Doceree Raises $11 Million; Stracquatanio, Apprentice Cofounder, At Innovation+

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Harshit Jain, founder and CEO of Doceree | Courtesy Doceree

Doceree (Parsippany), which offers a platform powered by artificial intelligence, to enable life science marketers to target healthcare professionals during decision-making moments, raised $11 million, the company announced this week.
Eight Roads Ventures (Boston), a global investment firm backed by Fidelity (Boston) was the lead investor.
F-Prime Capital (Cambridge, Mass.) and Alkemi Growth Capital (New Delhi, India) also participated in the round.
The company was founded by Harshit Jain. a former physician who transitioned into the healthcare marketing space.

Angelo Stracquatanio, cofounder and CEO of Apprentice (Jersey City), spoke to James Barrood in an Innovation+ Entrepreneur Chat on Friday.
The company grew quickly during the pandemic as demand for its pharma manufacturing software exploded.
Apprentice employed 18 people going into the pandemic, and now employs 200.
The startup recently raised $100 million in a Series C round, led by new investor Alkeon Capital Management (New York).
Stracquatanio noted that his biggest hurdle was gaining the trust of his future customers, and he said he had worked on this for four years before anything happened.
His advice to others facing a rapid ramp-up? “Alignment is fundamental to the success and health of the organization.”
He believes that by using an “objectives and key results” goal-setting methodology, companies can achieve alignment and success.
Stacquantanio also attributed his success in getting through this “wild ride” to guidance from a CEO coach recommended to him by his first investor.