The practices, platforms,
and people inside Kindwell.
A growth partnership in Denver. A twenty-five-year practice in Boston. A documentation startup in San Francisco. Every relationship is a story — and most begin years before anything is announced.
Riverstone Associates.
Dr. Kari Sandoz · Denver, CO · Partner since 2022
Riverstone took its first outside capital after a decade of organic growth. The team had the demand to double in size; what they lacked was the infrastructure to do it without losing the clinical model.
Kindwell wrote a minority check, brought in fractional COO and CFO support, and stepped back. Three years later, Riverstone runs the playbook Kari always wanted to build — with a partner who never asked her to give up the seat.
“We took the check, kept the keys, and built the practice we always meant to.”
- Clinicians, 2022 → today
- 32 → 71
- Annual revenue growth
- 2.1×
- Founder ownership retained
- Majority
- Brand changes
- None
Acquisitions, partnerships,
and the relationships behind them.
- AcquisitionBoston · 2024
Twenty-five years, one phone call.
How Laurel Thornton's third conversation with Kindwell became the one she said yes to.
Beacon Mental Health
- Growth partnershipDenver · 2022
The check that kept the keys.
Three years into a minority partnership, with majority founder ownership intact.
Riverstone Associates
- ResidencySan Mateo · 2023
Running on a system, not on instinct.
What changed in the twelve months after Dr. Priya Anand brought her leadership team into Residency.
Northbay Behavioral
- AcquisitionSeattle · 2022
Two years post-close, in her own words.
Dr. Maya Park on the transition that surprised her — and the one that turned out exactly as promised.
Halo Mental Health
- AcquisitionDenver · 2026
A quiet partnership, announced this week.
Dr. Rachel Vance on choosing the buyer she'd already trusted with the practice she'd already chosen for it.
Aspen Behavioral
The infrastructure
our practices run on.
Kindwell-supported practices share an opinionated stack — selected, integrated, and supported by the operating team.
- 01
SimplePractice
Practice managementThe clinical and scheduling backbone for most of the practices in the Kindwell ecosystem.
- 02
Practice Vital
Revenue cycleBilling and RCM intelligence integrated into Kindwell's post-close operating support.
- 03
OpenAI
Clinical documentationUnderlying model partnership for the Kindwell Labs documentation thesis.
- 04
Stripe
PaymentsPatient payments and platform infrastructure across the network.
- 05
Gusto
PeoplePayroll, benefits, and clinician onboarding rails for the network.
- 06
Rippling
OperationsHRIS and identity infrastructure for multi-practice operating teams.
- 07
Google
ProductivityIdentity, mail, and collaboration across the Kindwell network.
- 08
HubSpot
Referral & marketingReferral channel management and clinician-led marketing operations.
Kindwell does not take placement fees from any partner on this page. Selection is made by clinicians and operators inside the network.
Building something we should know about? We're always meeting.
Founders, operators, and technology builders working inside behavioral health — the door is open.