Healthcare companies today face an uphill battle. Even as healthcare costs skyrocket, health outcomes continue to decline. As a result, healthcare startups largely aim to improve patient care, with the bigger goal of changing the face of treatments today.
Within the healthcare sector, a wide range of services and products are available. Some of the top healthcare startups are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help predict the efficacy of certain treatments, while others help older people discover the right Medicare plan for them. No matter where the industry is heading, digital innovation and technology will be a key cornerstone.
Best Healthcare Startups to Follow
Every year, new startups pull to the forefront of their industry through exciting innovation and industry-disrupting business models. We’ve created a list of top healthcare startups that startup-lovers, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs should follow in 2026.
Disclaimer: With so many exciting healthtech startups launching and growing worldwide, we aren’t able to cover them all. Furthermore, the startups that are listed below are not officially ranked and are listed in no particular order.
1. Oncare
- Location: Gurugram, India
- Founders: Amar Sneh, Deepak Kumar
- Founded In: 2023
- Total Funding: $4 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $2.9 Million
- Investors Include: Sky Impact Capital, Huddle Ventures, Tremis Capital
Oncare is a cancer-care startup that operates a distributed oncology care platform aimed at making cancer treatment more affordable and standardized across India. Rather than building standalone cancer hospitals, the company partners with mid-sized hospitals, typically those with 50 to 100 beds, to create dedicated oncology wings, integrating medical, surgical, and radiation oncology services under one coordinated system.
2. Angle Health
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Founders: Ty Wang, Anirban Gangopadhyay
- Founded In: 2019
- Total Funding: $197 million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $134 Million
- Investors Include: Portage, PruVen Capital, Y Combinator
A blend of health and insurtech, Angle Health offers a modern approach to health insurance where simplicity is paramount. Whether it be employer or group health insurance, Angle Health’s full-stack health insurance platform customizes a plan that meets each user's unique insurance needs through a human-first approach.
3. Honey Health
- Location: Mountain View, California
- Founders: Matt Faustman, Xiao Zhang
- Founded In: 2024
- Total Funding: $7.8 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, $7.8 Million
- Investors Include: Pelion Venture Partners, Burst Capital, Plug and Play Tech Center
Honey Health offers an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform to streamline the back office processes of healthcare institutions. Equipped with a suite of healthcare-centric features — such as pre-charting, prescription refill management, and referral intake — the Honey Health platform aims to automate back office tasks and save providers valuable time.
4. Counterforce Health
- Location: Durham, North Carolina
- Founders: Neal Shah, Gavry Eshet, Riyaa Jadhav, Maggie Xu
- Founded In: 2025
- Total Funding: Undisclosed
- Latest Funding Round: Grant, $5,000
- Investors Include: PennAITech, The Launch Place
Counterforce Health is placing power back into patient’s hands with its platform built to help users appeal health insurance denials. Powered by experts and AI, the platform makes it easier than ever for patients, doctors, or caregivers to appeal denials using evidence-based arguments and legal-grade appeal letters.
5. Neko Health
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Founders: Hjalmar Nilsonne, Daniel Ek
- Founded In: 2018
- Total Funding: $350 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $260 Million
- Investors Include: Lightspeed Venture Partners, General Catalyst, O.G. Venture Partners
With locations in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and soon the United States, Neko Health is a rapidly expanding healthtech startup that gives people unique insights into their health. The startup has health centers that offer full body scans with instant results and dedicated time with a physician. This approach provides users with data that goes beyond a simple blood test to receive in-depth insights about their health.
6. Parsley Health
- Location: New York, New York
- Founders: Joel Wishkovsky, Robin Berzin
- Founded In: 2016
- Total Funding: $144 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, $32 Million
- Investors Include: Sand Hill Angels, H Venture Partners, Gaingels
Parsley Health is an innovative take on modern healthcare and primary care. By offering a platform that integrates cutting-edge medical testing and technology as well as impactful nutrition, wellness, and prevention research, Parsley Health provides customers with a holistic medicine experience.
7. Tala Health
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Founder(s): Ritankar Das
- Founded In: 2025
- Total Funding: $100 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, $100 Million
- Investors Include: Sofreh Capital, Dr. P. Roy Vagelos
Tala Health is bridging the gap between healthcare and technology by connecting AI agents with licensed clinicians to expedite diagnostics and improve patient care. The goal of the company is to provide an accessible, seamless healthcare experience of the future.
