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Veeraj Shah

Founder

Founder at Vitalize

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedVitalize · YC

About

Veeraj Shah is an MD/PhD student who co-founded two behavioral health nonprofits and held strategy roles in digital health with the US Surgeon General's office and IBM. He now leads Vitalize, a company serving healthcare employers on staff mental health and productivity.

Founder at VitalizeYC W23

Intro paths

YC

Veeraj went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Vitalize's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Veeraj can intro founders to Vitalize's investors below.

Vitalize's investors · 5

.406 VenturesBoston · $1M – $4M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksMemorialCare Innovation FundLong BeachWisdom VenturesLos GatosY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Vitalize

SASanketh Andhavarapu
Sanketh AndhavarapuFounder

Experience

  1. VitalizeCo-Founder + CEOcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Sigma Squared SocietyFellowcurrent2022 — present
  3. Chat Health Inc.Chair Of The Board Of Directors (Co-Founder + Former CEO)2019 — 2022College Park, Maryland, United States
  4. Rock HealthFellow2021
  5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Health Policy Intern, Office of the United States Surgeon General2020 — 2021Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. IBM Watson HealthHealth and Business Analyst Intern2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  7. Johns Hopkins HospitalResearch Fellow2015 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Skills & more

Bioinformatics2Motion Capture1Educational Outreach1Data Analysis1Matlab7Microsoft Office1Microsoft SQL Server1Public Speaking14Leadership14

From Veeraj's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Veeraj Shah?
Veeraj Shah is an MD/PhD student who co-founded two behavioral health nonprofits and held strategy roles in digital health with the US Surgeon General's office and IBM. He now leads Vitalize, a company serving healthcare employers on staff mental health and productivity.
Where does Veeraj Shah work?
Veeraj Shah is Founder of Vitalize.
What companies did Veeraj Shah found?
Veeraj Shah founded Vitalize.
Where did Veeraj Shah go to school?
Veeraj Shah studied at Y Combinator; University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Public Health); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine).

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