Tortuga Growth Partners invests in Advanced eClinical Training

Tortuga Growth Partners has made a strategic investment in Advanced eClinical Training, known as ACT, through its Tortuga Growth Partners Fund I. The company provides training, certification and workforce-readiness programs for healthcare professionals preparing for frontline clinical roles. It was founded in 2020 by Shay Safarzadeh and Shabnam Safarzadeh.

ACT has trained and certified more than 10,000 healthcare professionals and works with more than 1,000 healthcare partners, including urgent care centers, physician practices, outpatient clinics, diagnostic laboratories and health systems. The companies cited American Hospital Association figures projecting a U.S. healthcare worker shortage above 3.2 million in 2026.

The investment is intended to give ACT additional strategic and operational resources as it expands nationally. TGP assembled a board and observer group including the founders, TGP Managing Member Ashray Prasad and operating partners Michael O'Neil, Walt Vester and Marty DeMonte. O'Neil, founder of Get Well, will serve as Executive Chair of ACT.