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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.

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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 Wellness

Happl

Seed Round in 2021
The community-building and wellbeing platform for the modern workforce

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.

Zen

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zen provides ergonomic benefits for employees. Zen empowers people to maintain a healthy posture and be productive during work.

Zen

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Zen provides ergonomic benefits for employees. Zen empowers people to maintain a healthy posture and be productive during work.

DocVita

Pre Seed Round in 2021
DocVita scales telehealth in India further with a platform that connects consumers with generalists and specialists across a wide network.

mello

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Mello helps companies to measure, track, and action on burnout. Its vision is to bring well-being to every teams' workflow.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Savvy

Seed Round in 2020
Savvy is a new kind of employer health insurance for startups and remote teams, enabling millions of businesses to offer consumer-focused healthcare for the first time. Savvy is backed by Y Combinator and has a US-based team.

Deep Meditate

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Deep Meditate, Inc. is a health and wellness company that specializes in developing a meditation and relaxation application aimed at enhancing users' mental fitness. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company offers personalized meditation experiences designed to help users alleviate stress, improve sleep quality, and re-energize their minds. The application features guided routines tailored to cultivate relaxation, calm nerves during moments of panic, and support overall mental well-being. By focusing on these areas, Deep Meditate enables users to lead healthier lives through the practice of meditation.

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.

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.

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.

SleepWell.ai

Seed Round in 2019
SleepWell.ai is a technology platform that resolves your sleep issues with research-backed science. The platform innovative model blends the high-impact nature of coaching with state of the art software and analytics to create a results-based leadership development platform. SleepWell combines technology with coaching in the process of improving and accelerating your sleep quality, to empower your best self in the daytime. Their skilled coach will help you understand your sleep and tailor a coaching program to realize your sleep goals, then take strategic actions to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

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.

Cloud Workout

Seed Round in 2018
Cloud Workout is a health and fitness platform offering live fitness classes taught by instructors from around the world.

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.

MentalHappy

Seed Round in 2018
MentalHappy, a Y Combinator backed startup working to create a better world of mental health but not just with therapists or apps - with real tools and connection to a community of peers and professionals.

Psylaris

Seed Round in 2018
Psylaris offers Innovative VR solutions to boost mental well-being.

Calmlee

Seed Round in 2017
They want to significantly reduce all complications and risks in pregnancy by addressing the highest contributor, stress. They track everything from cortisol levels to fitness levels.

Willing

Series A in 2016
Willing is an online legal service that simplifies the process of end-of-life planning, making it accessible and affordable for all. The platform provides users with tools to create wills and living wills quickly, allowing them to secure their estate plans in just minutes. Additionally, Willing assists users in comparing costs for funeral homes and cemeteries, facilitating informed decisions regarding their end-of-life arrangements. By focusing on user-friendly solutions, Willing helps individuals protect their families and assets while saving time and money.

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.

Willing

Seed Round in 2015
Willing is an online legal service that simplifies the process of end-of-life planning, making it accessible and affordable for all. The platform provides users with tools to create wills and living wills quickly, allowing them to secure their estate plans in just minutes. Additionally, Willing assists users in comparing costs for funeral homes and cemeteries, facilitating informed decisions regarding their end-of-life arrangements. By focusing on user-friendly solutions, Willing helps individuals protect their families and assets while saving time and money.

SpringWit

Seed Round in 2014
Brain health and awareness

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.

Weilos

Seed Round in 2013
Weilos, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates weight loss by connecting users with coaches who have successfully achieved their own weight loss goals. Incorporated in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the platform allows users to receive guidance and support from these coaches, who share their insights and strategies. Additionally, Weilos fosters a supportive community where individuals can share fitness updates, showcase their body transformations, and post progress photos to inspire others. The platform also includes a specialized camera tool for users to capture aligned progress photos, enabling them to visualize their improvements. As of 2015, Weilos operates as a subsidiary of Weight Watchers International, further enhancing its resources for users seeking to achieve their health and fitness objectives.

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.