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Joseph Kitonga

Founder

Founder at Vitable Health

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedVitable Health · YC

30 Under 30 2022 · Healthcare

About

Joseph Kitonga immigrated to the US from Kenya as a teenager and studied at Penn State before leaving to found Vitable Health, a company providing affordable healthcare access to hourly workers and small businesses through ICHRA and direct primary care models.

Founder at Vitable HealthYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Joseph went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Vitable Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Joseph can intro founders to Vitable Health's investors below.

Vitable Health's investors · 10

Cherryrock CapitalSan FranciscoCoalition OperatorsDover · $500K checksCommerce VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksFirst Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checksNewark Venture PartnersNewark · $100K – $2M checksNVP CapitalNew York · $2M checksOpen Opportunity FundAtlanta · $100K – $1M checksSoftBank GroupTokyoWestern Technology InvestmentPortola Valley · $250K – $30M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Experience

  1. Vitable HealthFounder & CEOcurrent2020 — presentPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  2. The Thiel FoundationThiel Fellowcurrent2020 — present
  3. MicrosoftSoftware Engineering Intern2019Redmond, WA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joseph Kitonga?
Joseph Kitonga immigrated to the US from Kenya as a teenager and studied at Penn State before leaving to found Vitable Health, a company providing affordable healthcare access to hourly workers and small businesses through ICHRA and direct primary care models.
Where does Joseph Kitonga work?
Joseph Kitonga is Founder of Vitable Health.
What companies did Joseph Kitonga found?
Joseph Kitonga founded Vitable Health.
Where did Joseph Kitonga go to school?
Joseph Kitonga studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2020: Vitable Health); Penn State University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering).

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