Aetna Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1852

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 31,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 10

  • Investments
  • 40

Aetna General Information

Description

Provider of managed healthcare and accessibility services intended to address health inequalities to improve access to care for everyone. The company offers customized healthcare plans for individuals, employers, healthcare providers, and brokers.

Contact Information

Website
www.aetna.com
Formerly Known As
Aetna U S Healthcare Inc
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 151 Farmington Avenue
  • Hartford, CT 06156
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Managed Care
Other Industries
Other Healthcare Services
Parent Company
CVS Health
Corporate Office
  • 151 Farmington Avenue
  • Hartford, CT 06156
  • United States
+1 (800)

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Aetna Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Aetna Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of managed healthcare and accessibility services intended to address health inequalities to improve access to c
Managed Care
Hartford, CT
31,000 As of 2025

Eden Prairie, MN
 

Maryland Heights, MO
 
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Aetna Competitors (21)

One of Aetna’s 21 competitors is Optum, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Eden Prairie, MN.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Optum Private Equity-Backed Eden Prairie, MN
Magellan Health Formerly PE-Backed Maryland Heights, MO
UnitedHealth Group Corporation Minneapolis, MN
United Healthcare Services Private Debt Financed Minnetonka, MN
Prime Therapeutics Private Debt Financed Eagan, MN
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Aetna Patents

  • 256

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 187

    Granted

  • 11

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Aetna Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20260211886-A1 Systems and methods for using artificial intelligence models to maintain and update provider databases for recommending providers to users Pending 17-Jan-2025
US-20260212398-A1 Systems and methods for using artificial intelligence models to maintain and update provider databases for recommending providers to users Pending 17-Jan-2025
US-20260128164-A1 Systems and methods for claims-based medical provider reassignment Pending 05-Nov-2024
US-12621284-B2 Systems and methods for user authentication using subject identifier and/or subject identifier documents Active 15-Mar-2024
US-12771682-B2 Systems and methods for user authentication using subject identifier and/or subject identifier documents Active 15-Mar-2024 H04L63/083
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Aetna Signals

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Aetna Investments & Acquisitions (40)

Aetna’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Avaneer Health for . The deal was made on 13-Jan-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Avaneer Health 13-Jan-2022 Seed Round Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)
Avaneer Health 01-Jan-2020 Joint Venture Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)
MAP Health Management 07-Mar-2019 Later Stage VC Clinics/Outpatient Services
Bupa Health Insurance (Thailand) 21-Jul-2017 Merger/Acquisition Life and Health Insurance
Sutter Health and Aetna 13-Jun-2017 Joint Venture Life and Health Insurance
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Aetna Exits (12)

Aetna’s most recent exit was on 01-Jan-2016 from FIU-Aetna Health Policy Analysis Academy. The exit was categorized as with 2 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
FIU-Aetna Health Policy Analysis Academy 01-Jan-2016 Completed
  • 2 buyers
bswift 25-Nov-2014 Completed
Aetna Better Health of Virginia 07-May-2013 Completed
PayFlex 03-Oct-2011 Completed
Medicity 03-Jan-2011 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Aetna Affiliates

Subsidiaries (15)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Aetna Asset Advisors Hartford, CT 2014
Aetna Insurance Company Birmingham, United Kingdom 2006
Coventry Health Care National Accounts Chicago, IL 2006
Aetna Health Inc (ga) Blue Bell, PA 2001
Aetna Medicaid Administrators Phoenix, AZ 1996
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Aetna FAQs

  • When was Aetna founded?

    Aetna was founded in 1852.

  • Where is Aetna headquartered?

    Aetna is headquartered in Hartford, CT.

  • What is the size of Aetna?

    Aetna has 31,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Aetna in?

    Aetna’s primary industry is Managed Care.

  • Is Aetna a private or public company?

    Aetna is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Aetna?

    The current valuation of Aetna is .

  • What is Aetna’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Aetna is .

  • How much funding has Aetna raised over time?

    Aetna has raised $18.8B.

  • Who are Aetna’s competitors?

    Optum, Magellan Health, UnitedHealth Group, United Healthcare Services, and Prime Therapeutics are some of the 21 competitors of Aetna.

  • When was Aetna acquired?

    Aetna was acquired on 28-Nov-2018.

  • Who acquired Aetna?

    Aetna was acquired by CVS Health.

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