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2026-01-30 Series B Epikast Engage patients and health providers article ↗
2026-01-30 Seed Uplift AI Voice AI for underserved languages article ↗
2026-01-29 Series A Pranax Develop exosomes for longevity article ↗
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2026-01-28 Acquired Propolis AI for software testing article ↗
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Startup Directory

startups

Ceribell Series C

Point-of-care EEG for seizure triage and treatment optimization

Xingjuan Chao, PhD ’05 · Mountain View, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Freenome

Blood test to detect colorectal cancer

Gabriel Otte ’11 · South San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Mira

Hormone monitor and supplements

Sylvia Kang, MBA ’13 · Pleasanton, CA

Artificial IntelligenceFertilityHardware
Epikast Series B

Engage patients and health providers

Vangelis Vergetis ’01 · New York, NY

Health CareInformation Technology
ModMed

Software for specialty medical practices

Daniel Cane ’98 · Boca Raton, FL

Electronic Health Record (EHR)Health CareSoftware
Moderna

mRNA vaccines

Robert Langer ’70 · Cambridge, MA

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth Care
Camber Series B

Behavioral health clinician software

Christophe Rimann, MEng ’19 · New York, NY

Data IntegrationEnterprise SoftwareHealth Care
Human Longevity Series B

Early detection for longer life

Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87 · San Diego, CA

BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth Care
Tendo

Healthcare data platform

Jennifer Goldsmith ’95 · Philadelphia, PA

Health CareInformation TechnologySoftware
Tiny Health Series A

Microbiome tests for mother/baby's gut health insights

Cheryl Yeoh ’06 · Walnut Creek, CA

BiotechnologyHealth Care
Akoya Biosciences

Spatial phenotyping for biology

Garry Nolan ’83 · Marlborough, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife Science
Radicle Science Seed

Prove effects of health and wellness products beyond placebo

Jeffrey Chen ’10 · San Diego, CA

Dietary SupplementsHealth CaremHealth
Cleerly Series C

Precision medicine for heart health

James Min, Professor · Denver, CO

AppsArtificial IntelligenceHealth Care
Fabric Series A

Eliminate busywork for clinicians and improves experiences for patients

Aniq Rahman ’08 · New York, NY

Health CareSoftware
Impilo Series A

Virtual healthcare in the home with connected devices

Josh Stein, MBA ’21 · Philadelphia, PA

Health CareHospital
AKASA Series C

Generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle

Malinka Walaliyadde ’12 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareMachine Learning
NRx Pharmaceuticals

Therapeutic for bipolar depression

Jonathan Javitt, MD ’82 · Wilmington, DE

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth Care
Ash Series A

At-home health testing

David Stein, MBA ’20 · New York, NY

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsmHealth
Levee Medical

Post-prostatectomy urological devices

Bruce Choi ’98 · Durham, NC

Health CareManufacturingMedical
SafeRide Health

Non-emergency medical transportation

Ben Salter ’04 · Culver City, CA

Health CareMedicalTransportation
Numerion Labs Series C

AI drug discovery

Abraham Heifets ’01, MEng ’02 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyHealth Care
Pyxis Oncology

Oncology medicine portfolio

Lara Sullivan ’94 · Boston, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareOncology
Nusano Series C

Supply of radioisotopes for fighting cancer

Howard Lewin ’83 · Valencia, CA

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical
Latent Seed

Medical language models for healthcare overhead

Rishabh Jain ’17 · San Francisco, CA

Health CareInsuranceSaaS
Honest Health

Primary care for senior care

Matt Kim ’11 · Nashville, TN

Health CareHospitalMedical
Redox

Electronic health records integration

Luke Bonney ’08 · Madison, WI

Data IntegrationElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health Care
Rapt Therapeutics

Immunology therapeutic for inflammation and cancer

Brian Wong, MD ’01 · South San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Bloomlife Series B

Maternal health prenatal care

Eric Dy ’03 · San Francisco, CA

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical Device
Centivo

Restoring healthcare affordability

Alan Cohen ’89, Stuart Roth, MBA ’00 · Buffalo, NY

Health CareInformation TechnologyMedical
Patientory

Web3 for health data

Chrissa McFarlane ’11 · Atlanta, GA

Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainElectronic Health Record (EHR)
Frontera Health Seed

