Malama Health (Founding)
Funding Details
Awarder
YCombinator
Date Award
July 7, 2022
Vertical
Healthcare
Company Info
Founding Year
2022
Market
Healthcare
Location
Stanford, CA, USA
Coinvestors
YCombinator
Company Description

Malama enables HIPAA-compliant remote monitoring of diabetes in pregnancy, a condition that affects nearly 1 in 5 women. We will lower C-section and preterm birth rates by making it easy for patients and providers to track glucose and meal data. We launched in August 2022 and signed 5 pilot partners including Stanford Hospital and Santa Clara Valley Medical in two weeks, and have a pipeline of 30 more. Mika previously led clinical product innovation at UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the world. Orlando, our technical cofounder, was a senior software engineer at AirBnb and Daniela, our creative cofounder, led brand strategy and design for L’Oreal. Malama is backed by the Stanford d.school, Y Combinator (S22), Alpine Investors and more.

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