Startup Health

StartUp Health is dedicated to improving global health and well-being through its long-term mission to collaborate with entrepreneurs, known as Health Transformers, in pursuing ambitious health goals termed "health moonshots." Since its inception in 2011, StartUp Health has cultivated a diverse portfolio, currently comprising over 330 companies spanning six continents and 26 countries. These companies focus on various critical health areas, including access to care, reducing costs, curing diseases, addressing women's and children's health, promoting nutrition and fitness, enhancing brain health, mental well-being, addiction recovery, longevity, and pandemic response. The organization is supported by a network of prominent investors and health organizations, positioning it as a leader in health innovation.

Steven H Krein

Managing Partner

Unity Stoakes

president

Past deals in Wellness

doc-doc

Seed Round in 2021
doc-doc is a HealthTech company that provides: A Digital-Insurance for patients that can Access in seconds to Top Medical Specialists, Psychologist, Nutritionists, Coaches, E-Pharmacy, and Exams; Wellness Benefits for Companies that want to see their employees healthier, happier, and productive; Saas for Hospitals, IPS (Small Hospitals) & Doctors that want to increase their revenue and optimize their operations; Primary-Care Services and Saas for Insurance Companies that want to reduce cost and increase retention of their patients

Gabbi

Seed Round in 2021
Gabbi is a healthcare software provider focused on empowering women to take control of their health. The platform enables women to understand their bodies better, facilitating awareness of what is normal for them, which is crucial for recognizing abnormalities. Gabbi offers a risk calculator for breast cancer identification and provides virtual chat, community support, and video appointments, fostering a supportive environment for women facing health challenges. By connecting like-minded individuals and assisting health systems in meeting quality measures, Gabbi aims to enhance health outcomes for women and promote proactive health management.

BUA FIT

Pre Seed Round in 2021
A wellness and fitness community with 1000s of outdoor & online fitness classes with top trainers all over London. With a variety of classes choose from HIIT, yoga, boxing, dance, kickboxing, bodyweight bootcamps, meditation, barre and lots more. Supported by Google For Startups.

GritWell

Pre Seed Round in 2020
GritWell Ltd is a digital health platform that connects patients with chronic health conditions to a network of nutritionists, health coaches, and various types of doctors, including functional, holistic, and naturopathic practitioners. The platform facilitates secure video consultations and direct messaging, allowing users to receive credible health advice and personalized long-term treatment plans. Additionally, GritWell offers referrals for further diagnostic testing, enhancing the continuity of care for patients. For healthcare practitioners, the platform provides a comprehensive dashboard to efficiently manage their practice, featuring tools for online scheduling, patient records, conversation notes, and treatment plans. Founded in 2018, GritWell is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

doc-doc

Pre Seed Round in 2020
doc-doc is a HealthTech company that provides: A Digital-Insurance for patients that can Access in seconds to Top Medical Specialists, Psychologist, Nutritionists, Coaches, E-Pharmacy, and Exams; Wellness Benefits for Companies that want to see their employees healthier, happier, and productive; Saas for Hospitals, IPS (Small Hospitals) & Doctors that want to increase their revenue and optimize their operations; Primary-Care Services and Saas for Insurance Companies that want to reduce cost and increase retention of their patients

DreamThink

Seed Round in 2019
DreamThink LLC, a mobile wellness company, is introducing the first ever daily unguided sound meditation practice. A combination of binaural beats and carefully crafted music are used to stimulate brain waves and help you experience a range of benefits.

PerSoN Clinic

Seed Round in 2018
PerSoN Clinic is a self help support system for chronic illness, cancer, depression and smoking addiction.

Welwaze Medical

Seed Round in 2018
Welwaze committed to improving people’s lives developing technologies that people can incorporate seamlessly into their lives. Their goal is to keep everyone healthy.

Hoy Health

Seed Round in 2018
Hoy Health is combining the best of technology and human interaction in a model that allows consumers to navigate their health and wellness journey in a guided manner allowing them to achieve better healthcare outcomes. Hoy Health offers consumers with medication access and chronic condition managment programs allowing them to save on their primary care healthcare costs across the USA, Central American and the Caribbean

Hurdle

Seed Round in 2018
Providing self-care support and mental health service to Black men

syncH

Seed Round in 2018
Functional medicine focuses on fixing the root cause of your symptoms and accelerates your healing process with a whole-body approach. They help you connect with licensed medical practitioners over live-video.

