Blue Heron Capital

For the past five years, Blue Heron Capital has been proud to participate in Cristo Rey Richmond High School’s Corporate Work Study Program. The program gives students meaningful exposure to the professional world while bringing fresh perspectives, curiosity and energy into our organization. In this video, Tom Benedetti, Matt Jacobson and our Cristo Rey students share what they have learned from one another and why this partnership continues to be so meaningful. We are grateful to Cristo Rey for the opportunity to support the next generation of leaders. #CristoRey #CorporateWorkStudy #BlueHeronCapital

We are proud to celebrate an important milestone for Blue Heron Capital partner ChartSpan Medical Technologies: the acquisition of Validic, a leading personal health data platform. By bringing together ChartSpan’s care management services and clinical expertise with Validic’s digital health data infrastructure, the combined company is building a more connected approach to remote care. Healthcare organizations will be better equipped to turn continuous patient-generated data into earlier interventions, more personalized care and improved outcomes at scale. Congratulations to Christine Hawkins and the entire ChartSpan and Validic teams as they begin this exciting next chapter. Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/daRZX39K

This month, we’re featuring Dr. Tom Yackel, a valued member of the OA Collaborative at Blue Heron Capital. Tom brings a distinctive combination of clinical leadership, healthcare operations, population health, informatics, and business experience. As a practicing primary care physician, he has built his career around improving how care is delivered and helping healthcare organizations advance the Quadruple Aim. He currently serves as Chief Clinical Excellence Officer for CenterWell Senior Primary Care, where he helps shape clinical strategy and performance across a large, complex care delivery organization. Previously, Tom held senior leadership roles at VCU Health, including serving as president of the physician practice and leading ambulatory operations. His experience spans healthcare providers, physician organizations, post-acute and outpatient care, payer partnerships, and operational transformation. Tom earned his Doctor of Medicine from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. We’re grateful to have Tom as part of the OA Collaborative and to make his clinical, operational, and strategic perspective available to founders and leadership teams working to improve care delivery and build stronger healthcare organizations.

We’re excited to share more about Blue Heron Capital’s investment in Ognomy Sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea is a large, underdiagnosed market, and too many patients still face long waits, fragmented care, and limited access to sleep specialists. Ognomy is built to help close that gap. Through its tech-enabled care model, Ognomy expands access to diagnosis and treatment while helping reduce pressure on sleep clinics, referring clinicians, health systems, and cardiometabolic care programs. For Blue Heron, this investment reflects what we look for in healthcare companies: a meaningful market need, a scalable model, a strong leadership team, and the potential to improve both patient access and system efficiency. Congratulations again to Dr. Daniel Rifkin, MD, MPH and the Ognomy Sleep team. We’re excited to support the journey ahead. https://lnkd.in/ecTfNJbr

Thrilled to share Blue Heron Capital’s investment in Ognomy Sleep. Ognomy is a national virtual sleep care platform focused on diagnosing, treating, and managing obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”) through an end-to-end tech enabled care model. We’re excited to welcome Dr. Daniel Rifkin, MD, MPH and the whole Ognomy team to the Blue Heron family. https://lnkd.in/egVib9-C

At Blue Heron Capital, partnership goes beyond capital. Through the OA Collaborative, leaders like Brad Wilner bring real-world expertise to the moments where it can move the needle. For Vend Park, that support began during diligence and continues today, helping open doors, create new opportunities, and support the company’s growth. Hear more from Brad on how the OA Collaborative turns experience into impact.

At Blue Heron Capital, we believe the strongest companies are built not only on innovation, but on the operating discipline required to scale it. Brian Wilson of Kion shares an important perspective in Forbes Technology Council on the evolution of FinOps in 2026, including the role of automation, governance, and accountability in helping organizations turn cloud and AI investments into measurable impact. Great insight from Brian and the Kion team. https://lnkd.in/geYbHnKW

This month, we’re featuring Paul Griffiths, PhD , a valued member of the OA Collaborative at Blue Heron Capital. Paul brings a rare blend of founder experience, healthcare technology expertise, and investor perspective. He founded MedTouch in 2004 and led the digital health consulting firm through significant growth, national recognition, and its acquisition by Perficient in 2020. Over the course of his career, Paul has worked across the full company lifecycle, from launch and scale to successful exit and post-acquisition growth. After MedTouch was acquired, he served as General Manager of Digital Health Solutions and later as Principal of Digital Health Strategy at Perficient, helping oversee a business unit representing more than $100M in revenue. Paul is also Managing Director of 15 & Change, a private family office focused on early-stage funds and high-impact sectors, and has spent time advising and teaching the next generation of business leaders through Harvard Business School and Hult International Business School. We’re grateful to have Paul as part of the OA Collaborative and to have his experience available to founders and leadership teams as they navigate growth.

Big congratulations to Chris Pierson and the BLACKCLOAK team on being named to Inc. Magazine’s 2026 Best Workplaces list for the second year in a row. We love seeing this team recognized not just for what they are building, but for how they are building it. Well deserved, BlackCloak. #BestWorkplaces #CompanyCulture #PortfolioCompany

We’re proud to share an important milestone from our portfolio company, BLACKCLOAK. As digital risk becomes more personal, the need to protect executives, high-profile individuals, and their families continues to grow. BlackCloak’s new Digital Executive Protection Platform brings together the intelligence, privacy, identity, AI threat, and personal security capabilities needed to address that changing landscape. Congratulations to Chris Pierson and the entire BlackCloak team on this next step in defining the Digital Executive Protection category. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dJk-cNDb #DigitalExecutiveProtection #Cybersecurity #ExecutiveProtection #Privacy #AIThreats #EnterpriseSecurity