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Ann Arbor, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
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Kumanu offers an employee wellbeing platform that uses a purpose-focused, science-backed approach to reduce burnout, improve retention, and support health outcomes for employers and their workforces. It provides personalized wellbeing support, social features, and population-level data for organizations, with a Purposeful product also available to individuals.
Founders & leadership
Kumanu was founded in 2014 by Victor Strecher.
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Victor StrecherFounderVictor Strecher is a behavioral scientist and researcher at the University of Michigan School of Public Health who founded the UM Center for Health Communications Research in 1995 and HealthMedia, a digital health coaching company acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2010; he is now Founder and CEO of Kumanu, an employee wellbeing platform.
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David GregorkaExecutiveDavid Gregorka held operations and new ventures roles across technology, health, and science organizations, including startups and nonprofits. He continues as a mentor at the University of Michigan and serves on the Genomenon Board of Directors.
Board
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Jeffrey BistrongBoard director
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Paul MeisterBoard director
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Robert BoylenBoard director
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Andrew GottmanBoard director
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Robert CarrBoard director
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Steve EscaravageBoard director
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Young BangBoard director
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$13.3M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2016–2024
▶$435KraisedSep 2024 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$435KraisedSep 2024 · 8 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Robert CarrDirector
- Victor StrecherExecutive Officer, Director
- Jeffrey BistrongDirector
- Paul MeisterDirector
- John TernesExecutive Officer
- Robert BoylenDirector
- Andrew GottmanDirector
- Steve EscaravageDirector
- Offering amount
- $500K
- Amount sold
- $435K
- First sale
- Sep 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2MraisedApr 2023 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2MraisedApr 2023 · 17 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- John TernesExecutive Officer
- Robin WhitneyDirector
- Robert CarrDirector
- Jeffrey BistrongDirector
- Paul MeisterDirector
- Steve EscaravageDirector
- Victor StrecherExecutive Officer, Director
- Robert BoylenDirector
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $2M
- Minimum investment
- $5K
- First sale
- Apr 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$3MraisedJun 2020 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$3MraisedJun 2020 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Robert BoylenDirector
- Victor StrecherExecutive Officer, Director
- Robert CarrDirector
- Jeffrey BistrongDirector
- Randy OostraDirector
- Steve EscaravageDirector
- Paul MeisterDirector
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $3M
- First sale
- Jun 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$6.2MraisedSep 2019 · 20 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$6.2MraisedSep 2019 · 20 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Robert CarrDirector
- Jeffery BistrongDirector
- Paul MeisterDirector
- Victor StrecherExecutive Officer, Director
- Robert BoylenDirector
- Steven EscaravageDirector
- Katherine HardingExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $9.5M
- Amount sold
- $6.2M
- First sale
- Sep 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$600KraisedMay 2017 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$600KraisedMay 2017 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Jeffrey BistrongDirector
- David GregorkaExecutive Officer
- Victor StrecherExecutive Officer, Director
- Robert CarrDirector
- Young BangDirector
- Offering amount
- $800K
- Amount sold
- $600K
- First sale
- May 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.1MraisedMay 2016 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$1.1MraisedMay 2016 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Robert CarrDirector
- Jeffrey BistrongDirector
- Victor StrecherExecutive Officer, Director
- Young BangDirector
- David GregorkaExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $1.6M
- Amount sold
- $1.1M
- Minimum investment
- $50K
- First sale
- May 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kumanu do?
- Kumanu offers an employee wellbeing platform that uses a purpose-focused, science-backed approach to reduce burnout, improve retention, and support health outcomes for employers and their workforces. It provides personalized wellbeing support, social features, and population-level data for organizations, with a Purposeful product also available to individuals.
- Who founded Kumanu?
- Kumanu was founded by Victor Strecher in 2014.
- Who are Kumanu's investors?
- Kumanu's investors include Tappan Hill Ventures.
- How much funding has Kumanu raised?
- Kumanu has disclosed $13.3M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is Kumanu headquartered?
- Kumanu is headquartered in Ann Arbor, US.