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Mel van Londen

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Co-Founder & CEO at Develop Health

Menlo Park, California, United States

FoundedDevelop Health

About

Mel van Londen is Co-Founder and CEO of Develop Health, which operates an AI-driven prior-authorization platform that serves over 200,000 patients per month and is backed by Wing VC, Afore, J Ventures, and South Park Commons. He previously served as VP of Product at Canvas Medical and held roles at Shyp and IDEO. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Neurobiology & Physiology and Business from the University of Maryland.

Co-Founder & CEO at Develop Health

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Develop Health's investors · 6

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025Analog VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2025Headwater VenturesMinneapolis · since 2025MTECH CAPITALSanta Monica · since 2025South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025WingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Develop Health

BEBen Easton
Ben EastonCo-Founder & CTO
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Benjamin EastonFounder

Experience

  1. Develop HealthCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Canvas MedicalVP of Product2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ShypFull Stack Engineer2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  4. IDEODesigner and Developer2014 — 2016New York, New York
  5. IDEODesigner and Developer2014 — 2016San Francisco, California
  6. IDEODesigner and Developer2014 — 2016Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  7. ActiveViamSoftware Engineer2014New York, New York
  8. Dr. Christopher Unger's Family PracticeTechnical Assistant2012 — 2013Bethesda, Maryland
  9. Annapolis Sailing SchoolCaptain2008 — 2013Annapolis, Maryland
  10. WatermarkCaptain2012Annapolis, Maryland
  11. University of MarylandFootball Team Tutor2012College Park, Maryland
  12. Howard County General HospitalEmergency Department Throughput Analyst2011Columbia, Maryland

Skills & more

Programming16Cpr Certified8Teaching5Technology Research2Research2Customer Service1Social Media1Event Planning1Software Development2Web Applications1Leadership18Public Speaking7
+12 moreManagementRCMHTMLJavaScriptOS XJavaMongoDBC++GitjQuery UIAutoCADNode.js

Languages Dutch

  • Captain's License — U.S. Coast Guard

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mel van Londen?
Mel van Londen is Co-Founder and CEO of Develop Health, which operates an AI-driven prior-authorization platform that serves over 200,000 patients per month and is backed by Wing VC, Afore, J Ventures, and South Park Commons. He previously served as VP of Product at Canvas Medical and held roles at Shyp and IDEO. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Neurobiology & Physiology and Business from the University of Maryland.
Where does Mel van Londen work?
Mel van Londen is Co-Founder & CEO of Develop Health.
What companies did Mel van Londen found?
Mel van Londen founded Develop Health.
Where did Mel van Londen go to school?
Mel van Londen studied at University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Management); University of Maryland (Bachelor of Science - BS, Neurobiology and Physiology).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Canvas Medical1

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