AI for health equity

Amol Deshpande, MBA ’05 · Denver, CO

Health CareMedical
SimpliFed

Baby breastfeeding virtual care

Andrea Ippolito ’06, MEng ’07 · Ithaca, NY

ConsultingHealth CareParenting
Obsidian Therapeutics Series C

Cell and gene therapies

Vic Myer ’89, Jeffrey Trigilio ’06 · Cambridge, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Celularity

Biotech cellular medicines

Robert Hariri, MD PhD ’87 · Florham Park, NJ

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Abstractive Health Seed

Medical clinical notes AI assistant

Vince Hartman ’08, MS ’22, Ritika Poddar, MS ’22 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceElectronic Health Record (EHR)Health Care
Juno Medical Series A

Primary care for the family

Akili Hinson, MD ’08 · New York, New York, United States

FamilyHealth CareMedical
psyflo

Mental health tech for under-resourced communities

Deanna Oliver, MS ’24 · New York, NY

Health CareInformation TechnologyMental Health
Ablative Solutions

Hypertension medical device targeting nerves

Tim Fischell ’77 · Wakefield, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device
FIRE1 Series B

Recover from heart failure

Hanson Gifford ’82 · Ireland

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device
Conceive Seed

Always-on fertility care navigation

Lauren Berson Sugarman ’04 · East Hampton, NY

CommunitiesFashionFitness
Ciba Health Series A

Value-based care delivery model

Innocent Clement, MBA ’20, Roger Chahine, MBA ’20 · New York, NY

Health CareTherapeuticsVirtual Assistant
Roger Healthcare Seed

Home healthcare with AI

Yusef Iskandar, MEng ’23, Keyur K Shah, MEng ’23, Yunus Ansari, MEng ’23 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareHospital,
Roon Series A

Medical content Q&A

Rohan Ramakrishna, Professor · Brooklyn, NY

Health CareMobile AppsOnline Portals
Boundless Bio Series C

Precision oncology therapeutic

Paul Mischel, MD ’91 · La Jolla, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife Science
Endpoint Health Series A

Precision immunology therapies

Jason Springs, MBA ’09, Diego Rey, PhD ’10 · Palo Alto, CA

Health Care
Motif Neurotech Series A

Minimally invasive bioelectronics for mental health

Jacob Robinson, PhD ’08 · Houston, TX

Health CareMedical
Apreo Health Series B

Medical device for COPD

Hanson Gifford ’82 · Menlo Park, CA

Health CareMedicalMedical Device
Kiwi Biosciences Seed

Food for patients with IBS

David Hachuel, MS ’19 · Somerville, MA

BiotechnologyFood and BeverageHealth Care
Huxley Medical

Clinical care anywhere, with a multi-sensor patch

Chris Lee ’07 · Atlanta, GA

Health CareMedicalMedical Device
XyloCor Therapeutics Series B

Gene therapy for cardiovascular diseases

Ronald Crystal, Professor · King Of Prussia, PA

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Sensorium Therapeutics Series A

Psychoactive medicines for mental health

Dick Simon ’75 · Boston, MA

Health CareMedicalTherapeutics
Narrable Seed

AI platform for home health

Mayur Pandya ’10 · San Francisco, CA

AppsHealth CareSoftware
MD Ally Series A

Telemedicine partnered with 911 call dispatchers and first responders

Shanel Fields ’09 · New York, NY

Emergency MedicineHealth CaremHealth
Kuehnle Agrosystems Series A

Algae and botanical product ingredients

Adelheid Kuehnle, PhD ’88 · Honolulu, HI

BiotechnologyDeveloper PlatformGenetics
Siloam Vision Seed

Reduce preventable blindness

Paul Chan, MS ’08 · Lake Oswego, OR

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareImage Recognition
Clarametyx Biosciences Series A

Biologic therapies for bacterial infections

Charles McOsker, PhD ’82 · Columbus, OH

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Cryosa

Treatment for sleep apnea

Donald Gonzales, MD ’00 · Minnesota City, MN

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth Care
OnCusp Therapeutics Series A