8. Kismet
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Founder(s): Mark Woodland
- Founded In: 2023
- Total Funding: $36.5 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, $32.5 Million
- Investors Include: Prosus Ventures, Airtree Ventures, MassMutual Ventures
Kismet is an online healthcare and disability services platform that simplifies how individuals find and connect with verified service providers. On the platform, users begin by selecting the type of support they need and entering their location then they receive a tailored list of relevant providers.
9. Counsel Health
- Location: New York City, New York
- Founder(s): Dr. Muthu Alagappan
- Founded In: 2023
- Total Funding: $36 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $25 Million
- Investors Include: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Google Ventures, Pear VC
Counsel Health is a modern virtual platform that blends AI-powered medical guidance with real physician access — all in one convenient chat-based interface. Users can start a conversation with Counsel's medical AI for free to ask health questions, review lab results, or get guidance on symptoms, and then seamlessly bring a board-certified doctor into the conversation for just $29 per visit — no insurance required.
10. Circles
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
- Founders: Dan Landa, Irad Eichler
- Founded In: 2020
- Funding: Series A, $24.5 Million
- Investors Include: NFX, Ronald Cohen, Lior Ron
Circles is a mental healthcare startup that is revolutionizing the way consumers access support groups. Through the company’s laser-focused, professionally-led groupings and accessible pricing, users are able to more easily access the care and support they need.
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11. Biorce
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Founder(s): Pedro Coelho, Clara Bernardes, José Faria, Diogo Pisoeiro
- Founded In: 2024
- Total Funding: $62.2 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $53 Million
- Investors Include: YZR Capital, Mustard Seed Maze, DST Global
Biorce is a clinical trial technology company that develops AI-powered solutions to help pharmaceutical and research teams run trials more efficiently. The company’s flagship product, Aika, is described as the first AI-native platform built specifically for clinical trials, bringing together tools for protocol design, feasibility analysis, and regulatory planning in a single workspace.
12. Function Health
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Founders: Jonathan Swedlin, Mark Hyman, Pranitha Patil, Mike Nemke, Seth Weisfeld, Daniel Swerdlin
- Founded In: 2022
- Total Funding: $358 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $298 Million
- Investors Include: Redpoint Ventures, Aglaé Ventures, Alumni Ventures
Function Health is a personalized health testing platform that aims to shift healthcare from reactive to proactive. The membership-based platform offers consumers access to more than 160 comprehensive lab tests a year — covering biomarkers rarely run in traditional healthcare settings — and delivers digestible, actionable insights based on expert knowledge.
13. Candid Health
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Founders: Nick Perry, Doug Proctor, Adam Reis
- Founded In: 2019
- Total Funding: $100 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, $52.5 Million
- Investors Include: Snowpoint Ventures, Tournon Ventures, 8VC
Candid Health is a revenue cycle management (RCM) automation platform built to modernize and simplify medical billing for healthcare providers. The platform streamlines the entire process from claim submission to accounts receivable, auto-correcting claims and eliminating manual intervention. The company’s optimized platform enables providers to focus on delivering quality care rather than focusing on how to get paid by insurance companies.
14. Tiny Health
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Founders: Cheryl Sew Hoy
- Founded In: 2020
- Total Funding: $17.5 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $8.5 Million
- Investors Include: Spero Ventures, Overwater Ventures, Next Coast Ventures
Tiny Health is an at-home gut microbiome testing platform focused on helping families take a proactive approach to long-term health. The platform profiles a mother and baby's microbiomes during the first 1,000 days of life — a critical window for the infant's lifelong health — with the goal of preventing chronic diseases like eczema, food allergies, asthma, type 1 diabetes, and obesity. While the company started with infants, it has since grown to serve everyone from babies to parents to adults focused on prevention, chronic conditions, and longevity.
15. Tebra
- Location: Corona Del Mar, California
- Founders: Luke Kervin, Travis Schneider, Dan Rodrigues
- Founded In: 2021
- Total Funding: $537 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, $250 Million
- Investors Include: Toba Capital, StepStone Group, Hildred
Built for independent healthcare practices, Tebra is a combination of two healthtech startups, PatientPop and Kareo, on a mission to improve patient care at every step. Every aspect of the healthcare journey, from practice growth and patient experience to billing and payments, is streamlined through the Tebra platform.
