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Vera Health

YC S24

San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 6 employees · 11 known investors

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Vera Health is a healthcare AI company advised by emergency medicine and clinical physicians from institutions such as Harvard, Columbia, and Mayo Clinic. The about page lists its medical and clinical advisory board rather than describing the product in detail.

Also known as Veracity-Health · Vera · Vera Health · Veracity Health Inc. · Veracity-Health Inc.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S24)

Vera Health was founded in 2024 by Maxime Allouch and Taieb Bennani.

MAMaxime Allouch
Maxime AllouchCo-FounderFounder of Vera Health, a healthcare AI platform. Allouch studied business and data science at MIT, HEC Paris, and Sorbonne.
TBTaieb Bennani
Taieb BennaniCo-FounderFounder of Vera Health, a healthcare AI company. He holds a background in Biomedical Engineering from Yale and Data Science from MIT.
TB
Taieb Bennani Maxime AllouchFounder

Board

CW
Christopher W. Baugh, MD, MBAVice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
BP
Bernard P. Chang, MD, PhDAssociate Dean of Faculty Health, Columbia University
BM
Bruce M. Lo, MD, MBA, RDMS, FACEPChief of Emergency Medicine, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
AT
Andrew Taylor, MD, MHSVice Chair of Research and Innovation, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine
EY
Edward Yap, MDAssistant Chief, Department of Anesthesia, The Permanente Medical Group
ZW
Zachary W. Ehret, MDAttending Physician in Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego, Palomar Health, Scripps Health
AS
Aakash Saraiya, DO, MBAAttending Physician in Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel
SM
Scott M. Silvers, MDPrevious Chair, Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Investors · 11

Kima Ventureslisted by Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M

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SV AngelreportedSan Francisco · $150K – $20M

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Vera Health, operated by Veracity Health Inc., a Delaware corporation, develops an AI-powered clinical search engine for healthcare professionals. Users enter a clinical question and the system searches more than 60 million peer-reviewed papers, clinical guidelines, drug references and medical monographs, ranks the most relevant material, and returns a concise summary in which each key statement is linked to its original source. The company positions the product as a retrieval-first system: rather than generating an answer and then attaching citations, it first retrieves high-quality studies and guidelines, applies evidence-grading logic comparable to that of a guideline methodologist, and then produces an answer with in-line citations.

Product features described by the company include support for differential diagnosis, workup and treatment options, medication and dosing checks with interaction and contraindication alerts, more than 900 medical calculators, specialty-relevant guideline and research updates, and multi-language, region-aware results. The mobile app also offers 0.5 CME credits per search with automatic tracking and instant certificate generation. The company states the platform is HIPAA compliant and lists GDPR, SOC 2 and NIST AI RMF among its security and compliance references. Its terms of use frame the service as an educational and informational "smart library" for licensed healthcare professionals and state that it does not generate diagnoses or treatment recommendations for individual patients.

Founding story

Vera Health was founded in 2024 by Taieb Bennani and Maxime Allouch, out of MIT and Y Combinator according to the company. The product was first developed alongside emergency physicians, a setting the company cites as the origin of its later alliance with the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Business model

Vera Health offers its platform free to licensed clinicians and trainees, who sign up with professional credentials for unlimited searches. The terms of use contemplate organizational users operating under separate written contracts with the company, and the company states it is expanding collaborations with hospitals, healthcare providers, medical societies and scientific institutions.

The consumer-facing clinician product is offered at no charge; the sources do not detail paid pricing beyond references to separate written contracts for organizations.

Traction

As of July 2026 the company reported more than 400,000 doctors worldwide using the platform, more than three million clinical questions asked per month, and users in over 170 countries. It reported roughly one in seven practicing doctors in Spain and one in nine in Italy as users. The iOS app listing cites 250,000+ healthcare professionals and a 4.9 rating from about 1,700 ratings.

Latest developments

In July 2026 the company announced accelerated expansion in Spain and Italy, accompanied by features in the Spanish outlets elEconomista and El Espanol, and published a follow-up post on Italian adoption dated July 21, 2026. Recent mobile app releases (versions 1.4.0 and 1.5.0) focused on speed, stability and clinician-reported fixes.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies

Market position

The company describes itself as building "the Google of medicine" and as one of the fastest-growing clinical AI tools in Europe and the fastest-growing clinical app in the world. Users comparing it with other clinical reference tools cite OpenEvidence and UpToDate as alternatives.