Pipeline of oncology therapeutics

Bing Yuan, MBA ’02, Eric Slosberg ’91 · New York, NY

BiotechnologyHealth CareOncology
Alva Health

Stroke detection device

Sandra Saldana ’06 · Dallas, TX

Health CareMedicalMedical Device
Allay Therapeutics Series D

Analgesic for post-surgical pain

Hanson Gifford ’82 · San Jose, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Atara Biotherapeutics

T-cell immunotherapy

Isaac Ciechanover, MD ’00 · South San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareOncology
Celsius Therapeutics Series B

Precision genomics and therapeutics

Jeffrey Bluestone, PhD ’80 · Cambridge, MA

BiotechnologyEmergency MedicineGenetics
Ceretype Neuromedicine Pre-Seed

fMRI for neuropsychiatry

Emily Stern, MD ’87 · Cambridge, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareLife Science
Cylera

Healthcare IoT platform

Timur Ozekcin ’14, MEng ’15, Sean Abraham ’14 · New York, NY

AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceAsset Management
Pendulum Therapeutics Series C

Microbiome for health

John Eid ’97 · San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Starlight Cardiovascular

Medical devices for congenital heart defects

Carl Berke ’74 · San Diego, CA

ChildrenHealth CareMedical Device
Qlaris Bio Series B

Therapy for ophthalmic diseases

Barbara Wirostko ’87 · Wellesley, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
eddii Seed

Virtual character to assist people with diabetes

Alonso Lucero ’10 · New York, NY

Health CareVirtual Assistant
Koneksa Health

Pharma digital biomarker

Matthew Cantor ’09 · New York, NY

AnalyticsBig DataHealth Care
Great Many Seed

Hair growth restoration

Michael Pollack, MMH ’08 · New York, NY

Health CarePersonal Health
Humanaut Health Seed

Holistic health and integrative medicine

Tony Cheng ’93 · Austin, TX

Health CareHospitalWellness
Tagworks Pharmaceuticals Series A

Antibody drugs

Zach Taylor ’96 · The Netherlands

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Haplotype Labs Seed

Preventative care with AI and genetics

Mike Polcari ’02 · Orinda, CA

Health CareSaaSWellness
Scritch Pre-Seed

Veterinary care AI agents

Rachel Lee ’21 · Menlo Park, CA

Artificial IntelligenceB2BHealth Care
Allotex Series B

Allograft inlays and onlays

David Muller, PhD ’81 · Boston, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical Device
Weekend Health Series A

Digital health platform for weight loss

Remi Cossart ’11 · San Francisco, CA

Health CareLifestyleOnline Portals
Larkspur Biosciences Series A

Precision immunotherapies to outsmart cancer

Lewis Cantley, PhD ’75 · Watertown, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Fig Medical Seed

AI prior authorization support for healthcare providers

Florence Luna, MBA ’23, Abhinav Girish, MEng ’23 · New York, NY

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareSoftware
Centerline Biomedical Series B

Navigation device for interventional surgery

Vikash Goel ’01, MS ’05 · Cleveland, OH

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
VIVAN Therapeutics

Personalized cancer therapeutics platform

Laura Towart, PhD ’07 · United Kingdom

Big DataBiotechnologyHealth Care
PhotoniCare Series B

Optical scope to detect middle ear infections

Ryan Nolan, MEng ’11 · Champaign, IL

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical Device
Leash Bio Seed

Unleashing machine learning to solve medicinal chemistry.

Andrew Blevins ’10 · Salt Lake City, UT

Health CareMachine LearningMedical
Correlia Biosystems

Instruments for protein measurement

Kursad Araz, PhD ’10 · San Francisco, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Reprosent

Cancer patient data for better outcomes

Aimee DeGolyer ’98 · San Francisco, CA

DatabaseHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Evenly Technologies, Inc. Seed

Orthodontics in-a-box for dentists

Barry Beck ’90 · Washington, DC

DentalHealth CareHome Health Care
Vantis Vascular

Improved catheters for traversing arteries

Tim Fischell ’77 · San Jose, CA

AppsHealth CareInformation Technology
Certainly Health Seed

Healthcare provider marketplace with upfront prices and no surprise bills.

