About
Mark Pothen spent six months embedded in a primary care practice managing operations before founding Beacon Health to develop AI-powered tools for primary care workflows.
Founder at Beacon HealthYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Mark 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 Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Beacon Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Mark can intro founders to Beacon Health's investors below.
Beacon Health's investors · 1
Co-founders at Beacon Health
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Obinna AkaharaFounder
Experience
- Beacon HealthFounder, CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Kaaya HealthcareTinkering & Learning from PCP's2025Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
- SteadywellHead of Product2024 — 2025New York, United States
- CapeHead of Product + GTM2024New York, United States
- PayAngelHead of Product + GTM2023 — 2024United Kingdom
- TechstarsProduct Executive-in-Residence2023 — 2024New York, United States
- FindOurViewHead of Product + GTM2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- FindOurViewFounding Product Manager2022 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Axuall, Inc.Product Manager2021 — 2022Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- M2CUAssociate Product Manager2020 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- The CommonHealth ProjectCo-Founder2020New York City Metropolitan Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mark Pothen?
- Mark Pothen spent six months embedded in a primary care practice managing operations before founding Beacon Health to develop AI-powered tools for primary care workflows.
- Where does Mark Pothen work?
- Mark Pothen is Founder of Beacon Health.
- What companies did Mark Pothen found?
- Mark Pothen founded Beacon Health.
- Where did Mark Pothen go to school?
- Mark Pothen studied at New Jersey Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Pascack Valley High School; Teaneck High School.
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