# Laird Russell

> Laird Russell is the co-founder and CEO of ExaCare AI, a New York-based company building an AI operating system for post-acute care. After a brief Wall Street and consulting run at Goldman Sachs and Bain & Company, the former Brown University hockey player turned his attention to the messiest corner of healthcare: the paperwork, handoffs, and admissions decisions that govern how seniors move between hospitals, skilled nursing, and home care. ExaCare's AI agents now run inside roughly 1,500 to 2,000 facilities, have processed more than two million patients, and pulled in a $30 million Series A led by Insight Partners in October 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at ExaCare AI
- **Organizations:** ExaCare AI, Galea Health, Goldman Sachs, Bain & Company, Brown University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, Brown University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads ExaCare AI, scaling it to roughly 1,500-2,000 post-acute care facilities nationwide., Raised a $30M Series A led by Insight Partners (October 2025), following a $6.5M seed round., Built a customer roster including National Healthcare Associates, Journey Healthcare, Ignite Medical Resorts, Monarch Healthcare Management, and Majestic Care.

## Career timeline

- **Brown University** — Earned a B.A. in Economics and played ice hockey.
- **Early career** — Covered healthcare in the investment banking group at Goldman Sachs.
- **Early career** — Worked in strategy consulting at Bain & Company.
- **2021** — Founded Galea Health, a proactive mental-health support platform for athletes; selected for Stadia Ventures' Fall 2021 Sports Accelerator.
- **2024-02** — ExaCare raised $6.5M from Foundation Capital, 1984 Ventures, and Bienville Capital to bring a data-driven approach to senior living operations.
- **2025-10** — ExaCare AI raised a $30M Series A led by Insight Partners to scale AI agents for skilled nursing and home care.
- **2026-04** — ExaCare AI Summit scheduled for April 26, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads ExaCare AI, scaling it to roughly 1,500-2,000 post-acute care facilities nationwide.
- Raised a $30M Series A led by Insight Partners (October 2025), following a $6.5M seed round.
- Built a customer roster including National Healthcare Associates, Journey Healthcare, Ignite Medical Resorts, Monarch Healthcare Management, and Majestic Care.
- Shipped a suite of five AI agents: Admissions, Reimbursement, Clinical, Survey Readiness, and Documentation.
- Crossed 2 million patients processed on the platform.
- Recruited a team from top technology companies reportedly with little to no spend on ads or marketing.
- Previously founded Galea Health, accepted into Stadia Ventures' Fall 2021 Sports Accelerator.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Closed a $30M Series A led by Insight Partners, with Foundation Capital, Bienville Capital, and select post-acute operators participating.
- **2025-12** — Announced ExaCare had crossed 2 million patients processed on the platform.
- **2026-04** — Hosting the ExaCare AI Summit on April 26, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

## Links

- Website: https://exacare.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laird-russell/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSrlB6_Otg8

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Last updated: 2026-06-11