2025

Meet Our Quarterfinalists!

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Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Clinical Diagnostic Device Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Anumana, Inc.
CEO
Maulik Nanavaty
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Baylor Genetics
CEO
Kengo Takishima
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Brightside Health
CEO
Brad Kittredge
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
DermaSensor Inc.
CEO
Cody Simmons
Year Founded
2009
Company Name
Glooko
CEO
Mike Alvarez
Year Founded
2010
Company Name
Virta Health
CEO
Sami Inkinen
Year Founded
2025
Company Name
Wellsheet
CEO
Craig Limoli 
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
ŌURA
CEO
Tom Hale
Year Founded
2013

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Aclarion, Inc.
CEO
Brent Ness
Year Founded
2008
Company Name
Amplifier Health
CEO
Amit Mehta
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Biobeat
CEO
Arik Ben Ishay
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
LIVEMED Telehealth
CEO
Saamer M Siddiqi
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Medsol AI Solutions
CEO
Kathryn Malherbe
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Orca Dental AI
CEO
Daniel Abraham
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Pretika MedTech Corporation
CEO
Thomas Nichols
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
TestDynamics
CEO
Lior Eshel Ansher
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
VenoVision
CEO
Jonathan Maron
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
WearableDose, Inc.
CEO
John B. Sanwo
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
eXpanded eXistence
CEO
Robert Masson MD
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
iSono Health
CEO
Neda Razavi, MBA
Year Founded
2016

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Wellness & Prevention Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Asleep
CEO
Dongheon Lee
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
CarePredict Inc.
CEO
Satish Movva
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Circle
CEO
Joseph Schneier
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Creyos
CEO
Marc Lipton
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Cylinder Health
CEO
Bill Snyder
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Elo Health
CEO
Ari Tulla
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Epicured
CEO
Richard E. Bennett
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Foodsmart
CEO
Kurt Knight
Year Founded
2010
Company Name
Healthee
CEO
Guy Benjamin
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Hello Heart
CEO
Maayan Cohen
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Included Health
CEO
Owen Tripp
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Luma Health
CEO
Adnan Iqbal
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
NutriStyle
CEO
Todd Albro
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
OMRON Healthcare
CEO
Ranndy Kellogg
Year Founded
1973
Company Name
PointClickCare
CEO
Dave Wessinger
Year Founded
1995
Company Name
ŌURA
CEO
Tom Hale
Year Founded
2013

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Edamam
CEO
Victor Penev
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Feno
CEO
Dr. Kenny Brown
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Guava Health, Inc.
CEO
Dylan Wenzlau
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Healthy Minds Innovations
CEO
Christina Glavas
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Nutricheck
CEO
Astel Allame
Year Founded
2025
Company Name
Onward Health, Inc.
CEO
Kim Petty
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Personal Remedies
CEO
Mory Bahar
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Pontosense
CEO
Alex Qi
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
SOND
CEO
Yadid Ayzenberg
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Vori Health
CEO
Ryan Grant, MD
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
WelFore Health
CEO
Ann-Marie Austin-Stephens
Year Founded
2023

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Dental Health Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Dentistry.One LLC
CEO
Brant Herman
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Dentulu Inc.
CEO
Dr. Arash Hakhamian
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
DifferentKind
CEO
Dr. Matt Allen
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Great Gums
CEO
Mark Goldstein
Year Founded
2024
Company Name
InnoTech Precision Medicine, Inc.
CEO
Roya Khosravi-Far
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
KELLS
CEO
Jie Feng
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
OraQ AI Inc.
CEO
Amreesh Khanna
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Proclaim Health
CEO
Mariya Filipova
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
vVardis
CEO
Haley Abivardi and Goly Abivardi
Year Founded
2003

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Health Equity Category

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Company Name
Access TeleCare
CEO
Dr. Chris Gallagher
Year Founded
2004
Company Name
Cylinder Health
CEO
Bill Snyder
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
EliseAI
CEO
Minna Song
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
January AI
CEO
Noosheen Hashemi
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Nirvana
CEO
Kelvin Chan
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Osara Health (formerly CancerAid)
CEO
Dr Raghav Murali-Ganesh
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Phox Health
CEO
Amit Gir, MD
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Pyx Health
CEO
Cindy Jordan
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Sonde Health
CEO
David Liu
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
CEO
Gregory Adams
Year Founded
1953
Company Name
TailorMed
CEO
Srulik Dvorsky
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Zócalo Health
CEO
Erik Cardenas
Year Founded
2021

