Founders building diagnostics
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 · 21
Evvy
StartupAt-home vaginal microbiome diagnostics and care pathways.
BillionToOne
StartupMolecular diagnostics for prenatal and family-planning testing.
BrightHeart
StartupAI-powered prenatal ultrasound for fetal cardiac defects.
Diamens
StartupMenstrual-blood-based endometriosis diagnostics.
Vara
StartupAI-assisted breast cancer detection for radiologists.
Rapidemic
StartupRapid STI diagnostic tests.
Feminai
StartupAI-powered at-home breast cancer screening.
BeSound Breast
StartupModernized breast imaging infrastructure.
PHASE Scientific
StartupUrine-based diagnostics (PHASIFY) for PCOS, endometriosis, gynecologic cancers.
AOA Dx
StartupMulti-omic AKRIVIS GD blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer detection.
Seed Health
StartupSynbiotic and probiotic platform; gut-health support.
Dexcom
StartupPublic continuous-glucose-monitoring company (NASDAQ: DXCM); CGM adoption expanding into metabolic and GLP-1 use cases.
Everlywell
StartupAt-home test kits across hormones, thyroid, fertility, STI, food sensitivity.
LetsGetChecked
StartupAt-home lab tests with clinical follow-up; hormones, fertility, sexual health.
imaware
StartupAt-home testing across targeted biomarkers with peer-reviewed methodology.
Viome
StartupGut microbiome and RNA-based health testing with personalized recommendations.
Tiny Health
StartupGut microbiome testing for families with clinical coaching.
InsideTracker
StartupBlood biomarkers + DNA + wearables in one personalized dashboard.
SiPhox Health
StartupFrequent at-home blood monitoring across ~60 biomarkers with AI insights.
Function Health
StartupAnnual broad blood snapshot across ~100 biomarkers, twice-yearly testing.
Tempus AI
StartupPublic AI-driven precision medicine and diagnostics platform (NASDAQ: TEM).