Daryl Sew ’17 · New York, NY

Health CareHospitalWellness
Adaptive Biotechnologies

Immune-driven medicine

Chad Robins ’96 · Seattle, WA

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Aethon Therapeutics Series A

Cancer treatments

Benjamin Neel, MD ’83 · New York, New York, United States

BiotechnologyHealth CareProduct Research
Luminate Health Seed

Healthcare lab reports for patients

Shally Madan ’01, Jessica Hsu ’02, Siddharth Sinha ’01 · San Mateo, CA

Health CareInformation TechnologySaaS
Amino

Healthcare plan navigation

Maudie Hampden ’04 · San Francisco, CA

Employee BenefitsFinancial ServicesHealth Care
Celestial Therapeutics

mRNA therapeutic platform

Leontis Teryazos ’65 · San Diego, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Predict Health Seed

Putting seniors at the center of their healthcare experience

Shub Debgupta, PhD ’99 · Washington, DC

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareMedical
Caraway Series A

Virtual healthcare provider for GenZ

Joshua Tauber ’09, MBA ’11 · New York, NY

FitnessHealth CareWellness
Upswing Health Seed

A new way to conveniently deliver orthopedic care

Jay Kimmel ’81 · Stamford, CT

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareMedical
Matrubials

Milk-inspired therapies for infectious diseases

Bruce German, PhD ’83 · Davis, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
MERIT

Clinical trial endpoint services provider

Christopher Murphy ’78, DVM ’83, PhD ’84 · Madison, WI

BiotechnologyClinical TrialsHealth Care
Acuamark Diagnostics Series A

Early cancer detection

Francis Barany, Professor · New York, NY

BiotechnologyHealth CareInformation Technology
imaware

Healthcare wellness platform

Howard Berman, MD ’01 · Austin, TX

Health CareHome Health CarePersonal Health
SaladStop! Series B

Sustainable nutritious food

Adrien Desbaillets ’04 · Media, PA

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingHealth Care
Zero Point Five Therapeutics

Treatments for neglected diseases

Joseph Amprey, PhD ’04 · Potomac, MD

Health CarePharmaceuticalTherapeutics
Steadiwear

Glove that stabilizes hand tremors

Emile Maamary, MBA ’23 · Canada

Health CareHospitalWearables
FluidForm Bio

Human tissue creation

Michael Graffeo ’99, MEng ’00 · Waltham, MA

3D Printing3D TechnologyBiopharma
Twiage Seed

Hospital emergency room triage

John Hui, MBA ’15 · New York, NY

Health Care
GIANT BioSystems Pre-Seed

Rapid disease testing

Morteza Azizi, PhD ’20 · Los Angeles, CA

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Evergreen Nephrology

Kidney care across the full care spectrum

Matt Kim ’18 · Nashville, TN

Health CareMedicalWellness
Keyto

Keto program for weight loss

Ray Wu ’06, MBA ’11, MD ’12 · San Francisco, CA

BeautyFood and BeverageHealth Care
RadMate AI Pre-Seed

Radiology reporting by AI

Adam Skrocki ’21, Mohamed Khalifa ’21 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceDeveloper ToolsHealth Care
Mango Health Pre-Seed

Bridge primary care with mental health

Zach Gittelman, MS ’21 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceHealth CareHealth Insurance
ScubaTx Seed

Organ Transplant Market

William Scott ’02 · United Kingdom

Health CareLife ScienceMedical
Okogen

Therapeutics for ophthalmic infectious diseases

Brian Strem ’01 · Encinitas, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Limmi Seed

Life sciences data management and analysis

Trevor Vieweg ’07 · San Diego, CA

AnalyticsHealth CareInformation Technology
MezLight

Illumination light for surgery

Josh Mezrich, MD ’97 · Madison, WI

Health CareMedicalMedical Device
Yoomi Seed

Physical therapy video app

Benjamin Catania ’23 · Ithaca, NY

Health CareMedicalWellness
Bactana Corp.

Pet health metabolism

Rodrigo Bicalho, PhD ’08 · Farmington, CT

AgricultureAnimal FeedBiotechnology
Addinex Technologies, Inc.

