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Mel van Londen

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Co-Founder & CEO at Develop Health · Founder at Develophealth

Menlo Park, California, United States

FoundedDevelop HealthDevelophealth

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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

BEBenjamin Easton
Benjamin EastonFounder

Founder at Develophealth

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Develophealth's investors · 1

Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Develophealth

BEBenjamin Easton
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 and Founder at Develophealth.
What companies did Mel van Londen found?
Mel van Londen founded Develop Health, Develophealth.
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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Eric RiesFellowFounded LTSE Group +2Jeff ChapinDesignerFounded Haven Energy +1Arvind GuptaProject LeaderFounded IndiebioAlexander GrotsManaging Director Germany, Associate Partner IDEO Inc. Palo AltoFounded ProgloveDan BomzeBusiness DevelopmentFounded MileiqScott TongPrincipal Communication DesignerFounded IFTTT

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Also attended University of Maryland478

Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Canvas Medical4

Brad GillespieManaging Partner at IA VenturesBryan SivakPromoter at Evidenced Capital Global Health VenturesKevin ZhangGeneral Partner at Upfront SecondaryBrad GillespieGeneral Partner at IA Venture Strategies

Also worked at Shyp5

Sarah HashemyanVP, People Operations at AtomicKurt VarnerDesign Advisor at Basis Set VenturesJonathan KauFounder at SatsumaKevin GibbonFounder at CytronicAriel Winton-JonesGeneral Partner at Aligned

Also worked at IDEO71

Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesHeyu HuangPartner at Fresco CapitalNancy XuImpact Partner at Fresco Capital

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Also worked at Watermark8

Sake BoschInvestor at Prime VenturesDavid EichlerPartner, Head of Portfolio Optimization at TCVAnu MavilakandyManager, Intellectual Property Commercialisation at Swinburne Innovation StudioDavid SkokInvestor at Matrix PartnersJoe BlundoPrincipal at Brighton Park CapitalJames TiengManaging Partner at Lumos Capital Group

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