BAM Wellness

Seed Round in 2018
BAM Wellness is a portfolio company of StartUp Health. It was founded incorporated in January 9, 2018. It is headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida.

inHealth Medical Services

Seed Round in 2018
inHealth Medical Services is a provider of comprehensive health solutions, focusing on medical weight loss, chronic disease management, diabetes prevention, sports nutrition, and corporate wellness. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company operates a virtual health coaching platform that helps at-risk patients improve their lifestyles and meet their health goals. Through personalized interactions and a science-based approach, inHealth engages patients to maximize their wellness potential. Its network of specialized health coaches is dedicated to supporting individuals who are overweight, obese, or managing chronic conditions, ensuring they receive tailored nutrition protocols and program management to enhance their quality of life.

Personal Remedies

Seed Round in 2018
Personal Remedies delivers advanced technology solutions that empower patients, caregivers and providers, with instant evidence-based and individualized guidance on chronic illnesses and dietary regimens. We enable personalized nutritional care plans that can lead to remarkable outcomes for patients and the world’s growing chronic illness challenges. Their expert system maintains the most comprehensive science-based knowledgebase on food-disease interactions, allergies, dietary preferences, wellness and food-drug interactions in the market. They empower telehealth, ACO, integrative medicine and wellness providers to engage their patients in more proactive management of their own chronic conditions.

Color Eight

Seed Round in 2018
Color Eight is a company that specializes in developing a social intelligence platform aimed at enhancing health and wellness coaching practices. The platform provides tools that enable coaches to connect with their clients on multiple levels—mind, body, and soul—by emphasizing behavior modification and accountability. Through its innovative approach, Color Eight seeks to empower coaches to holistically guide clients toward achieving their desired outcomes. Additionally, the company's vision extends beyond conventional methods, offering insights that help clients navigate the complexities of a rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Salubris Analytics

Seed Round in 2018
Salubris Analytics is an information technology company that features a mobile application platform that serves as a mobile health lifestyle service. Its platform features real-time advice that guides its usesr of their daily choices to be healthier.

PsycheAnalytics

Seed Round in 2018
Psyche Analytics provides a whole-patient approach streamlining workflows for primary care doctors. The company's support tool combines behavioral, emotional, and medical data points with social determinants of health to improve outcomes for patients with chronic illnesses, stress, and somatization.

FitFetti

Seed Round in 2017
FitFetti is a free social fitness app that rewards users for increasing physical activity, allowing them to stay fit and reduces risk for more than twenty types of diseases. FitFetti's mission is to make wellness, prevention, and disease management more mainstream and accessible for everyone.

HealthWide Solutions

Seed Round in 2017
HealthWide Solutions specializes in consulting and technology services aimed at enhancing patient outcomes in the healthcare sector. The company offers a patient experience application that facilitates appointment booking, enabling healthcare providers to streamline scheduling and registration processes. This solution not only improves operational efficiency but also accelerates cash collections for providers. By focusing on optimizing these key areas, HealthWide Solutions seeks to create a more effective and user-friendly healthcare experience for both patients and providers.

MetaLogics

Seed Round in 2017
MetaLogics develops a weight control app that provides healthcare professionals and consumers with the personalized accurate, validated metabolic information. It integrates science and technology to provide individuals the personal metabolic insight necessary to successfully balance calorie intake against calorie expenditure, allowing users to develop and reach a healthy weight outcome.

Bravely

Seed Round in 2017
Bravely is a company that focuses on enhancing mental health through a social networking application designed to facilitate meaningful connections. The platform offers "power calls," which are intended to foster real interactions that contribute to users’ happiness and overall well-being. By addressing issues such as social isolation—recognized as a significant contributor to various health problems—Bravely aims to support individuals in leading healthier and more fulfilling lives. Additionally, the company provides evidence-based tools and resources tailored to assist users in understanding and improving their mental health effectively and efficiently.

E=MC2 No Limits

Seed Round in 2017
E=MC2 no limits is a healthcare startup transforming healthcare and well-being through the alignment of mind, body, and heart. They empower individuals to arrive at the most authentic version of themselves through comprehensive healthcare offerings that enhance the quality of ‘life, vitality, and longevity. The company's lifestyle management program is helping people improve their quality of life and discover self-healing techniques to improve their overall health and initiate multi-modality practices.

wayForward

Pre Seed Round in 2017
wayForward is evidence-based care solution, powered by technology. It is an emotional wellness and behavioral health startup. wayForward covers a spectrum of emotional wellness and behavioral health conditions via its app and web-based platform. It was founded in 2015 and is based in New York City by a psychologist and research scientist at Columbia University, Dr. Navya Singh, backed by researchers from U Penn, CMU, U Michigan, Yeshiva University.
KingFit Preventive Health & Wellness is a health and wellness platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance diabetes education and management. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, the company focuses on improving the quality of care for diabetes patients and aiding healthcare organizations in optimizing their reimbursement processes. Through its innovative platform, KingFit aims to provide effective solutions that support preventive health measures and promote better health outcomes for individuals managing diabetes.

