Fundraising Fox

Raquel Rodriguez Martinez

Founder

Founder at Empirical Health

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

FoundedEmpirical Health Β· YC

About

Raquel Rodriguez Martinez is a physician with clinical experience in family medicine at Kaiser and academic training at UCSF, where she held an assistant clinical professor position. She is co-founder of Empirical Health.

LinkedIn β†—X / Twitter β†—
Latest on 𝕏

Brandon Ballinger @bballinger

Drug development sounds an awful lot like startups. https://t.co/p6LnNpkXdl

Jul 22, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5 Β· ⇄ 1

Brandon Ballinger @bballinger

Right now only 1% of eligible patients use injectable PCSK9 inhibitors, but that's going to change since the FDA just approved the first PCSK9 pill, enlicitide. Cuts LDL cholesterol/ApoB by 50-60% AND reduces Lp(a) by 28%: https://t.co/AfzhegmSZG

Jul 16, 2026 Β· β™₯ 5 Β· ⇄ 1

Brandon Ballinger @bballinger

I went through @ycombinator when I was 27, and again at 39. It was arguably more useful the second time around. YC is the YC for founders 35+. https://t.co/VM1PHlChNd

Jun 17, 2026 Β· β™₯ 15

Founder at Empirical HealthYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Raquel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator β€” the partner who ran Empirical Health's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β†—

β†’

In turn, Raquel can intro founders to Empirical Health's investors below.

Empirical Health's investors Β· 3

Broom VenturesSamsung NextY Combinator

Co-founders at Empirical Health

BBBrandon Ballinger
Brandon BallingerFounder

Experience

  1. Empirical HealthCo-Foundercurrent2022 β€” presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Kaiser PermanentePhysician2021 β€” 2022Hawaii, United States
  3. University of California, San FranciscoClinical Assistant Professor2019 β€” 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  4. University of California, San FranciscoAssistant Medical Director Inpatient Services2019 β€” 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Kaiser PermanenteResident Physician2016 β€” 2019Los Angeles, California, United States
  6. CardiogramVisiting Scholar2018San Francisco, California, United States
  7. Buoy HealthVisiting Scholar2018Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. MemorangContent Curator2015 β€” 2016Los Angeles, California, United States

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Human Evolutionary Biology
  2. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLADoctor of Medicine (M.D.)
  3. UCLA Luskin School of Public AffairsMaster's Degree, Public Policy Analysis
  4. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and ScienceDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Skills & more

Public SpeakingMicrosoft OfficePowerPointMicrosoft ExcelSpanishClinical SupervisionClinical Operations2Residency Programs1Urgent CareHospital MedicineTrainingMedicine
+8 moreData AnalysisResearchNonprofitsEditingSocial MediaTeachingCommunity OutreachFundraising

Languages English Β· Spanish

From Raquel's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,231

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,225 more

Also attended David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA6

Luke RigganAssociate at Amplify PartnersJennifer MalinAdvisor at Oncology VenturesTina WuAdvisory Board; Emergency Attending Physician and Associate Professor at Northwell Health & West Los Angeles Veterans Administration; Former Chief Medical Officer at Waltz Health at Zeal Capital PartnersMichael KleinPrincipal at 5AM VenturesMatt SavarickGeneral Partner at Iter InvestmentsIsabel del CantoInvestment Team at Sana Capital

Also attended UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs1

Ria BabariaStudent Fellow, OER Initiative at Michelson 20MM Foundation

Shared employers

Also worked at Empirical Health2

Jonathan HirschPartner at Rebel FundBrandon BallingerFounder at Empirical Health

Also worked at Kaiser Permanente29

Evan PunPortfolio Support at 8VCDr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcRobert MittendorffGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalNancy XiaoInvestor at HeadlineLovlani SchulteExecutive Assistant at Ridge VenturesDr. Anne-Maree CantwellCEO and Founder, Digital Healthcare Advisors at Empactful Capital

+ 23 more

Also worked at University of California, San Francisco59

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechDavid KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCHani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify PartnersMichael FischbachBio Advisor at Amplify PartnersDr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, Llc

+ 53 more

Also worked at Cardiogram1

Brandon BallingerFounder at Empirical Health