Jona was founded by Leo Grady, PhD.

Who are Jona's investors?

Jona's investors include Alumni Ventures, Argon Ventures, City Light, Connecticut Innovations, Defy Partners, Kicker Ventures, mark vc, Meridian Street Capital and 2 more.

How much funding has Jona raised?

Jona has disclosed $5M raised across 1 round.

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Jona provides an AI-powered gut microbiome analysis that interprets scientific literature to generate personalized health insights and recommendations for consumers. The service covers areas including GI, skin, metabolic, and brain health as well as physical performance, and is FSA/HSA eligible.

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Founders & leadership

Leo Grady, PhD Founder and CEOLeo Grady earned a PhD in Cognitive and Neural Systems from Boston University and has held leadership roles in AI-powered healthcare, including CEO positions at Paige.ai (where he oversaw FDA approval of an AI pathology product) and prior roles at HeartFlow and Siemens. He is now founder and CEO of Jona, which applies AI to microbiome analysis and personalized health recommendations.

Investors · 10

Alumni Ventureslisted by Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M

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Argon Ventureslisted by Argon VenturesBoston · $250K – $500K

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City Lightlisted by City LightNew York · $1M – $6M

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Connecticut Innovationslisted by Connecticut InnovationsNew Haven · $500K – $2M

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Defy Partnerslisted by Defy PartnersWoodside · $3M – $10M

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Kicker Ventureslisted by Kicker VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1Mvia Masashi Kiyomine · inferred

mark vclisted by mark vcAustin

Meridian Street Capitallisted by Meridian Street CapitalNew York · $100K – $5Mvia Scott Law · inferred

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Breyer CapitalreportedAustin · $500K – $10M

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Inflect HealthreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $500K

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Funding

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$5M disclosed across 1 round · 2023

$5MraisedNov 2023 · 2 sources
Breyer Capital (lead), Meridian Street Capital (lead)
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In the news

Jona, a Personalized Health Company Using AI to Analyze the Gut Microbiome, Launches with $5M in Fundingprnewswire.com · Nov 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Jona do?: Jona provides an AI-powered gut microbiome analysis that interprets scientific literature to generate personalized health insights and recommendations for consumers. The service covers areas including GI, skin, metabolic, and brain health as well as physical performance, and is FSA/HSA eligible.
Who founded Jona?: Jona was founded by Leo Grady, PhD.
Who are Jona's investors?: Jona's investors include Alumni Ventures, Argon Ventures, City Light, Connecticut Innovations, Defy Partners, Kicker Ventures, mark vc, Meridian Street Capital and 2 more.
How much funding has Jona raised?: Jona has disclosed $5M raised across 1 round.