StandLogix, Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
Wellness while you work: StandLogix maximizes the health and productivity benefits of standing desks by reminding users to sit and stand throughout their day, incorporating healthy movement that avoids both mental and physical fatigue. StandLogix activity data can reduce an employer’s insurance premiums as well as improve risk assessment algorithms for insurance providers. Think FitBit for Standing desks. StandLogix users stand up to 5X more than average self-regulated users – based on research-based recommendations – maximizing the benefits of standing desks and delivering an average ROI of 18.7x. A small, patent-pending sensor passively keeps track of sitting/standing time at any type of standing desk. Available via integration to a customer’s existing wellness/benefits platform, or as a stand-alone solution – an engaging low-friction user interface – that blends gamification with friendly competition to drive sustainable behavior change. Noninvasive reminders to sit/stand are informed by a user’s unique body mass, metabolic needs, goals they set, as well as any competitions that are created within the office. StandLogix’ activity data can be parsed and distributed to an entire health ecosystem (employee, wellness/benefits/insurance providers and even physicians). StandLogix’ Business Analytics portal allows Employers to see aggregate data only, providing valuable group health and desk utilization insights.

SageSurfer

Seed Round in 2016
They leverage technology to empower people to partner with their full circle of caregivers in overcoming behavioral health challenges. They imagine a healthcare system where every member of the care team has the whole story on the consumer's needs and treatment and where the consumer is at the center of the recovery plan, resulting in a world where no one suffers alone, and where help is available at the click of a button.

GCN Health

Seed Round in 2016
GCN Health

LifeDojo

Seed Round in 2016
LifeDojo Inc. specializes in online behavior change and wellness programs aimed at fostering health behavior change among employees. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company allows employees to create personalized health programs, leading to significant engagement outcomes. Notably, 45% of participants develop lasting health habits that persist for over six months. LifeDojo has demonstrated a substantial return on investment, achieving a 4.4x ROI in a $31 billion industry characterized by challenges in long-term behavior change. As a subsidiary of Ontrak, Inc., LifeDojo has gained the trust of some of the world's largest companies, helping them reduce healthcare costs, enhance productivity, and cultivate a genuine culture of health within their organizations.

GoodLife Technology

Seed Round in 2016
GoodLife Technology develops consumer and outcome driven solutions for healthcare and wellness domains. GoodLife Technology is a Finnish company called GoodLife Technology, are developing consumer and outcome driven solutions for healthcare and wellness domains. They have strong roots in the gaming industry. After years of intense game coding, They felt that instead of killing the next horde of zombies it was time to put their skills to better use. With their knowledge and skills they have developed a proprietary business development kit, Momentum BDK, which brings professional-to-client services into relevant consumer devices. Momentum is a universally comparable figure (0-100) that calculates how well you have followed your prescribed exercise instructions. It is based on their unique algorithm which takes all of your programs and exercises into account. Expertise is rarely a resource you can carry in your pocket. With the help of the Momentum BDK a company can expand their services and provide them uniquely to their customers wherever they are. Momentum BDK is transformable to suit all of your customers needs. PT Momentum is a mobile application designed to bring exercises and workouts created by professionals directly to your pocket. The application reminds you and shows you how to exercise – it makes it easy for you to follow your personal exercise program. By following instructions and videos you can be sure you are doing your exercises correctly. PT Momentum was developed and designed in collaboration with PhysioTools Ltd, a leading exercise software company in the world.

Human Longevity

Series B in 2016
Human Longevity (HLI) is the genomic-based, health intelligence company empowering proactive healthcare and enabling a life better lived. HLI combines the largest database of genomic and phenotypic data with machine learning to drive discoveries and revolutionize the practice of medicine. Its business areas include the HLI Health Nucleus, a genomic powered clinical research center that uses whole-genome sequence analysis, advanced clinical imaging, and innovative machine learning, along with curated personal health information to deliver the most complete picture of individual health; HLIQ Whole Genome and HLIQ Oncology. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

FitBliss

Seed Round in 2015
Built natively on Salesforce.com, FitBliss improves sales, service, & marketing performance by optimizing employee health through intelligent gamification & educational engagement. FitBliss integrates with 100s of popular consumer health trackers and applications for a user-friendly experience and ties the data with work performance to quantify outcomes in a secure and private experience for the employee.

emPower

Seed Round in 2015
The emPower platform inspires behaviors that improve the health and sustainability of both person and planet. Within our mobile app, users track positive lifestyle choices and are rewarded for improving their physical, financial, and environmental health. Through this holistic approach to wellness, our "Dashboard of Life" has the benefit of making transparent the ripple effect of every positive behavior. For instance, maintaining a healthy diet has multiple favorable effects, impacting the physical health of the individual, the associated healthcare costs, and carbon emissions.

