Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in Personal Health

MedMe

Seed Round in 2022
MedMe Health is a patient care platform that assists pharmacists in scheduling, conducting, and tracking clinical services both virtually and on-site. The platform employs proprietary algorithms to streamline various medical services, including online scheduling, digital diagnosis, documentation filing, and automated follow-up appointments. By facilitating these processes, MedMe Health enables pharmacies to enhance their workflows, strengthen patient relationships, and diversify revenue opportunities within clinical services.

FitHub

Seed Round in 2021
FitHub operates an e-commerce marketplace focused on the fitness and wellness industry, providing a diverse selection of healthy foods, supplements, and personal care products. The company aims to improve consumer habits through scientifically proven technologies and is dedicated to addressing major health issues related to nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle. By offering eco-friendly sourced products, FitHub enables consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles and cultivate positive habits, positioning itself as a comprehensive destination for those seeking to enhance their well-being.

Tuli Health

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tuli Health is a digital health platform that provides instant access to private medical appointments and testing.

REPROSENT

Pre Seed Round in 2021
REPROSENT is an application that collects a patient's medical data to apply it in their care for improved quality of life. The company gives cancer patients more control and agency in their lives so they can enjoy the time they have with their loved ones and complete more of their goals while they are going through treatment.

Neodocs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
NeoDocs Technologies Pvt. Ltd. provides personalized health and wellness services through the diagnostic report analyzer in the areas of thyroid, diabetes, liver diseases, heart conditions, and renal functions. It allows users to upload lab test results; receive personalized reports and recommendations; and implement suggestions and track health levels. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Veera Health

Seed Round in 2021
Veera Health offers an app that combines evidence-backed therapy with coaching and specialist support for a subscription fee.

Memora Health

Venture Round in 2021
Memora Health Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in enterprise healthcare productivity software focused on automating outpatient communication. The company addresses the challenges faced by healthcare organizations that invest significant time and resources in phone follow-ups with patients. By providing a solution that automates various aspects of patient interaction, including follow-ups, instructions, health coaching, and the collection of patient-reported outcomes, Memora Health enhances operational efficiency and improves patient engagement through the use of text messaging.

FitHub

Seed Round in 2021
FitHub operates an e-commerce marketplace focused on the fitness and wellness industry, providing a diverse selection of healthy foods, supplements, and personal care products. The company aims to improve consumer habits through scientifically proven technologies and is dedicated to addressing major health issues related to nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle. By offering eco-friendly sourced products, FitHub enables consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles and cultivate positive habits, positioning itself as a comprehensive destination for those seeking to enhance their well-being.

Veera Health

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Veera Health offers an app that combines evidence-backed therapy with coaching and specialist support for a subscription fee.

MedMe

Seed Round in 2021
MedMe Health is a patient care platform that assists pharmacists in scheduling, conducting, and tracking clinical services both virtually and on-site. The platform employs proprietary algorithms to streamline various medical services, including online scheduling, digital diagnosis, documentation filing, and automated follow-up appointments. By facilitating these processes, MedMe Health enables pharmacies to enhance their workflows, strengthen patient relationships, and diversify revenue opportunities within clinical services.

Axle Health

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Axle Health enables telehealth companies, hospitals, insurance companies, and researchers to send nurses to their patients’ homes to administer physical services like blood draws and injections. Instead of going into a lab or doctor’s office, patients can now receive basic services at home.

FitHub

Pre Seed Round in 2021
FitHub operates an e-commerce marketplace focused on the fitness and wellness industry, providing a diverse selection of healthy foods, supplements, and personal care products. The company aims to improve consumer habits through scientifically proven technologies and is dedicated to addressing major health issues related to nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle. By offering eco-friendly sourced products, FitHub enables consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles and cultivate positive habits, positioning itself as a comprehensive destination for those seeking to enhance their well-being.

