Pomelo Care

Pomelo Care is a virtual care provider focused on women's and children's health in the United States. Founded in 2021, it began with a maternity care model that supplements in-person obstetric care by proactively identifying and addressing risk factors during pregnancy, and has since extended across fertility and preconception support, prenatal and postpartum care, pediatric care and NICU family support, and midlife care covering perimenopause and menopause. Patients are matched with a dedicated, multispecialty care team that can include nurse care partners, midwives, primary care physicians, therapists, dietitians, lactation consultants and doulas, reachable 24/7 by text, phone, video or app.

The company positions itself as a complement rather than a replacement for a patient's OB-GYN or midwife, coordinating with in-person providers and offering care navigation, insurance and social-service support, remote monitoring, nutrition counseling, virtual group care, treatment for postpartum depression and anxiety, and pediatric care through a baby's first year. Clinical services are delivered by licensed clinicians in an independently owned medical practice, Pomelo, P.C. or affiliated professional corporations, while Pomelo Care, Inc. itself does not provide healthcare provider services.

As of January 2026 the company reported covering more than 25 million lives through commercial and Medicaid health plan partnerships and supporting nearly 7% of all U.S. births. It has also acquired The Doula Network to add in-person doula services to its virtual model.

Founding story

The company was founded in 2021 by Marta Bralic Kerns with the stated aim of measurably improving maternal health in the United States, targeting gaps created by limited OB visit time, care deserts and provider burnout; roughly 12% of U.S. births occur in counties with limited or no access to maternal care.

Business model

Pomelo contracts with health plans (commercial and Medicaid), employers and providers, which make its services available to their members or employees at no out-of-pocket cost to the patient; if any out-of-pocket expense would arise, patients are notified in advance and may opt out. The company markets itself to payers and employers on the basis of improved clinical outcomes and reduced total cost of care, citing a 3-5x return on investment.

Revenue derives from partnerships with payers and employers who purchase Pomelo's care programs as a covered benefit; sources do not disclose pricing structure or revenue figures.

Traction

Reported metrics include more than 25 million covered lives, coverage of nearly 7% of all U.S. births, a 5-minute median response time, a 4.9/5 average patient satisfaction rating, and clinical results of a 37% reduction in preterm births, a 6.8-day reduction in NICU length of stay (16.3 days for complex cases), a 46% reduction in emergency room utilization, 718% higher prenatal depression screening and follow-up rates, and 3-5x customer ROI. A Koch partnership is cited as reducing NICU length of stay by 31%. The midlife program reports an 88% reduction in symptoms on the Menopause Rating Scale within 60 days and 73% of patients reporting increased productivity.

Latest developments

In January 2026 Pomelo announced a $92 million Series C led by Stripes with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, PLUS Capital, Atomico, BoxGroup and SV Angel at a $1.7 billion valuation, to be used to expand its maternity model with payers and employers and to extend into women's and children's care across life stages. It recently launched a midlife care program for perimenopause and menopause, acquired The Doula Network, and was named to the 2026 New York Digital Health 100.