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SAN FRANCISCO, September 14, 2022 – Vivian Health, an IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) company and the leading healthcare jobs marketplace serving healthcare professionals first, today announced an agreement with Lume, a banking platform for healthcare workers, which allows Vivian to leverage Lume’s technology to create new banking and financial services for the more than 800,000 registered clinicians on the Vivian platform.
As part of the agreement, Lume co-founders Christopher Chang and Shantanu Joshi will join Vivian Health to lead product and engineering efforts focusing on developing new financial products and value-added services that directly benefit healthcare professionals, furthering Vivian’s mission of building the most aligned solution for America’s healthcare workers.
“Chris and Shantanu’s entrepreneurial energy, passion for building products which truly serve those who serve others, and Lume’s core technology offering will significantly accelerate Vivian’s ability to provide millions of healthcare professionals the most candidate-centric experience in healthcare hiring,” said Parth Bhakta, co-founder and CEO of Vivian Health. “Chris and Shantanu will help build the foundation of Vivian’s rewards and loyalty offering to healthcare professionals, and they will ultimately help retain more of America’s healthcare workforce in an era of persistent staff shortages and a shrinking labor force. The Lume team knows firsthand the unique challenges and barriers that healthcare workers face today, and together, we are poised to create better experiences, fundamentally aligned with clinicians’ interests, that can ultimately help alleviate systemic staff shortages in healthcare.”
Founded in 2019 and backed by Y-Combinator, Lume is a new kind of banking experience built from the ground up for nurses and those working in the healthcare industry. Lume features such as on-demand pay, student loan and debt refinancing, and personalized job recommendations are all designed to help healthcare workers live better lives.
“It was clear ever since our first meeting with Parth that we were both on a mission to build a best-in-class experience for clinicians and we aligned on a strategy to do that. It very much felt like a natural partnership,” said Mr. Chang.
“Having previously run a healthcare staffing firm ourselves, we were already deeply familiar with Vivian’s customers, product offerings, and vision. We’re incredibly excited to hit the ground running by bringing banking and financial products to every nurse on the Vivian platform,” added Mr. Joshi.
As the first jobs marketplace built for healthcare professionals, Vivian offers healthcare employers nationwide, including both staffing agencies and large health systems, a fast and effective way to fill a variety of healthcare jobs across permanent roles, per-diem shifts, local contracts, and travel positions. Vivian has seen significant adoption among healthcare professionals, with over 800,000 registered clinicians using its jobs marketplace. Much of this growth has come through organic channels and word-of-mouth. Vivian Health recently announced a $60 million equity investment led by Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, with participation from IAC and Collaborative Fund, to further accelerate its growth.
About Vivian Health
Vivian Health, an IAC company (NASDAQ: IAC), is the leading healthcare job marketplace that serves healthcare professionals first. Vivian Health empowers a broad range of healthcare professionals to find jobs they love across many types of healthcare work, including permanent roles, per-diem shifts, local contracts, and travel positions. Built on intelligent matching, transparent information, and the widest selection of job opportunities, Vivian Health offers healthcare job seekers an unrivaled solution for finding their next role. For employers, Vivian Health helps fill roles 50% faster than traditional recruiting practices and at a fraction of the cost, saving them millions of dollars, and helping alleviate labor shortages in healthcare. Vivian Health is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver. Learn more at Vivian Health.
About Lume
Lume is a technology platform dedicated to helping healthcare professionals build wealth. The platform offers multiple financial solutions and products all designed to help healthcare providers and clinicians eliminate loans and debt and maximize their hard-earned income. Learn more at Lume.
Definitely interested in hearing more about what you have to offer for healthcare professionals. Are you available to do loans? What other services do you provide for healthcare professionals
Thanks for reaching out Sheryl. We’re delighted to hear you’re interested in the new card, which is still under development. Stay tuned for more details on the Vivian website on that program. Vivian doesn’t provide loans, we’re a jobs marketplace and strive to help healthcare professionals with their job search. We’ve acquired the use of Lume technology to further support healthcare workers, but this won’t include any loan products.
Need a card
Hello Robin, thanks for reaching out! We’re delighted to hear that you’re interested in the new card product. It’s still under development, but we’re excited to be utilizing it to bring healthcare professionals even more value in their job search journey. Stay tuned for more details on the Vivian website soon!