16. Midi Health
- Location: Palo Alto, California
- Founders: Joanna Strober, Sharon Meers, Stephanie Mcclellan
- Founded In: 2021
- Total Funding: $254 Million
- Latest Funding Amount: Series D, $100 Million
- Investors Include: Advance Venture Partners, Emerson Collective, Goodwater Capital
Midi Health is a virtual care platform dedicated to the perimenopause and menopause needs of women in midlife. Designed by world-class experts, Midi Health takes a holistic approach to improving the symptoms of midlife hormonal change, tailoring care to each woman's health history, lifestyle, and genetics. Midi Health designed an AI-enabled platform — including AI-powered chart analysis to support faster and more accurate diagnosis — with a vision of essentially building a health system without walls.
17. Vori Health
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Founders: Mary O'Connor, Ryan Grant
- Founded In: 2020
- Total Funding: $109 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $53 Million
- Investors Include: Alley Corp, Echo Health Ventures, Max Ventures
Vori Health is a healthcare startup that uses a holistic approach to healthcare, prioritizing musculoskeletal care. Their services are all-inclusive, providing physical medicine and therapy, rehabilitation care, prescriptions, imaging and labs, health coaching, and more. All of their services are provided by a network of board-certified physicians.
18. Tandem
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Founders: Lukas Saari, Oliver Åstrand, Oscar Boldt-Christmas
- Founded In: 2023
- Total Funding: $59.2 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $49.7 Million
- Investors Include: Northzone Ventures, Kinnevik, Amino Collective
Tandem Health is a European startup developing an AI medical scribe platform designed to eliminate the administrative burden of clinical documentation. The company's AI assistant listens to doctor-patient conversations in real time — whether in-person, via video call, or by phone — and creates accurate, compliant clinical records ready before the patient leaves the room. It supports multiple medical specialties and integrates with major Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems.
19. 4baseCare
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Founders: Hitesh Goswami, Kshitij Rishi
- Founded In: 2018
- Total Funding: $22.3 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $9.8 Million
- Investors Include: Yali Capital, Infosys
4baseCare is a precision oncology company that combines advanced genomics and AI to personalize cancer care — with a particular focus on addressing the underrepresentation of diverse, non-Western populations in cancer genomics data. The company analyzes the genetic profiles of cancer patients to identify targeted therapies that are more effective and have fewer side effects compared to traditional treatments.
20. PranaX
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Founders: Dr. Steven J. Greco
- Founded In: 2022
- Total Funding: $30 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $17 Million
- Investors Include: Undisclosed
PranaX is a regenerative medicine biotech startup focused on harnessing the power of stem cell-derived exosomes to combat aging and chronic disease. Exosomes are small, extracellular vesicles secreted by most cell types that carry bioactive molecules — including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids — and play a critical role in intercellular communication. Published studies show they can support immune regulation, tissue regeneration, and neuronal communication.
21. Evaro
- Location: Norwich, England
- Founders: Dr. Thuria Wenbar, Dr. Oskar Wenbar
- Founded In: 2017
- Total Funding: $27.6 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $25.9 Million
- Investors Include: AlbionVC, BBI, Exceptional Ventures
Evaro is a UK-based, National Health Service (NHS)-licensed digital healthcare platform that is pioneering what it calls "embedded health," enabling consumer brands, healthcare providers, and employers to offer regulated prescription services directly within their own platforms. The company uses an AI and machine learning (ML) model trained on 13.5 million patient records to provide AI-driven asynchronous consultations and private prescription medication. It has a stringent, regulatory-compliant patient safety process that includes mechanisms to detect answer manipulation and scrutinizes drug orders for safe dosages and quantities.
22. Navidence
- Location: Aurora, Colorado
- Founders: Aaron Kamauu, Craig Parker, Matt Veatch, and Amanda Shields
- Founded In: 2022
- Total Funding: $3.02 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, $3.02 Million
- Investors Include: Nina Capital, Grand Ventures
Navidence is a health data technology company focused on streamlining Real World Evidence (RWE) study design for life sciences researchers. The company evolved from frustration with the laborious, weeks- to months-long manual processes associated with real-world data use in clinical research where entire teams of epidemiologists, biostatisticians, data scientists, and clinicians must assemble just to develop the value sets that characterize a patient population of interest.
23. CUDIS
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Founders: Edison Chen, Jack Chang
- Founded In: 2023
- Total Funding: $5 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, $5 Million
- Investors Include: Draper Associates, Skybridge, Foresight Ventures
CUDIS is a health wearables startup that makes an AI-powered smart ring that sits at the intersection of biometric tracking, generative AI coaching, and blockchain-based data ownership. The ring tracks health metrics and incentivizes healthy behavior through a digital "health points" system, rewarding users for things like daily steps, sleep, and interactions with its AI coach. Rewards can be redeemed in an integrated marketplace for discounts on health supplements and other products.
