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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.

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†—

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

Empirical Health's investors Β· 3

Broom VenturesSan FranciscoSamsung NextSan Jose Β· $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco Β· $500K checks Β· since 2023

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

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.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Raquel Rodriguez Martinez?
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.
Where does Raquel Rodriguez Martinez work?
Raquel Rodriguez Martinez is Founder of Empirical Health.
What companies did Raquel Rodriguez Martinez found?
Raquel Rodriguez Martinez founded Empirical Health.
Where did Raquel Rodriguez Martinez go to school?
Raquel Rodriguez Martinez studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Human Evolutionary Biology); David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)); UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs (Master's Degree, Public Policy Analysis).

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia9,491

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots

+ 9,484 more

Buoy Health mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

A.G. BreitensteinBoard MemberFounded FolxJason LavenderVP Strategy & Business DevelopmentFounded ElectivesLing ShaoChief Commercial OfficerFounded Spectrumai

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Luke RigganDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded ImmunoVecMark FeitelsonPh.D.Founded SFA Therapeutics

Memorang mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Qiong Zhou HuangSoftware Engineer InternFounded Lumona

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,730

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG

+ 1,724 more

Also attended David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA6

Luke RigganAssociate at Amplify PartnersJennifer MalinAdvisor at Oncology VenturesEmily LeeCo-Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Wavelet at Aegis VenturesMatt SavarickGeneral Partner at Iter InvestmentsMark FeitelsonFounder at SFA TherapeuticsJeffrey BeckerVenture Partner at Noetic

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 Permanente33

Evan PunPortfolio Support at 8VCAl GhousInvestor at Notable CapitalDr. ChettipallyVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcRobert MittendorffGeneral Partner at B4 CapitalNancy XiaoInvestor at HeadlineLovlani SchulteExecutive Assistant at Ridge Ventures

+ 27 more

Also worked at University of California, San Francisco100

Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechPaul JennyBoard Chair at CincyTechDavid KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCUlrik B. NielsenGeneral Partner at Mission BiocapitalHani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify Partners

+ 94 more

Also worked at Cardiogram1

Brandon BallingerFounder at Empirical Health