Field Station Ventures

Rooted in Appalachia · Built for overlooked markets

Find.
Back. Build.

A field station is a base for research, exploration, and work at the frontier. Rooted in Western North Carolina, Field Station Ventures brings that same spirit to investing and company building—partnering with underestimated founders and operators working on consequential problems in places, industries, and communities often overlooked by traditional capital.

Fund I

Rebuilding care beyond the hospital.

Fund I will invest in the technology, services, and infrastructure required to care for people across rural communities, homes, and post-acute settings.

Demographic pressure, workforce shortages, fragmented systems, and rising costs are forcing care delivery to be rebuilt. We back practical companies that expand capacity, improve outcomes, and make care more sustainable.

Rooted in Appalachia, we invest wherever strong operators are building solutions relevant to underserved communities.

Post-acute and long-term careAging at home and family caregiving Rural and community-based careHealthcare workforce solutions Care coordination and navigationClinical operations and infrastructure AI, automation, and remote monitoring

Why now

Care is moving closer to home.

Healthcare is moving beyond hospitals and into homes, communities, and distributed care settings. At the same time, major investment in rural healthcare is creating opportunities to test, deploy, and scale better models of care.

We believe the strongest companies will turn this moment into lasting healthcare infrastructure.

Our approach

Find.Look beyond traditional networks to identify overlooked opportunities and exceptional operators.
Back.Provide patient capital, strategic support, and conviction when others hesitate.
Build.Help create companies when an important solution does not yet exist.

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