Diagnostics · Founders

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

Startup

At-home vaginal microbiome diagnostics and care pathways.

USAEst. 2021

BillionToOne

Startup

Molecular diagnostics for prenatal and family-planning testing.

USAEst. 2016

BrightHeart

Startup

AI-powered prenatal ultrasound for fetal cardiac defects.

EuropeEst. 2022

Diamens

Startup

Menstrual-blood-based endometriosis diagnostics.

EuropeEst. 2021

Vara

Startup

AI-assisted breast cancer detection for radiologists.

EuropeEst. 2018

Rapidemic

Startup

Rapid STI diagnostic tests.

EuropeEst. 2020

Feminai

Startup

AI-powered at-home breast cancer screening.

USAEst. 2024

BeSound Breast

Startup

Modernized breast imaging infrastructure.

USAEst. 2022

PHASE Scientific

Startup

Urine-based diagnostics (PHASIFY) for PCOS, endometriosis, gynecologic cancers.

Hong KongEst. 2018

AOA Dx

Startup

Multi-omic AKRIVIS GD blood test for early-stage ovarian cancer detection.

USAEst. 2017

Seed Health

Startup

Synbiotic and probiotic platform; gut-health support.

USAEst. 2018

Dexcom

Startup

Public continuous-glucose-monitoring company (NASDAQ: DXCM); CGM adoption expanding into metabolic and GLP-1 use cases.

USAEst. 1999

Everlywell

Startup

At-home test kits across hormones, thyroid, fertility, STI, food sensitivity.

USAEst. 2015

LetsGetChecked

Startup

At-home lab tests with clinical follow-up; hormones, fertility, sexual health.

Ireland / USAEst. 2015

imaware

Startup

At-home testing across targeted biomarkers with peer-reviewed methodology.

USAEst. 2017

Viome

Startup

Gut microbiome and RNA-based health testing with personalized recommendations.

USAEst. 2016

Tiny Health

Startup

Gut microbiome testing for families with clinical coaching.

USAEst. 2020

InsideTracker

Startup

Blood biomarkers + DNA + wearables in one personalized dashboard.

USAEst. 2009

SiPhox Health

Startup

Frequent at-home blood monitoring across ~60 biomarkers with AI insights.

USAEst. 2019

Function Health

Startup

Annual broad blood snapshot across ~100 biomarkers, twice-yearly testing.

USAEst. 2020

Tempus AI

Startup

Public AI-driven precision medicine and diagnostics platform (NASDAQ: TEM).

USAEst. 2015