the company’s largest operations, growing them from $80 million to over $225 million in revenue with a team of 900+ employees.  He was part of the executive team that had to address healthcare benefits for their employees - so he’s experienced the challenges for self funded health plans.  

He is a committed community leader—having founded non-profits like TechBridge.org (operating in 40 states throughout the US) and NeighborhoodNexus.org, and also serves on the executive board of the Task Force for Global Health, a global leader in public health.  

Steve brings a wealth of advisors to the community including current and former:

  • Chief Medical Officers of health systems,

  • Chief Human Resource Officers and Chief Benefits Officers of self funded enterprises, 

  • Chief Strategy Officers of managed care organizations, 

  • Chief Data/Product Officers of large financial institutions, Head of applications for an Ivy League academic health system, head of AI Platforms for large social media company

  • Digital health entrepreneurs with successful exits

  • Range of private investors in healthcare

Real-World Impact

Here’s what innovation with healthcare benefits looks like in action:

Utility Company Case Study

To maximize workforce utilization, a large utility used healthcare strategically: providing line workers with tablets for tele-PT visits and bringing dermatology screenings onsite. A dedicated internal team develops ROIs and deploys programs aligned with operational goals.

Transportation Enterprise Case Study

A national transportation company sought an obesity management program but was challenged by costs. We connected them with entrepreneurial vendors who handle everything—from eligibility screening to national deployment—ensuring outcomes aligned with enterprise objectives.

Join the Nateev Community

We’re building a collaborative ecosystem of:

  • Self-funded enterprises

  • Investors

  • Healthcare innovators

Our goal? Share insights, scale great ideas, and accelerate change.

Let’s reimagine healthcare—together.