Empirical Health
YC S23New York City, US · Founded 2023 · 4 employees · Hiring · 3 known investors
Empirical is a heart health company that uses comprehensive lab testing, AI-powered risk modeling, and evidence-based interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease. It serves consumers seeking proactive heart disease prevention through personalized, affordable care enabled by value-based care models and machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessGenerative AIMachine LearningConsumer Health ServicesHealthcareAIUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)
Empirical Health was founded in 2023 by Brandon Ballinger and Raquel Rodriguez Martinez.
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Brandon Ballingerin𝕏Co-FounderBrandon Ballinger co-founded Empirical Health, which applies AI to preventive cardiology, and previously co-founded Cardiogram, a deep learning company focused on heart disease detection that was acquired. He has held senior technical roles at Google leading machine learning for speech recognition, served as Head of Risk Engineering at Brex, and contributed to the HealthCare.gov recovery effort.
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Raquel Rodriguez Martinezin𝕏Co-FounderRaquel Rodriguez Martinez is a physician with clinical experience in family medicine at Kaiser and academic training at UCSF, where she held an assistant clinical professor position. She is co-founder of Empirical Health.
Investors · 3
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2 people who came through Empirical Health went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Empirical Health do?
- Empirical is a heart health company that uses comprehensive lab testing, AI-powered risk modeling, and evidence-based interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease. It serves consumers seeking proactive heart disease prevention through personalized, affordable care enabled by value-based care models and machine learning.
- Who founded Empirical Health?
- Empirical Health was founded by Brandon Ballinger, Raquel Rodriguez Martinez in 2023.
- Who are Empirical Health's investors?
- Empirical Health's investors include Y Combinator, Broom Ventures, Samsung Next.
- Where is Empirical Health headquartered?
- Empirical Health is headquartered in New York City, US.