SnapCare and connectRN Merge to Create a 500,000-Clinician Healthcare Workforce Platform — With a Series A Backed by Suvretta Capital
AI / Machine Learning | 3 min read
SnapCare (Atlanta; a comprehensive AI-enabled workforce solutions platform for healthcare organisations, clinicians, and agency suppliers; powered by the Booker SaaS platform; CEO Jeff Grant) and connectRN (Boston; a leading tech-forward PRN staffing provider; offering flexible work opportunities and specialised staffing solutions) have announced they have merged — bringing together two companies with deep healthcare industry expertise to solve workforce challenges through innovative, technology-driven solutions. The combined company will serve healthcare organisations across acute, post-acute, home health, and school-based care settings, with a combined network of more than 500,000 clinicians. Simultaneously, the combined company announced it has raised a Series A funding round led by Suvretta Capital, with participation from HBM Healthcare Investments, Infinitum Asset Management, and Data Point Capital — to invest in product innovation and growth across care settings.
"Healthcare organisations are being asked to do more with less, and workforce is at the center of that challenge. This merger strengthens our ability to deliver on the same mission we've always had: helping care teams focus on what matters most, delivering exceptional care."
— Jeff Grant, Chief Executive Officer, SnapCare and connectRN
What Each Company Brings — Technology Meets PRN Staffing Depth
SnapCare powers smarter workforce optimisation for healthcare facilities, agency suppliers, and clinicians through Booker — its award-winning SaaS platform that simplifies staffing with predictive scheduling, real-time fulfillment, and seamless coordination, helping healthcare organisations reduce labour costs, improve scheduling efficiency, and ensure quality patient care. connectRN brings a scaled tech-forward PRN (per diem, agency, and travel) staffing marketplace — offering flexible work opportunities to clinicians while delivering specialised staffing solutions to healthcare facilities with a focus on nursing and allied health. Together, the combined company creates a comprehensive workforce platform that spans both software-powered workforce management (SnapCare/Booker) and direct clinician supply (connectRN's PRN marketplace) — combining on-demand staffing marketplaces with workforce management capabilities to expand reach across care settings and better meet the needs of health systems.
"This merger is built to address the realities that our clients and partners face, including margin pressure, labour shortages, complex workforce needs, and the priority to protect care quality. Together, we're delivering growth-forward workforce solutions that improve responsiveness and reliability across the full healthcare labour spectrum."
— Rob Cartwright, Chief Financial Officer, SnapCare and connectRN
Key Takeaways
- • SnapCare (Atlanta; AI-enabled healthcare workforce solutions; CEO Jeff Grant; Booker SaaS platform; founded 2017) and connectRN (Boston; tech-forward PRN staffing provider) have announced a merger — announced 29 April 2026. Combined network: 500,000+ clinicians. Serves acute, post-acute, home health, and school-based care settings. Simultaneously announced a Series A funding round led by Suvretta Capital (HBM Healthcare Investments, Infinitum Asset Management, and Data Point Capital participating) to invest in product innovation and growth across care settings.
- • What each company brings: SnapCare — AI-enabled workforce optimisation platform; Booker SaaS (predictive scheduling, real-time fulfillment, seamless coordination); serves healthcare facilities, agency suppliers, and clinicians; reduces labour costs/improves scheduling efficiency/ensures care quality. connectRN — tech-forward PRN staffing marketplace; flexible work opportunities for clinicians; specialised staffing solutions for healthcare facilities; focus on nursing and allied health. Combined: comprehensive platform spanning workforce management software (Booker) and direct clinician supply (connectRN) — on-demand staffing marketplace plus workforce management capabilities in a single platform.
- • The healthcare workforce challenge the merger addresses: healthcare organisations face simultaneous pressure from margin compression (do more with less), labour shortages across nursing and allied health, complex workforce needs across multiple care settings, and the requirement to protect care quality through it all. The SnapCare–connectRN combination is designed to address all four simultaneously: technology-driven workforce optimisation (SnapCare/Booker) improves margin efficiency; 500,000+ clinician network (connectRN) addresses supply; multi-setting coverage addresses complexity; consultative strategic approach protects care quality.
- • Healthcare staffing M&A context: SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts) senior analyst Crystal Fullilove notes 23 healthcare staffing M&A deals in 2025 (up from 17 in 2019) — a structural consolidation wave. "The focus is no longer just on growing travel nursing, but on building more diversified workforce platforms. These deals highlight how firms are repositioning themselves from traditional staffing vendors to broader workforce partners." The SnapCare–connectRN merger is a direct expression of this: two tech-enabled healthcare staffing platforms combining to build a more comprehensive, scalable workforce solution across care settings.
- • Strategic significance and the broader healthcare tech consolidation wave: the SnapCare–connectRN merger is part of a broader April 2026 consolidation wave in healthcare staffing technology — alongside Nomad Health's pivot from staffing agency to AI operating system for healthcare staffing firms and the FutureDrx launch of a physician-built workforce intelligence platform. Together, these moves signal a structural shift in how the healthcare workforce market is organised: away from traditional staffing vendors and toward diversified technology-enabled workforce platforms that combine clinician supply, workforce optimisation software, and AI-powered matching and scheduling intelligence. Scale economics drive these combinations — larger platforms can invest more heavily in AI-powered matching, predictive analytics, and mobile-first tools, and can negotiate more effectively with health systems.