HealthCentral is an American privately owned online health company, that was founded by an emergency department doctor in 1999.
[1] HealthCentral was later acquired by a group of venture investors in 2005. Initial investments were made from
Polaris Venture Partners,
[2] Sequoia Capital,
[3] The Carlyle Group,
[4] and
Allen & Company. In 2005, the group of new investors then brought on
Christopher M. Schroeder as CEO.
[5] In 2008,
InterActiveCorp made a significant minority investment in the company,
[6] and the initial group of investors joined in the round of funding to reinvest in HealthCentral.