Daybreak Health

Seed Round in 2020
Daybreak Health Inc. provides evidence based online counseling services for teens that focuses on achievement pressure, stress, social isolation, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. The company provides individual counseling, group sessions , and wellbeing tools through its mobile app. Daybreak Health Inc. was formerly known as Elemental Health Inc. The company founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Mighty Health

Seed Round in 2020
Mighty Technologies, Inc. develops a nutrition and fitness wellness application that is tailored to older adults who might have achy hips or joint problems. The company through its application pairs users with a coach to help them create healthy habits around nutrition and lifestyle. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Newman's

Seed Round in 2020
Newman's is Indonesia's Digital Health Clinic for men. Our platform allows customers to consult specialist doctors anytime and from any where and get their proven treatments delivered right to their doorsteps for free.

Breathe Well-being

Seed Round in 2020
Breathe Well-being is a health-focused company based in India that provides a clinically proven program aimed at assisting individuals with chronic conditions, such as diabetes, in their weight loss efforts. The company offers personalized support through one-on-one coaching, where users receive guidance on tracking their weight, meals, and activity levels. The coaching also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy techniques designed to help reduce stress. Breathe Well-being is dedicated to enhancing employee engagement and productivity within organizations by promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the risk of chronic diseases. With over 10,000 members benefiting from its program, Breathe Well-being emphasizes individual lifestyle tracking, personalized counseling, and social interactions through healthy competitions, fostering the development of long-term healthy habits.

Jeevam Health

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Jeevam Health is an Online Medical Clinic to Cure Root Cause of Chronic Issues in India. Jeevam Health is creating the treatment for patients suffering from chronic issues to reverse their conditions. It's a personalized, whole-body approach to medical care driven by functional medicine doctors.

Wingspan Health

Grant in 2019
We bring all of your medical information into one place - automatically - so you can see a full picture of your health and healthcare.

Mindset Health

Seed Round in 2019
Mindset Health Pty Ltd is a digital therapeutics company based in Melbourne, Australia, founded in 2017. The company develops an application designed to enhance mental health through psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. Its services focus on managing chronic health conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety, while also addressing issues like depression, sleep quality, and stress reduction. The application employs techniques aimed at creating neural changes in the brain and offers tools to complement cognitive behavioral therapy, enabling users to improve their overall mental well-being without the need for significant lifestyle changes.

Palifer

Seed Round in 2019
Palifer is a data intelligence company that specializes in predictive maintenance, particularly for trains and healthcare inquiries. By leveraging artificial intelligence and natural language processing, Palifer efficiently integrates and organizes diverse data sources without the need for human intervention. Its platform not only predicts potential equipment failures and maintenance needs but also offers users immediate answers to health-related questions. Through a user-friendly web interface, Palifer engages individuals by asking targeted questions about their symptoms, thereby providing personalized insights and guiding them toward appropriate medical action or reassurance. This dual focus allows Palifer to support both transportation and healthcare sectors, enhancing operational efficiency and improving user experiences.

Million Marker

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Million Marker Wellness, Inc. manufactures and supplies testing kits. Its testing kit measures human exposure to environmental chemicals, such as bisphenol-A, phthalates, and plastics chemicals through a urine test to identify hormone and fertility issues. The company also provides services in the areas of lifestyle audit, test kit and lifestyle audit, test kit subscription and counseling, and kit materials. Its reports can be accessed through its Internet based platform. Million Marker Wellness, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is based in El Cerrito, California.

Modern Health

Series A in 2019
Modern Life Inc. develops a mental health platform for companies that value the emotional well-being of their workforce. The company provides career coaching, emotional well-being, financial guidance, meditation coaching, diversity and inclusion, family caring, relationship issues, and life events. The company was formerly known as Modern Health Inc. and changed its name to Modern Life Inc. in October 2019. Modern Life Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Meru Health

Seed Round in 2019
Meru Health, Inc. develops an application that connects patients to licensed therapists for a 12-week program to treat people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. The company provides a licensed-clinician-supported, mobile phone-based digital therapeutic program for depression and anxiety. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Mateo, California. It has additional offices in Palo Alto, California and Helsinki, Finland.

Hypnos

Seed Round in 2019
Hypnos is a digital sleep journal that helps discover and improve sleep and habits.

Circle Medical

Funding Round in 2018
Circle Medical provides primary care Doctors in-person at your home or work. Your care will be led by one of their board-certified physicians, all of whom were selected for their experience and patient-centered approach. Doctor visits are insured under most plans. Using the app, you may scan your insurance card to check for eligibility and coverage. Doctors are available in San Francisco including evenings and weekends.