24. Emerald
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Founders: Alexander Badalyan, Anton Shchipanov, Dr. Dan McNally
- Founded In: 2024
- Total Funding: $2.34 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, $1.94 Million
- Investors Include: Boost Capital Partners, Granatus Ventures, Mark Fountain
Emerald is a preventive health platform that combines biomarker testing and general practitioner (GP) support to give people a comprehensive, always-on picture of their health before illness strikes. Unlike full-stack providers that operate their own clinics, Emerald partners with hundreds of UK diagnostic centers where users can receive comprehensive screenings (e.g., blood, urine, and physical metrics) then receive personalized health plans backed by GP oversight for diagnosis, medication, and coaching.
25. Runway
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Founders: Joshua Rome
- Founded In: 2021
- Total Funding: $1.62 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Pre-Seed, $1.5 Million
- Investors Include: Techstars, Pareto Holdings, Mainstreet Ventures
Runway helps travelers get the medications they need to ensure their vacations go as smoothly as possible. Because illness is common when people travel, the company is hoping to close the gap between the desire to move around the world and any hesitation that might stand in the way. The company pairs people with a provider, so they have support before and during their trip.
26. Intellect
- Location: Singapore
- Founders: Anurag Chutani, Theodoric Chew
- Founded In: 2019
- Total Funding: $25.3 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $20 Million
- Investors Include: HOF Capital, Singtel Innov8, Tiger Global Management
Intellect is paving the way for better mental health for workers in Asia. With so many people suffering from burnout and low productivity, the technology puts people in touch with behavioral coaches and licensed psychologists to improve mental wellbeing. There are also self-guided experiences that people can take on the platform as a means to manage their conditions or gain more insight into their state of mind.
27. Medallion
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Founders: Derek Lo
- Founded In: 2020
- Total Funding: $128 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, $43 Million
- Investors Include: BoxGroup, GV, Optum Ventures, Acrew Capital
Medallion is a service that streamlines the credentialing and licensing process for clinical operators. Considering the shortage of healthcare providers, it’s more important than ever for managers to have a service that’s as trustworthy as it is efficient. With smart notifications and automated checks, it’s faster and simpler to meet hiring quotas without compromising patient care.
28. Patina
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Founders: Jack Stoddard
- Founded In: 2020
- Total Funding: $57 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $50 Million
- Investors Include: GV, F-Prime Capital, Rock Springs Capital
Patina is reimagining primary care for adults aged 65 and up. The goal is to help people build trusted relationships as they manage the aging process by providing a team to help people navigate the system. Experts answer questions, connect patients with specialists, handle administrative tasks, and help people find community resources that can give them a new lease on their mental and physical health.
29. Sunfish
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Founders: Angela Rastegar
- Founded In: 2022
- Total Funding: $15 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $10 Million
- Investors Include: Haymaker Ventures, Allegis Capital, Mother Ventures
Sunfish is a fertility planning platform designed to simplify the financial and logistical side of IVF and egg freezing. The company pairs users with a dedicated Planning Partner and offers all-inclusive, flat-fee packages that include unlimited embryo transfers and a partial refund if treatment is unsuccessful. With zero exclusion criteria, bundled medication discounts, and built-in financing options, Sunfish aims to make family-building more accessible and less financially unpredictable.
30. firsthand
- Location: New York, New York
- Founders: Andrew Hayek, Samir Malik
- Founded In: 2021
- Total Funding: $42.9 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $28.1 Million
- Investors Include: Google Ventures, GreyMatter, Innate Capital Partners
firsthand is a healthtech startup taking on mental health care to support patients with serious mental illnesses (SMI) through peer, social, health and medical support. Their holistic services provide a more comprehensive approach to mental health care including local guides to help connect patients with care and services.
31. Headway
- Location: New York, New York
- Founders: Andrew Adams, Dan Ross, Jake Sussman, Kevin Chan
- Founded In: 2018
- Total Funding: $325 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, $100 Million
- Investors Include: Accel, Thrive Capital, Spark Capital
Headway connects patients with mental healthcare providers that work within their network. Serving a variety of mental health topics from disordered eating to divorce and separation struggles. The platform streamlines the process of finding a provider within a patient’s insurance network, saving them time and, on average, 75% on sessions.