Prevent prescription drug misuse

Jay Schiff ’90 · New York, NY

Addiction TreatmentHealth CareMedical
JUZTLAB

Functional wellness food products

Yiren Du ’18, MS ’19, MBA ’21 · China

Health CareMedicalPharmaceutical
Carda Health Pre-Seed

Virtual cardiopulmonary care at home

Harry DiFrancesco ’12 · Dover, DE

Health CareHome Health CareMedical
Mxt Biotech Series A

Microﬂuidic platforms for cell engineering and immunotherapies

Aram Chung, PhD ’11 · South Korea

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Resolution Medical

Medical device solutions

Steven Schmidt, MBA ’08 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Health CareMedical Device
Oui Therapeutics Series A

Prescription digital therapeutics

Seth Feuerstein ’94 · New Haven, CT

Health CareInternet of ThingsTherapeutics
Headstrong Project

Stigma-free mental health

Zach Iscol ’01 · New York, NY

CommunitiesHealth CareNon Profit
TelyRx

Pharmacy for telehealth patients

Thomas McKinney ‘98 · Tampa, FL

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMental Health
LunaMicro Pre-Seed

Clothing fabric for sweat and moisture management

Nate Robinson, PhD ’00 · Sweden

BiotechnologyFashionHealth Care
Recoup Wellness Beverage Seed

Gut healthy beverages

Susan Buckwalter, MBA ’12, Siwat Siengsanaoh, MBA ’15 · New York, NY

E-CommerceFood and BeverageHealth Care
Candor Health Seed

Healthcare data

Sury Agarwal ’12 · New York, NY

AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareHealth Care
Veda Trials

Clinical trial operations

Lesley Solomon ’93 · Boston, MA

BiopharmaClinical TrialsHealth Care
Project Baala

Menstrual health social enterprise

Aradhana Rai Gupta, MBA ’18 · India

CivicTechHealth CareWaste Management
Ovelle

Fertility egg production

Travis Potter ’05 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

FertilityHealth Care
Oar Health

Treatment of alcohol problems

Marissa Wilson Gibbons ’06 · Brooklyn, NY

Health CareRecreationWellness
Alliance Animal Health

Business operations for veterinary practices

Matthew Sussman ’11 · Stamford, CT

Health CareVeterinary
Joy 101

Educational app for joy

Radhika Delfosse ’97 · Studio City, CA

Health CareWellness
SOCAi Labs

Personal health AI

Tiffany St. Bernard, PhD ’22 · San Francisco, CA

Artificial IntelligenceB2BHealth Care
Rancho Santa Fe Bio Pre-Seed

Cardiovascular therapeutics

Randy Berholtz ’84 · Rancho Santa Fe, CA

BiotechnologyHealth CareProduct Design
Infinx Services

Patient access and revenue cycle AI

Jaideep Tandon, MS ’95 · India

BillingHealth CareInformation Services
Ampersand Health

Remission of inflammatory diseases

Nader Alaghband ’04 · United Kingdom

Health CareMedicalMedical Device
HealthBridge Innovation Partners Seed

Healthcare investing firm

Fazeela Abdul Rashid ’01 · New York, NY

Digital MediaFinancial ServicesHealth Care
Alopexx

Therapeutics for microbial diseases

Daniel Vlock ’74 · Concord, MA

BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
ClinicTracker

Electronic health records for behavioral health

Joshua Gordon ’00 · Fayetteville, NY

Health CareHospitalMental Health
Attest Laboratories Pre-Seed

Point-of-care testing of metabolite biomarkers

David O’Brien, MS ’93 · Canada

BiotechnologyHealth CareTest and Measurement
ViGeneron Series A

Gene therapy for retinal disorders

Caroline Xu, MBA ’06 · Starnberg, Bayern, Germany

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
GlaiveOptix Seed

Nanotechnology to cure blindness

Wayne Woods, PhD ’03 · —

Health Care
MeraDoc

Telehealth physician

Sudhir Mathur, MBA ’86 · India

Health CareMedicalmHealth
Nutral

Wellness community

Jaida Yang ’13 · New York, NY

Health Care