Meru Health

Venture Round in 2018
Meru Health, Inc. develops an application that connects patients to licensed therapists for a 12-week program to treat people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues. The company provides a licensed-clinician-supported, mobile phone-based digital therapeutic program for depression and anxiety. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in San Mateo, California. It has additional offices in Palo Alto, California and Helsinki, Finland.

Modern Health

Seed Round in 2018
Modern Life Inc. develops a mental health platform for companies that value the emotional well-being of their workforce. The company provides career coaching, emotional well-being, financial guidance, meditation coaching, diversity and inclusion, family caring, relationship issues, and life events. The company was formerly known as Modern Health Inc. and changed its name to Modern Life Inc. in October 2019. Modern Life Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Memora Health

Seed Round in 2018
Memora Health Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2016 that specializes in enterprise healthcare productivity software focused on automating outpatient communication. The company addresses the challenges faced by healthcare organizations that invest significant time and resources in phone follow-ups with patients. By providing a solution that automates various aspects of patient interaction, including follow-ups, instructions, health coaching, and the collection of patient-reported outcomes, Memora Health enhances operational efficiency and improves patient engagement through the use of text messaging.

Koko

Seed Round in 2017
Totemic makes a device to monitor the health and safety of older adults in a completely passive way--with no wearables required. We are solving the problem of how society will take care of 50m+ older adults in the US in a scalable & humane manner. They can monitor the most salient pieces of information in an older adult's day to day: serious health events like falls, behavioral red flags such as changes in urination frequency, skipping meals, or being bedridden which can all correlate with health decline.

Koko

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Totemic makes a device to monitor the health and safety of older adults in a completely passive way--with no wearables required. We are solving the problem of how society will take care of 50m+ older adults in the US in a scalable & humane manner. They can monitor the most salient pieces of information in an older adult's day to day: serious health events like falls, behavioral red flags such as changes in urination frequency, skipping meals, or being bedridden which can all correlate with health decline.

Pulse

Seed Round in 2017
Pulse provides online medical records.

Function Inc.

Series A in 2017
Function Inc. specializes in the development and formulation of personalized hair and body care products, including shampoos, conditioners, serums, and lotions. The company allows customers to customize products based on their unique hair profiles and goals, ensuring that each formulation meets individual needs and preferences. Function Inc. offers a range of products such as purple shampoos, leave-in conditioners, hair masks, body washes, face cleansers, and moisturizers. Committed to safety and quality, the company avoids harmful ingredients like sulfates and parabens in its formulations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, Function Inc. operates production facilities in Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, and sells its products exclusively online.

iSono Health

Pre Seed Round in 2016
iSono Health, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in breast health monitoring through a wearable solution. Established in 2014, the company focuses on enhancing breast cancer screening by integrating automated ultrasound technology with artificial intelligence. This innovative approach allows users to scan and track changes in their breast health, compare images over time, and receive real-time feedback. Additionally, the solution facilitates the sharing of these images with radiologists, thereby promoting accessible and personalized monitoring for women and their healthcare providers.

Function Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Function Inc. specializes in the development and formulation of personalized hair and body care products, including shampoos, conditioners, serums, and lotions. The company allows customers to customize products based on their unique hair profiles and goals, ensuring that each formulation meets individual needs and preferences. Function Inc. offers a range of products such as purple shampoos, leave-in conditioners, hair masks, body washes, face cleansers, and moisturizers. Committed to safety and quality, the company avoids harmful ingredients like sulfates and parabens in its formulations. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Catawissa, Pennsylvania, Function Inc. operates production facilities in Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania, and sells its products exclusively online.

PhysioHealth

Pre Seed Round in 2016
PhysioHealth is an enterprise health and wellness management platform that rewards your employees for living healthy and decreases your healthcare costs. Their customized platform delivers 5x engagement vs. other corporate wellness programs.

Circle Medical

Seed Round in 2015
Circle Medical provides primary care Doctors in-person at your home or work. Your care will be led by one of their board-certified physicians, all of whom were selected for their experience and patient-centered approach. Doctor visits are insured under most plans. Using the app, you may scan your insurance card to check for eligibility and coverage. Doctors are available in San Francisco including evenings and weekends.