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Home Health Diagnostic & Monitoring Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Biobeat
CEO
Arik Ben Ishay
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Dreem Health, managed by the Sunrise Group
CEO
Laurent Martinot
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
HealthSnap
CEO
Samson Magid
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Huma
CEO
Dan Vahdat
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Medable
CEO
Michelle Longmire
Year Founded
2012
Company Name
OMRON Healthcare
CEO
U.S.Managing Director Alice Koehler
Year Founded
1972
Company Name
Tasso
CEO
Ben Casavant
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Tenovi
CEO
Nizan Friedman
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Validic
CEO
Drew Schiller
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Withings Health Solutions
CEO
Eric Carreel
Year Founded
2009
Company Name
Xandar Kardian
CEO
Sam Yang
Year Founded
2017

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Axle Health
CEO
Adam Stansell
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Cairns Health
CEO
Andrew Ritter
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Cappsule Health
CEO
Adalbert (Dalbs) Hutter
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Dina
CEO
Ashish V. Shah
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
EnlitenAI
CEO
Himanshu Misra
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
HoustonBionics Inc.
CEO
Ali Utku Pehlivan
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Kihealth Inc.
CEO
Jennifer Anderson
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
MayaMD
CEO
Dr. Amit Kapoor, MD/MBA 
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Percy
CEO
Conner Herman
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
PocketRN
CEO
Jenna Morgenstern-Gaines
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Radiolife
CEO
Sergio Schirmer Almenara Ribeiro
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Salve Therapeutics
CEO
Stefan N. Lukianov
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
SonarMD
CEO
Beth Houck
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Starling Medical
CEO
Hannah McKenney
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
TeleHealth Care Solutions/ VPExam
CEO
James Cireddu, MD, FACC
Year Founded
2020

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Kids Health Category

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Company Name
Cognoa
CEO
Dr. Sharief Taraman
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Imagine Pediatrics
CEO
George Boghos
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Joon Health
CEO
Isaac Eaves
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Nen Evidence Based Solutions, S.L.U. (nen)
CEO
Francesca Wuttke
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Nest Collaborative
CEO
Judith Nowlin
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Ottehr
CEO
Daniel Abrams
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Wide Therapy
CEO
Roni Singler
Year Founded
2021

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Longevity Category

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Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Mental and Behavioural Health Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
Amae Health
CEO
Stas Sokolin
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Bend Health
CEO
Kurt Roots
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Brightline Health
CEO
Naomi Allen
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Carelon Behavioral Health
CEO
Corbin Petro
Year Founded
1983
Company Name
Floreo VR
CEO
Vijay Ravindran
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Mightier
CEO
Craig Lund
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
NOCD
CEO
Stephen Smith
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Osmind
CEO
Lucia Huang
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
PursueCare
CEO
Nick Mercadante, JD
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Qbtech
CEO
Carl Reuterskiöld
Year Founded
2002
Company Name
Spring Health
CEO
April Koh
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Workit Health
CEO
Gilad Kochman
Year Founded
2015

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Agave Health
CEO
Ori Fruhauf
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Backpack Healthcare
CEO
Hafeezah Muhammad
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Curio Digital Therapeutics
CEO
Shailja Dixit
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Gheorg
CEO
Dana Klein
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Glendor Inc.
CEO
Julia Komissarchik. MSc
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Kwema
CEO
Ali Jabry
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Mocingbird
CEO
Ian Madom, MD
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
OPTT Health
CEO
Mohsen Omrani
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Parallel Learning
CEO
Diana Heldfond
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Silvia Health Inc.
CEO
Myung-Jin Ko
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Somethings
CEO
Patrick Gilligan
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Universal Brain
CEO
Kazu Okuda, MD
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Wave Life
CEO
Sarah Adler, PsyD
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
iMediSync Inc.
CEO
Seung Wan Kang
Year Founded
2012

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the Women's Health Category

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Company Name
AccendoWave
CEO
Martha Lawrence
Year Founded
2012
Company Name
Embr Labs
CEO
Elizabeth Gazda
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Future Family
CEO
Claire Tomkins
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Inito Health Inc.
CEO
Aayush Rai
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
JHPIEGO
CEO
Dr. Leslie D. Mancuso
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Medbridge
CEO
Donovan Campbell
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Mira
CEO
Sylvia Kang
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Mirvie
CEO
Maneesh Jain
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Pacify
CEO
Jennifer Sargent
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Progyny
CEO
Peter Anevski
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Techcyte
CEO
Ben Cahoon
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Twentyeight Health
CEO
Bruno Van Tuykom
Year Founded
2018

RISING STAR 

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Company Name
Cofertility
CEO
Lauren Makler 
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Daye
CEO
Valentina Milanova
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Evvy
CEO
Priyanka Jain
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Mae Health, Inc. ("Mae")
CEO
Maya Hardigan
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Mother of Fact
CEO
Emily Sylvester, MS, RD, IBCLC
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Nalu Bio
CEO
Caitlyn Krebs
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Osteoboost Health
CEO
Laura Yecies
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Sama Fertility
CEO
Sarthak S Sawarkar
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Teal Health
CEO
Kara Egan
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Vitala Global
CEO
Layo George
Year Founded
2019

