Mednet was founded by Samir Housri, Nadine Housri in 2014.

Who are Mednet's investors?

Mednet's investors include Y Combinator.

Where is Mednet headquartered?

Mednet is headquartered in New York City, US.

Mednet

New York City, US · Founded 2014 · 35 employees · Hiring · 1 known investors

Find your way into Mednet

944 people in our graph share verified history with the Mednet team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kyle Dohertyunlockedknows Samir Housri · together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (overlapped)

knows the team · via Massachusetts Institute of Technology

knows the team · via Yale University School of Medicine

knows the team · via Y Combinator

×8knows the team · via Rho Ventures

Mednet is a platform where physicians share clinical knowledge and answer peer-reviewed questions across 23 medical specialties. The platform connects over 45,000 verified physicians to improve medical decision-making through collective expertise.

Also known as theMednet

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)

Mednet was founded in 2014 by Samir Housri and Nadine Housri.

Samir Housri in 𝕏CEO & Co-founderSamir co-founded Mednet with Dr. Nadine Housri. He brings twenty years of experience in digital media and technology startups, with prior roles at companies including Major League Baseball, The New York Times, and EMI Music, and served as a principal at Rho Ventures.

Nadine Housri in 𝕏Co Founder and Chief Medical OfficerShe completed a Radiation Oncology residency at Rutgers and fellowship at Yale, and previously served as a Clinical Research Training Program Fellow at the National Institutes of Health.

Investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

Competitors · 2

by search overlap

Medscape2083 shared keywordsMedscape is an online platform providing medical news, clinical information, and continuing education resources to physicians and healthcare professionals globally. The platform offers CME courses, drug and disease information, and patient education across multiple specialties.

Oup1042 shared keywordsOxford University Press (OUP) provides dictionary data, language datasets, and lexical content in over 60 languages to power digital literacy tools, educational software, gaming platforms, and media experiences. The company works across reading apps, word games, quiz shows, and broadcast media to expand access to language learning and comprehension.

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

Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
National Science Foundation	Phase I	2019	$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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Mednet do?: Mednet is a platform where physicians share clinical knowledge and answer peer-reviewed questions across 23 medical specialties. The platform connects over 45,000 verified physicians to improve medical decision-making through collective expertise.
Who founded Mednet?: Mednet was founded by Samir Housri, Nadine Housri in 2014.
Who are Mednet's investors?: Mednet's investors include Y Combinator.
Where is Mednet headquartered?: Mednet is headquartered in New York City, US.