HoneyInsured

Grant in 2015
HoneyInsured is Hipmunk for health insurance. You answer 4 one-click questions, get a plan recommendation, and enroll in 5 minutes.

MicroHealth

Seed Round in 2015
MicroHealth empowers people with chronic conditions to live healthier lives and healthcare professionals to improve clinical outcomes by leveraging mobile technology and a social health network. Their mission is to shape the future of chronic care management by engaging patients, triggering positive behavior change, and connecting all care participants to make better health decisions.

Apollo Health

Seed Round in 2015
Apollo Health

PicnicHealth

Seed Round in 2014
PicnicHealth is all about making medical records easy to access and using data to power the next frontier of medical research. We’re led by the belief that there’s power in medical information when it’s used well, and that every person has a right to their own theirs. And we've built award-winning machine learning to do it. How? PicnicHealth works directly with patients to give them the only tool anywhere that truly provides all of their medical records from any doctor or healthcare system in the US—in an easy-to-use, secure online dashboard. Not only that, but patients can choose to contribute their data to scientific research, which helps life sciences researchers accelerate breakthroughs in care. Researchers use this anonymized “real-world data” to understand how diseases are experienced by patients and treated by clinicians in the real world, going beyond the highly controlled setting of clinical trials. The goal is to create better treatments that can ultimately improve outcomes for patients. Whether you’re a scientist, engineer, or patient yourself, we’re looking for passionate people to join us in redefining an industry during our next stage of growth. To date we’ve helped tens of thousands of patients, partnered with some of the world’s largest biopharma companies, and raised more than $35M from Felicis Ventures, Amplify Partners, Foresite Capital, Refactor Capital, and Y Combinator.

In Your Corner

Seed Round in 2014
In Your Corner is a marketplace for online counseling and coaching services. Through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform, their service connects users with a carefully curated team of wellness professionals. By conducting online consultations via video chat, written journals, and even texting sessions, they have transformed traditional therapy into an experience that is low-cost, convenient, and completely confidential.

SpringWit

Seed Round in 2014
Brain health and awareness

Noora Health

Seed Round in 2014
Noora Health is an online platform that offers training and information to caregivers and patients after surgeries. It aims to ensure that patients are well taken of during their recovery process from a major medical event or chronic condition. Noora Health was launched by Katy Ashe, Edith Elliott, Shahed Alam, and Jessie Liu in 2014 and is based in Stanford, California.

HealthSherpa

Seed Round in 2013
HealthSherpa is a technology company that focuses on connecting individuals with health coverage. It is a Healthcare.gov certified web broker, giving consumers, employers, and nonprofits a simpler platform for enrolling individuals and families in subsidy-eligible health plans.HealthSherpa provides consumers access to tools to aid their plan selection and to make use of their insurance after they’ve enrolled.

HealthSherpa

Seed Round in 2012
HealthSherpa is a technology company that focuses on connecting individuals with health coverage. It is a Healthcare.gov certified web broker, giving consumers, employers, and nonprofits a simpler platform for enrolling individuals and families in subsidy-eligible health plans.HealthSherpa provides consumers access to tools to aid their plan selection and to make use of their insurance after they’ve enrolled.

Everyday.me

Seed Round in 2012
Everyday.me is an automatic journal that helps you to record your life and store it forever.

Habit Labs

Angel Round in 2011
Contagion Health (Jen McCabe) and Healthmonth (Buster Benson) merge to form Habit Labs.

Thiarec

Seed Round in 2010
OhLife is a personal journal that you'll actually keep. Every day we send you an email asking “How'd your day go?” You type as much as you want and hit reply. We accumulate your entire journal through these daily email replies.

GoodHealth

Seed Round in 2000
GoodHealth is a software company that enables businesses to extend affordable health benefits to their workforce. GoodHealth is India’s enterprise health benefits platform for employees to engage with their health, wellness, and benefit programs. GoodHealth offers a gateway to healthcare with an ecosystem of over 30+ insurance and healthcare partners. Hundreds of employers are currently using GoodHealth to transform their employee experience and reduce costs.