Vera Health emphasizes evidence-first retrieval with transparent, auditable in-line citations and explicit grading of evidence quality, in contrast to assistants that generate an answer before sourcing citations. Its clinical governance includes an international Clinical Council of physicians from Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Mayo Clinic and the University of Virginia, and integration of ACEP clinical policies.

Technology

The platform is a purpose-built medical search and retrieval system layered with AI answer generation. It indexes more than 60 million peer-reviewed publications, clinical guidelines, drug references and monographs, ranks retrieved sources, and grades evidence strength using multiple criteria including study design, the Oxford CEBM level, ACEP classification, journal quality and citation impact. Answers include in-line citations linking to primary sources, and the product adapts to a user's specialty, practice setting and country-specific guidelines.

Go-to-market

Adoption has been driven primarily by clinician word of mouth rather than marketing campaigns or enterprise contracts, according to the company, supported by free access for credentialed professionals, mobile app distribution through Apple and Google app stores, and institutional alliances such as the ACEP partnership and planned collaborations with hospitals and medical societies in Spain and Italy.

Licensed healthcare professionals and trainees, including physicians across emergency medicine, family medicine, endocrinology, oncology and other specialties, as well as nurses and other clinicians; the terms restrict use to those over 18 who are qualified or training healthcare professionals.

Geography

Used by clinicians in more than 170 countries, with Spain and Italy identified as fast-growing European markets and the ACEP alliance anchoring US emergency medicine. A third-party company profile lists San Francisco, United States as headquarters, and the operating entity is a Delaware corporation.

History

The company was founded in 2024. It built its initial product with emergency physicians and formed a partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians, whose clinical policies are integrated into the platform. It released an iOS application under developer Veracity-Health Inc. and, by mid-2026, reported rapid adoption in Europe, publishing announcements in July 2026 on its expansion in Spain and Italy.

Risks & controversies

The company's terms of use state the service is for educational and informational purposes, does not provide diagnoses or treatment recommendations for individual patients, and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, while marketing materials describe support for clinical decision-making at the point of care. The platform handles sensitive healthcare data and cites HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2 and NIST AI RMF compliance frameworks.

Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Clinical questions asked per monthJul 20263,000,000 questions/month
Countries with usersJul 2026170
EmployeesJan 202631 employees
HeadcountAug 202634
Healthcare professionals (App Store listing)Jan 2026250,000 professionals
Indexed peer-reviewed papers and guidelinesJan 202660,000,000 documents
IOS App Store ratingJan 20264.9 out of 5 (1.7K ratings)
Medical calculators availableJan 2026900 calculators
Registered healthcare professionalsJul 2026400,000 doctors
Share of practicing doctors in Italy using VeraJul 2026Approximately one in nine
Share of practicing doctors in Spain using VeraJul 2026Approximately one in seven

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 3

launches, deals, and filings
Jul 2026
Blog post: Europe adoption, Italy latest market

Company blog post titled 'Europe Is Adopting Vera, One Country at a Time. Italy Is the Latest.'

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Jul 2026
Expansion in Spain and Italy

Vera Health announced acceleration of its expansion across Spain and Italy, stating roughly one in seven practicing doctors in Spain and one in nine in Italy use the platform, with planned collaborations with hospitals, healthcare providers, medical societies and scientific institutions in both countries. Coverage published the same day by elEconomista and El Espanol.

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Jul 2026
Strategic alliance with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)

Vera Health has a partnership with ACEP, a US medical society with more than 40,000 members, under which ACEP clinical policies, best practices and resources are integrated directly into the Vera platform.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Veracity-Health Inc.

In the news

▸Research sources · 7

primary sources listed

7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Vera Health do?
Vera Health builds an evidence-graded clinical search engine that answers clinicians' medical questions with cited sources.
Who founded Vera Health?
Vera Health was founded by Maxime Allouch, Taieb Bennani in 2024.
Who are Vera Health's investors?
Vera Health's investors include Gradient Ventures, Kima Ventures, Mantis Capital, Nexus Bay, Pioneer, W ventures, W Ventures, Y Combinator and 3 more.
Where is Vera Health headquartered?
Vera Health is headquartered in San Francisco, US.