Cathleen Kuo
FounderFounder at Opalite Health
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedOpalite Health · YC
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122 people in our graph share verified history with Cathleen — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Cathleen Kuo is a physician and AI healthcare researcher with over 200 publications who leads Opalite Health, which develops healthcare technology.
Founder at Opalite HealthYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Cathleen went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Opalite Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Cathleen can intro founders to Opalite Health's investors below.
Opalite Health's investors · 2
Co-founders at Opalite Health
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Alex MehreganFounder
Experience
- Opalite Health (YC W26)Co-Founder, CEOcurrent2024 — present
- Med-DXCo-Founder2023 — 2025
- Foundation CapitalBuild Cohort2024
- BeMo Academic ConsultingAcademic Consultant2023 — 2024
- AI Entrepreneurs at BerkeleyIncubator2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Johns Hopkins Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes LabResearcher2022 — 2024Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- University at Buffalo Neurosurgery (UBNS)Medical Student Researcher2020 — 2024Buffalo, New York, United States
- Tulane UniversitySupplemental Instruction Leader of Calculus-Based Physics2019 — 2020New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Tulane UniversitySupplemental Instructor of Inorganic Chemistry2018 — 2019New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Biotransport LabUndergraduate Researcher2017 — 2020New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Skills & more
R (Programming Language)6Clinical Research9Peer Tutoring8Statistical Data Analysis1
Languages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cathleen Kuo?
- Cathleen Kuo is a physician and AI healthcare researcher with over 200 publications who leads Opalite Health, which develops healthcare technology.
- Where does Cathleen Kuo work?
- Cathleen Kuo is Founder of Opalite Health.
- What companies did Cathleen Kuo found?
- Cathleen Kuo founded Opalite Health.
- Where did Cathleen Kuo go to school?
- Cathleen Kuo studied at Y Combinator (W26); Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (Doctor of Medicine - MD); Tulane University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Tulane University mafia44
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chris BrittBAFounded ChimeSteve PaulBachelor of Applied Science - BAScFounded Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. +1Kimberly Moos (Bridges), PMPBachelor’s DegreeFounded Cotton Cuts +1Joseph GardnerBSFounded Aerpio Therapeutics +1Vignesh KrishnanMaster of Business AdministrationFounded Rep Data +1David EndlerMasters of ScienceFounded Spycloud
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Foundation Capital mafia24
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Raman VarmaBuild Accelerator FounderFounded Kestrel +1Jonathan SiddharthEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Turing Enterprises +1Vijay KrishnanEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Turing Enterprises +1Leo LuPartnerFounded BrewitStella GarberYoung EntrepreneurFounded HoopMar HershensonEntrepreneur in ResidenceFounded Pear VC
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Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo8
RichardInvestor at AMAVI CapitalDr. George KartalianAdvisor, Med Tech at Riverbend CapitalSteven Nichtberger, MDFounder at Cabaletta BioHarven DeShieldExecutive Officer, Director at Vivacelle BioBruno SantosCo-Founder & Director of R&D at ExobiosphereGerald RuppExecutive Officer at BridgepointMD
+ 2 more
Also attended Tulane University185
Chris BrittCo-founder & CEO of ChimeSam KingAssociate General Counsel at Sapphire VenturesSteve PaulVenture Partner at Third Rock Ventures; physician-scientist in neuroscience and CNS drug discoveryAnna Shults HeldEditorial Director at Scale Venture PartnersAddie RaschePrincipal at Silverton PartnersZane SalamehAnalyst at Volition Capital
+ 179 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Opalite Health (YC W26)2
Also worked at Foundation Capital75
Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalLeo LuInvestor at Foundation CapitalJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalZack GrimmerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
+ 69 more
Also worked at University at Buffalo Neurosurgery (UBNS)1
Also worked at Tulane University35
Will MartinSenior Manager, FP&A at Mainsail PartnersBrinton HooverAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalJeffrey SilvermanPartner at LaconiaAllyson PloskoPartner at SpringTime VenturesAbigail MalinSenior Associate at Motley Fool VenturesNicole FlorackVice President at 2150
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