Carecubes, an Arden Hills, MN-based healthcare solutions company, has raised $6.5million in a Series A funding round, including Mark Bertolini, Bill Hawkins, Henrietta Fore, Betsy Cohen, Schooner Capital, Lifeforce Capital, and CQuence Health.
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The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its R&D efforts.
The Series A marks a major step forward for Carecubes’ mission to stop infectious disease transmission in healthcare settings. The Carecube changes traditional infection control: instead of isolating patients behind closed doors with limited doctor and nurse visits due to PPE constraints, the Carecube isolates the pathogen itself, enabling safe, compassionate care in any setting.
Carecubes also announced that hospitals, clinics, and emergency response systems in over 36 communities across 13 states and territories have purchased the Carecube. Early customers include Bellevue Hospital of NYC Health+Hospitals, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, Sacramento County Public Health, Cooper University Health Care, Maryland Hospital Association, Metro Health & Medical Preparedness Coalition of Minnesota, and other major hospital systems.
Carecubes is led by CEO Alex Laskey, founder of Opower, and co-founder Saul Griffith, a MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and founder of Otherlab. Investors in the Series A include:
Investors include:
- Mark Bertolini — CEO of Oscar Health and former CEO of Aetna
- Bill Hawkins — former CEO of Medtronic
- Henrietta Fore — former USAID Administrator
- Betsy Cohen — notable investor and operator
- Schooner Capital
- Lifeforce Capital
- CQuence Health
Key board members and advisors include:
- Mike Kaufmann — former CEO of Cardinal Health
- Mike Wargo — national healthcare leader
- Andy Stern — former Chairman of SEIU
- Joe Grogan — former Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
DARPA first funded the Carecube and was later supported by the CDC and ASPR. It was developed with infectious disease experts at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, one of the country’s top infectious disease institutions.
Made in Minnesota with key suppliers and partners in North Carolina, Connecticut, California, and Ohio, the Carecube is built to save lives worldwide. America’s healthcare system can be easily overwhelmed, even by small spikes in infectious disease. Emergency rooms get crowded, staff experience burnout, and vulnerable patients are often left isolated. Many hospitals—especially in rural or under-resourced areas—still lack scalable tools to manage airborne infections like measles, RSV, TB and other emerging threats. Governments also struggle to expand isolation capacity during outbreaks quickly.
Carecubes addresses these challenges directly. The isolation units can be set up in minutes, allowing bedside care while protecting staff and patients. They reduce PPE use, free up limited negative pressure rooms, improve patient flow, and cut waste and staffing costs.
“We started Carecubes to solve a long-standing problem in healthcare: the belief that we have to choose between protecting providers and giving quality care to patients,” said Alex Laskey, CEO of Carecubes. “With our Series A funding and strong support from partners and investors, we’re showing it’s possible to do both—safely, compassionately, and at scale.”
“Carecubes can help stop small outbreaks from becoming large ones, and its development shows what’s possible when public universities and private partners collaborate,” said Dr. Dele Davies, Interim Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
“Carecubes is the kind of innovation our healthcare system needs—an affordable, scalable solution that strengthens infectious disease response and protects patients,” said Mark Bertolini, CEO of Oscar Health. “I’m proud to invest in Carecubes and work with its outstanding team and partners on this critical mission.”
“With the Carecube, family members can see their loved ones, touch them through a protective sleeve, and feel connected,” said Henrietta Fore, former Executive Director of UNICEF and former Administrator of USAID. “That simple connection matters everywhere—from the Democratic Republic of Congo to rural Nebraska to New York City.”
“Carecubes stands out because it meets an urgent need and improves both provider safety and patient experience,” said Mike Kaufmann, former CEO of Cardinal Health. “As someone who ran one of the world’s largest healthcare supply chain companies, what excites me most is Carecubes’ potential to scale.”
About Carecubes
Founded by Alex Laskey, Carecubes is a healthcare company focused on stopping infectious disease transmission in healthcare settings. Its FDA 510(k)-approved Carecube ISTARI is a rapidly deployable isolation unit. Unlike traditional infection control, where patients wait alone behind closed doors with limited doctor and nurse visits due to PPE limits, the Carecube isolates the pathogen, enabling safe, compassionate and high-quality care anywhere.
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