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the AI in Patient Care Category

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Company Name
AccurKardia
CEO
Juan C. Jimenez
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
DentalMonitoring
CEO
Philippe Salah
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Etiometry
CEO
Shane Cooke
Year Founded
2010
Company Name
Ferrum Health
CEO
Pelu Tran
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
FluidAI Medical
CEO
Youssef Helwa
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Heartflow, Inc.
CEO
John Farquhar
Year Founded
2007
Company Name
Massive Bio, Inc.
CEO
Selin Kurnaz
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Navina
CEO
Ronen Lavi
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Phamily (from Jaan Health)
CEO
Nabeel Kaukab
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Rad AI
CEO
Doktor Gurson
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
RapidAI
CEO
Karim Karti
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Regard
CEO
Eli Ben-Joseph
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Swift Medical
CEO
Dywane Sansone
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
TytoCare
CEO
Dedi Gilad
Year Founded
2012

Rising Star

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Company Name
Acurion
CEO
Rick Fultz
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Avenda Health
CEO
Shyam Natarajan
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Avo
CEO
Yair Saperstein MD MPH
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Bunkerhill Health
CEO
Nishith Khandwala
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
CareYaya Health Technologies
CEO
Neal K. Shah
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Delfina Care Inc.
CEO
Senan Ebrahim
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Dimer Health
CEO
Caroline Hodge
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Echo IQ, inc. (DBA Echo IQ)
CEO
Dustin Haines
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Hurone AI, Inc.
CEO
Kingsley I. Ndoh
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
ISHI Health Inc.
CEO
Dr. Ajay Srivastava
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Kemtai
CEO
Mor Amitai
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Mediwhale Inc.
CEO
Kevin Taegeun Choi
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
PONS
CEO
Soner Haci
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Prenosis
CEO
Bobby Reddy, Jr.
Year Founded
2014
Company Name
Savor Health, LLC
CEO
Susan Bratton
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Somite AI
CEO
Micha Breakstone
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Suggestic
CEO
Carver Anderson
Year Founded
2014

Meet the Quarterfinalists for the AI in Health Operations Category

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BEST IN CLASS

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Company Name
ActiumHealth
CEO
Kobus Jooste
Year Founded
2017
Company Name
Ambience Healthcare
CEO
Mike Ng
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Andor Health
CEO
Raj Toleti
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Cohere Health
CEO
Siva Namasivayam
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Heidi Health
CEO
Dr. Thomas Kelly
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
LeanTaaS
CEO
Mohan Giridharadas
Year Founded
2010
Company Name
Lumeris
CEO
Michael Long
Year Founded
2011
Company Name
Nabla
CEO
Alex LeBrun 
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
PointClickCare
CEO
Dave Wessinger
Year Founded
1995
Company Name
Rad AI
CEO
Doktor Gurson
Year Founded
2018
Company Name
Solera Health
CEO
John Santelli
Year Founded
2015
Company Name
Techcyte
CEO
Ben Cahoon
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Tennr
CEO
Trey Holterman
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Xsolis
CEO
Joan Butters, also co-founder
Year Founded
2013
Company Name
Zocdoc
CEO
Oliver Kharraz
Year Founded
2007
Company Name
b.well Connected Health
CEO
Kristen Valdes
Year Founded
2015

Rising Stars

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Company Name
Alife Health
CEO
Melissa Teran
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Ascertain
CEO
Mark Michalski, M.D
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Avandra Imaging
CEO
Ryan Tarzy
Year Founded
2024
Company Name
Emtelligent
CEO
Tim O'Connell, M.ENG, M.D.
Year Founded
2016
Company Name
Escher Health
CEO
Pedram Afshar, MD, PhD
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
Foundation Health
CEO
Umar Afridi
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Genoplex, Inc.
CEO
Christopher Leidli
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Humata Health
CEO
Dr. Jeremy Friese
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Humla Health
CEO
Jessica Sylvester
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
Lucem Health Reveal
CEO
Sean Cassidy
Year Founded
2021
Company Name
Nirvana
CEO
Kelvin Chan
Year Founded
2020
Company Name
RapidClaims
CEO
Dushyant Mishra
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
SkyPoint Cloud Inc.
CEO
Tisson Mathew
Year Founded
2019
Company Name
Sohar Health
CEO
Dr. Ashish Mandavia
Year Founded
2023
Company Name
Trek Health
CEO
Dilpreet Sahota
Year Founded
2022
Company Name
UNCUWU Inc. (operating as Asepha)
CEO
Eunice Wu
Year Founded
2023

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