Optum Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2011

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 310,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 61

Optum General Information

Description

Operator of a health services and innovation company intended to improve the way medical care is delivered to individuals. The company offers medication and pricing options, healthcare financial services, and guidance along with technology to health plan providers and employers related to life sciences, enabling the medical industry to get insights, guide their decisions, and improve delivery, quality, and efficiency.

Contact Information

Website
www.optum.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1 Optum Circle
  • Eden Prairie, MN 55344
  • United States
+1 (888)
Primary Industry
Managed Care
Other Industries
Other Healthcare Services
Vertical(s)
HealthTech
Corporate Office
  • 1 Optum Circle
  • Eden Prairie, MN 55344
  • United States
+1 (888)

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Optum Valuation & Funding

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

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Optum Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of a health services and innovation company intended to improve the way medical care is delivered to individual
Managed Care
Eden Prairie, MN
310,000 As of 2024

Saint Louis, MO
 

Saint Louis, MO
 
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Optum Competitors (38)

One of Optum’s 38 competitors is Express Scripts, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Saint Louis, MO.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Express Scripts Corporate Backed or Acquired Saint Louis, MO
Evernorth Health Services Corporation Saint Louis, MO
New Century Health Formerly PE-Backed Brea, CA
Mayo Clinic Corporation Rochester, MN
Talk NYC! Psychotherapy Private Equity-Backed New York, NY
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Optum Patents

  • 545

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 327

    Granted

  • 162

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Optum Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250124295-A1 Branched machine-learning training architectures for multi-phase model training Pending 12-Oct-2023
US-12141186-B1 Text embedding-based search taxonomy generation and intelligent refinement Active 11-Oct-2023
US-20250117692-A1 Automated deployed model governence Pending 09-Oct-2023
US-20250117691-A1 Centralized model maintenance utilizing third-party workspaces Pending 09-Oct-2023
US-20250117693-A1 Workspace management for improved model Pending 09-Oct-2023 G06N20/00
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Optum Signals

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Optum Investments & Acquisitions (61)

Optum’s most recent deal was a Later Stage VC with Zeta for . The deal was made on 06-Feb-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Zeta 06-Feb-2025 Later Stage VC Financial Software
FlexCare Infusion Centers 15-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition Clinics/Outpatient Services
LHC Group 22-Feb-2023 Merger/Acquisition Clinics/Outpatient Services
Apricus Health (Scottsdale) 01-Jan-2023 Merger/Acquisition Other Healthcare Services
Change Healthcare 03-Oct-2022 Merger/Acquisition Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)
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Optum Exits (4)

Optum’s most recent exit was on 28-Oct-2014 from Alere. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Alere 28-Oct-2014 Completed
Connextions 03-Aug-2011 Completed
Picis Clinical Solutions 22-Jul-2010 Completed
Aperture (Louisville) 18-Oct-2002 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Optum Affiliates

Subsidiaries (24)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Apricus Health (Scottsdale) Scottsdale, AZ 2019
Optum Ventures Boston, MA 2017
Refresh Mental Health Jacksonville Beach, FL 2017
Landmark Health Huntington Beach, CA 2013
NaviHealth Brentwood, TN 2011
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Optum FAQs

  • When was Optum founded?

    Optum was founded in 2011.

  • Where is Optum headquartered?

    Optum is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

  • What is the size of Optum?

    Optum has 310,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Optum in?

    Optum’s primary industry is Managed Care.

  • Is Optum a private or public company?

    Optum is a Private company.

  • What is Optum’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Optum is .

  • How much funding has Optum raised over time?

    Optum has raised $27.3M.

  • Who are Optum’s competitors?

    Express Scripts, Evernorth Health Services, New Century Health, Mayo Clinic, and Talk NYC! Psychotherapy are some of the 38 competitors of Optum.

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