32. Cohere Health
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Founders: Duncan Reece, Siva Namasivayam
- Founded In: 2019
- Total Funding: $213 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, $90 Million
- Investors Include: Polaris Partners, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners
The connection between patient, provider, and healthcare plan is the primary focus of Cohere Health. This digital SaaS and healthcare company aims to create improved, effective healthcare journeys for patients by increasing the quality of care and transparency across the entire patient care journey.
33. Garner
- Location: New York, New York
- Founders: Nick Reber
- Founded In: 2019
- Total Funding: $200 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, $118 Million
- Investors Include: Founders Fund, Thrive Capital
Garner is a healthcare data platform enriching the healthcare pipeline for individuals and families, employers, advisors, and healthcare providers. Their data and analytics reporting provide valuable insights into doctor’s performance, making choosing a doctor easier for patients, while their plan addition offers employers a valuable incentive for employees and helps reduce staff sick days per year.
34. Stellar Health
- Location: New York, New York
- Founders: Ari Brenner, Ben Kraus, Michael Meng, Octavian Costache
- Founded In: 2018
- Total Funding: $156 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, $80.5 Million
- Investors Include: General Atlantic, Primary Venture Partners, Point72 Ventures
Stellar Health serves payors, health systems and networks, and practicing physicians with an incentive program that rewards care actions. The platform and application include a tailored checklist of recommendations based on each patient’s medical history and rewards providers for completing list items to provide thorough care.
35. Thyme Care
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee
- Founders: Robin Shah
- Founded In: 2020
- Total Funding: $281 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, $97 Million
- Investors Include: Casdin Capital, Town Hall Ventures
Built to improve oncology care, Thyme Care focuses on the details of cancer care improving access, outcomes, and the patient experience overall at a lower cost. Thyme Care also works to reduce the number of inpatient visits, leaving more time for patients to heal without sacrificing valuable resources and necessary intervention.
36. Waltz Health
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Founders: Jonathon Thierer, Mark Thierer
- Founded In: 2021
- Total Funding: $55.5 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, $35 Million
- Investors Include: Define Ventures, Google Ventures
Waltz Health is leading the way to a streamlined pharmaceutical supply chain. Waltz is a pharmaceutical marketplace working to provide patients with an easy platform to find the right prescription at the lowest possible cost. They do this by enabling users to compare pharmacies by allowing them to conduct multi-card searches and match up prices from various pharmacies.
37. CertifyOS
- Location: New York, New York
- Founders: Anshul Rathi
- Founded In: 2021
- Total Funding: $70 Million
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, $40 Million
- Investors Include: Upfront Ventures, Max Ventures
CertifyOS leverages data intelligence to create an API-based platform for provider network management to be used by digital health companies and telehealth platforms. The platform works to automate and streamline tedious processes such as provider licensing, credentialing, and health plan enrollment.
38. SoundMind
- Location: Newport Beach, California
- Founders: Brian Femminella, Travis Chen
- Founded In: 2020
- Total Funding: $3.1 Million
- Funding: Seed, $2.3 Million
- Investors Include: Chasing Rainbows, Gaingels, GC Venture Fellows
SoundMind is a venture-backed music therapy app built to address the youth mental health crisis, focusing on students and Gen Z. The app offers custom soundscapes designed to soothe feelings of anxiety, stress, and more — all tailored to a user's specific struggles by drawing on research linking music with improved well-being.
FAQs
What is a healthcare startup?
Healthcare startups today are largely using emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), the blockchain, and integrated data tools, to advance services and health in the industry. These are innovative solutions that will ultimately improve patient outcomes.
What is a health tech startup?
A health tech startup responds to everyday challenges by integrating new technology into everyday healthcare services. The programs and platforms are there to streamline the process for patients and providers alike. For instance, a health tech startup might use artificial intelligence to predict whether chemo will work for a cancer patient.
What does the future of the healthcare industry look like?
The future of healthcare will depend on how much information can be collected and how we can use that data to give patients more effective, holistic treatment plans. New apps and technologies invite individuals to take charge of their destiny with customized advice and recommendations, which can ultimately improve overall mental and physical well-being.
How do you start a healthcare startup?
Healthcare startups should first seek to solve a glaring gap in the healthcare industry today. With declining patient outcomes all over the nation, there are plenty of ways for a company to step in and address the gaps. You’ll also need a way to monetize your company, such as a subscription service, to ensure that you can recoup your costs (or the costs of any investors who choose to back you).
What are some helpful resources for healthcare startups?
Healthcare startups can look to accelerators, incubators, and VC firms to get the funding they need. Looking through the investors on this list can tell you more about which firms are likely to invest in a healthcare startup.