Healthtour

Seed Round in 2015
Healthtour is a health tourism platform that provides information about health centers and helps them to provide their services worldwide.

Savor Health

Seed Round in 2014
Savor Health is a B2B digital health company that provides virtual "on demand" personalized nutritional strategies as interventions to prevent and manage the symptoms and side effects of cancer, cancer treatment and other chronic medical conditions in order to improve treatment adherence and compliance, reduce unnecessary and costly resource utilization, and improve outcomes and quality of life. The Company's innovative platform (the "Platform") combines AI, machine learning and expert knowledge to replicate the brain of a dietitian ("RD") and deliver, via virtual assistant, Ina®, the same timely and appropriate literature-based interventions and guidance as a "live" RD to manage the symptoms of non-terminal illnesses and their treatments. The company's platform is licensed in a software model which includes implementation, customization, and monthly utilization-based fees. Licensed by pharma brand, HEOR, market access, and clinical research teams, Ina® delivers nutritional strategies through various digital channels, including SMS text, web- based chat, and other API-based platform integrations, and engages with patients and caregivers at an impressive rate of 65% after one year. With its oncology proof of concept in the market and demonstrating high engagement and satisfaction, the company has developed and will be launching interventions in cardiovascular disease and autoimmune conditions as well as a Spanish language solution.

Pathfinder Health

Venture Round in 2014
Pathfinder Health LLC provides mobile healthcare services. Its services include preventive health services; chronic disease support programs that focuses on diabetes, metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, tobacco use, and weight management; and acute care services for employees, including colds, bronchitis, flu, stomach ailments, sore throat, sinusitis, minor injuries, strains, and sprains. The company is based in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Wellthie

Seed Round in 2014
Wellthie Inc., an insurance technology company, offers broker and carrier shopping tools to simplify insurance distribution for small businesses and individuals. It offers cloud-based e-commerce platform for selling tools, medical and ancillary quotes, broker management dashboard, modeling and scenario planning, online storefront, custom client proposals, distribution channels, marketplace product promotion, small group and individual analysis, market insights, and consumer engagement. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Health 123

Seed Round in 2014
Health 123, Inc. operates health123.com, an online platform designed to assist users in improving their health through personalized guidance. Established in 2011 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools to help users track key health metrics, including weight management, heart health, nutritional balance, energy levels, and emotional well-being. In addition to these services, Health 123 sells various health-related products such as supplements, blood test kits, books, scales, and tracking devices online. The company's Health Activation Platform enhances patient engagement by providing curated content, tailored care plans, and direct communication with healthcare teams, thereby promoting health literacy and empowering users to take charge of their health. Operating as a subsidiary of Samepage Inc. since January 2017, Health 123 aims to create a flexible, user-friendly digital experience that facilitates effective patient-provider interactions.

LifeDojo

Seed Round in 2013
LifeDojo Inc. specializes in online behavior change and wellness programs aimed at fostering health behavior change among employees. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company allows employees to create personalized health programs, leading to significant engagement outcomes. Notably, 45% of participants develop lasting health habits that persist for over six months. LifeDojo has demonstrated a substantial return on investment, achieving a 4.4x ROI in a $31 billion industry characterized by challenges in long-term behavior change. As a subsidiary of Ontrak, Inc., LifeDojo has gained the trust of some of the world's largest companies, helping them reduce healthcare costs, enhance productivity, and cultivate a genuine culture of health within their organizations.

Respondwell

Seed Round in 2013
RespondWell, LLC, a digital health company, provides a telerehabilitation platform for patients, outpatient rehabilitation clinics, hospital systems, and senior care facilities. It offers prevention modules, rehabilitation modules, clinical content modules, and clinician tools; and assess, assign, engage, and report solutions. The company was formerly known as Respondesign, Inc. RespondWell, LLC was founded in 2003 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As of October 27, 2016, RespondWell, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Zimmer Biomet Signature Solutions.

GetHealth

Seed Round in 2013
GetHealth Limited operates mobile and online platforms designed to enhance workplace wellness programs. The company provides an application that enables users to check in to daily health tasks across categories such as diet, exercise, and mental well-being, earning points for their activities. This gamified approach encourages social interaction, allowing users to compete with friends on private leaderboards. Aimed primarily at employers, GetHealth's platform serves as a tool to improve employee engagement in corporate wellness initiatives. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with an additional office in New York, GetHealth combines technology and wellness to promote healthier lifestyles in a fun and interactive way.