Sesame
Affordable, transparent healthcare without insurance
About Sesame
Sesame is a direct-pay healthcare marketplace where patients pay flat rates directly to doctors, dentists, and specialists — cutting out insurance to make care dramatically more affordable. Primary care visits start at $30 and specialist visits at $60.
Pitch deck breakdown
How Sesame would pitch themselves.
Target customer
Business teams looking for modern saas tooling — replacing legacy software or building net-new workflows in this category.
Problem they solve
Sesame is a direct-pay healthcare marketplace where patients pay flat rates directly to doctors, dentists, and specialists — cutting out insurance to make care dramatically more affordable. Primary care visits start at… The category has historically been served by tools that miss the modern workflow this product is built around.
Key differentiator
Sesame differentiates on affordable, transparent healthcare without insurance. Backed by General Catalyst + Andreessen Horowitz, $89M raised — the company has resources + validation to compound this thesis. Founded by David Goldhill + team.
Go-to-market strategy
Growth-stage GTM — multi-channel revenue motion (direct enterprise sales, channel partnerships, marketplace listings). Vertical specialisation + verticalised AE teams targeting enterprise + mid-market.
Sesame website preview
Company facts
- Category
- SaaS
- Funding stage
- Series C
- Total raised
- $89M
- Founded
- 2018
- Team size
- 200-500
- HQ
- New York
- Country
- USA
- Website
- sesamecare.com
Founders of Sesame
- David Goldhill
- Michael Botta
Investors backing Sesame
- General Catalyst
- Andreessen Horowitz
Frequently asked questions
What does Sesame do?
Sesame is a direct-pay healthcare marketplace where patients pay flat rates directly to doctors, dentists, and specialists — cutting out insurance to make care dramatically more affordable. Primary care visits start at $30 and specialist visits at $60.
Where is Sesame based?
Sesame is based in New York, USA.
When was Sesame founded?
Sesame was founded in 2018.
How much has Sesame raised?
Sesame has raised $89M in their Series C round.
Who founded Sesame?
Sesame was founded by David Goldhill, Michael Botta.
Who has invested in Sesame?
Sesame is backed by General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz.