Founders building care infra
Operators, clinicians, and category-defining founders shaping this beat — in their own words, and from the companies they're building.
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Founder-led companies · 9
Teladoc Health
StartupPublic virtual-care platform (NYSE: TDOC); chronic-disease management including Livongo.
K Health
StartupAI-powered symptom checker and primary-care telehealth.
Buoy Health
StartupAI symptom assessment and care navigation.
Sesame
StartupDirect-to-consumer healthcare marketplace; fertility partnership with IVI RMA.
Progyny, Inc.
StartupPublic (Nasdaq: PGNY) fertility, family-building, and women's-health benefits for self-insured employers; 900+ network specialists; expanded globally via Apryl and into parental-leave via BenefitBump.
Included Health
StartupVirtual care + health navigation for employers/payers; 2024 Specialty Care Clinic delivers virtual-first tracks for cancer, metabolic, and menopause with 4,000+ specialists.
Allara Health
StartupVirtual care platform for PCOS, thyroid, perimenopause, endometriosis; physicians paired with RDs. Total raised $38.5M through Series B.
Transcarent
StartupEmployer health navigation; AI-driven Experience Store curates women's health partners including Maven, Midi, Progyny.
Hims & Hers Health
StartupPublic (NYSE: HIMS) DTC telehealth; compounded GLP-1 from $199/mo; Hers menopause specialty launched Oct 2025 targeting $1B revenue.