Tampa-based health care company Peerfit has secured $18 million in Series C funding, according to company database Crunchbase, topping the city’s recent funding headlines. The cash infusion was announced on March 19 and financed by Virgo Investment Group.
According to its Crunchbase profile, "Peerfit is the market leader in connecting employers and carriers with innovative fitness experiences. Through their digital platform, insurance carriers, brokers and employers can redefine their benefits programs by giving employees access to a network of fitness studios and gyms – offering a variety of classes that cater to all levels of fitness – using workplace wellness dollars. For more information, visit Peerfit.com."
The eight-year-old company has raised seven previous funding rounds, including an $8 million convertible note round in 2018.
The round brings total funding raised by Tampa companies in health care over the past month to $34 million. The local health care industry has produced nine funding rounds over the past year, securing a total of $79 million in venture funding.
In other local funding news, health care company Global Safety Management announced a $4 million Series B funding round on April 3, financed by Florida Funders.
According to Crunchbase, "Global Safety Management® is different because for us, it’s all about you, their customer. That is easy to say, but they back it up; as evidenced by the fact that GSM is the only company in their industry to ever win the Consumers’ Choice Award. GSM is a veteran-owned company that has been meeting their customers’ needs for over 10 years."
Founded in 2004, the company has raised two previous rounds, including a $1 million Series A round in 2017.
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