Family benefits company Cleo announced today that it has been named by Fierce Healthcare as one of the 2021 Fierce 15 companies, designating it as one of the most promising healthcare companies in the industry.

Cleo sits at the intersection of health and work, allowing employers to support their people in a more holistic way as they navigate their family-building journey from fertility, maternity and post-partum care, to return to work, childcare and beyond. Cleo is leading a fast-emerging category in the healthcare world, family benefits, during a time when additional support for working parents and their families is critically urgent. With the pandemic forcing over 800,000 women out of the workforce in September, Cleo is helping to ensure that working parents, particularly working mothers, can thrive both at home and at work. Today, Cleo is offered by companies like Pinterest, Reddit and Box and touches around 640,000 lives via its top four largest customers. Cleo plays an important role in extending parental care and support beyond clinical settings; 30% of Cleo members report that Cleo support and preventative care has helped them avoid a medical or clinical escalation.

“Cleo is proud to be named one of the most promising healthcare companies of 2021,” said Sarahjane Sacchetti, CEO of Cleo. “In a time when working families face significant challenges, impacting both their mental and physical health as well as their overall wellbeing, our work to support this vulnerable segment of the population has never been more critical.”

The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” – championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. This is Fierce Healthcare’s third annual Fierce 15 selection and represents many corners of the industry from health IT to health payers to precision medicine.

"In what’s been an especially challenging time, this group of Fierce 15 winners are reimagining the path forward for healthcare and leading the changes that will shape how healthcare of the future is delivered,” said Tina Reed, Fierce Healthcare’s executive editor.

An internationally-recognized daily report reaching a network of over 120,000 healthcare industry professionals, Fierce Healthcare provides subscribers with an authoritative analysis of the day's top stories. This year Fierce Healthcare evaluated hundreds of companies from around the world for its annual Fierce 15 list, which is based on a variety of factors such as strength of its technology, partnerships, venture backers and its innovative approach to solving some of the most complex and longstanding problems in the health industry.

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About Cleo

Cleo is the support system for working families. With its integrated family benefits platform, Cleo combines proactive, expert guidance with an intuitive engagement hub to help working parents confidently manage every stage of their family’s journey. From family planning to pregnancy to parenthood to return-to-work and beyond – Cleo families are healthier, happier, and more engaged as they balance their roles at home and at work. Supporting families with children from 1 day old to 12 years old in 55 countries and implemented by over 100 enterprise clients – Cleo is reinventing how forward-thinking employers support families that work around the world.

Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Cleo is backed by NEA, Greylock Partners, Felicis Ventures, and Forerunner Ventures.