The Empathy Project
Lights, Camera, Empathy!
New York, United States · $162.0M raised
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 1–10
- Website
- empathyproject.com
- Total Funding
- $162.0M
- Last Round
- $72.0M Series CMay 2025
- Rounds
- 4
About
The Empathy Project is a medical education initiative affiliated with NYU Langone Health that produces Hollywood-quality short films to train healthcare providers in empathetic patient communication. Created and led by Dr. Jon LaPook, the project brings together leaders in medicine, education, entertainment, and technology to address implicit bias, listening skills, and humanistic care. Its film modules — including 'The Elephant in the Waiting Room,' 'Listening,' and 'Let's Try That Again' — are designed to be used by medical and nursing schools, hospitals, and continuing education programs to foster a culture of empathy in clinical settings.
Summary
The Empathy Project is an Education company based in New York, United States. It has raised $162.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $72.0M Series C round in May 2025. Investors include General Catalyst, Entrée Capital and Index Ventures.
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Funding History
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May 2025
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Investors
General Catalyst
4 rounds
Entrée Capital
3 rounds
Index Ventures
2 rounds
Aleph
2 rounds
Adams Street Partners
1 round
Latitude Ventures
1 round
Allianz X
1 round
MassMutual Ventures
1 round
MetLife
1 round
NY Life
1 round
Battery Ventures
1 round
Brewer Lane Ventures
1 round
Catapult Ventures (US)
1 round
Citi Ventures
1 round
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