Kareo, a leading provider of cloud-based medical office software for small medical practices, today announced that it has received $15 million in mezzanine debt from Escalate Capital Partners, an institutionally backed mezzanine fund that invests in high growth companies in the technology, healthcare and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industries. In 2014, Kareo has secured a total of $47 million in funding, reinforcing the company’s unprecedented growth and further enhancing Kareo’s role as the independent physician’s trusted partner.

Kareo enables independent physicians and their staff to streamline patient engagement, clinical documentation, billing, and other critical administrative processes in order to focus on what matters most—providing quality patient care. The $15 million in new growth capital will be used to further expand Kareo’s reach and deepen its solution set to meet inevitable demand due to patient-driven shifts in the industry, while accelerating the development and innovation of the company’s cloud-based technology.

The latest financing brings Kareo’s total capital raised to $90 million. New investor Escalate Capital Partners joins Kareo’s group of top-tier institutional investors which also include OpenView Venture Partners, Greenspring Associates, Stripes Group, Silicon Valley Bank and Western Technology Investments.

Kareo is the only cloud-based medical office software and services platform purpose-built for small practices.

Escalate Capital Partners is an institutionally backed mezzanine fund that invests in high growth companies and is an ideal partner at the critical growth phase in a company’s lifecycle, offering patient capital tailored to each company’s unique needs. Escalate Capital has built a track record as a valued and committed partner through periods of robust growth and economic uncertainty. The Escalate Capital investment team has a combined 75+ years of experience and has invested more than $2 billion in over 500 companies.