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Alva Health

Techstars '21

Dallas, US · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors

alva-health.com ↗

Alva Health develops wearable medical devices that continuously monitor for early signs of stroke and alert emergency responders in real time. The company serves patients at risk of stroke and the healthcare system, focusing on improving outcomes through rapid detection and treatment initiation.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitnessin /alvahealth@alvahealth

Founders & leadership

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Sandra SaldanaExecutive Officer, Director

Investors · 1

TechstarsBoulder · $220K

Competitors · 7

by search overlap
Alva Labs12 shared keywordsAlva Labs provides an AI-powered hiring system that automates recruitment workflow and candidate evaluation using scientifically validated methods. The platform serves hiring teams across organizations and replaces traditional recruiting toolstacks with an integrated solution for job definition, candidate sourcing, assessment, and decision-making.
Mapquest12 shared keywordsProvider of geographical information systems and services; acquired by America Online.
Diabetes Prevention Program7 shared keywords
Alva Industries6 shared keywordsDevelops and produces compact, lightweight, high-performance electric motors.
Alaffia Health6 shared keywordsAlaffia offers Autodor, an AI platform that pre-processes prior authorization requests for health plan utilization management teams by extracting clinical data, applying policy-based logic, and generating human-reviewed case summaries. Its Auto Agents support prospective, concurrent, retrospective, emergency department, level of care, and specialty pharmacy reviews for health plans.
BBB6 shared keywords
Alyve Health6 shared keywords

Companies competing with Alva Health for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements
▶$743KraisedMar 2023 · 17 investors · Other Health Care
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Sandra SaldanaExecutive Officer, Director
Amount sold
$743K
Minimum investment
$25K
First sale
Dec 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Non-dilutive funding · 3 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
National Science FoundationPhase II2021$1M
National Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institutes of HealthPhase I2019$257K
National Science FoundationPhase I2019$225K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

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