CrowdMed

CrowdMed harnesses the wisdom of crowds to solve difficult medical…

Y CombinatorWinter 2013InactiveHealthcareHealthcare ServicesConsumer Health Services

What they do

Problem

Patients and healthcare payers struggle to diagnose and resolve complicated medical cases quickly and cost-effectively.

Solution

CrowdMed uses a crowdsourcing platform to gather insights from a community to help identify diagnoses and next steps for difficult medical cases.

Who it's for

Individuals with hard-to-diagnose conditions, as well as insurance providers and self-insured employers seeking to reduce healthcare costs.

Founders

Jared Heyman

Founder/CEO

Managing Partner at Rebel Fund, a seed-stage venture fund that invests exclusively in Y Combinator startups. The fund’s investment decisions are supported by a handful of top YC alumni called Rebel Partners, founders of multi-billion dollar tech companies who support Rebel while running their companies full-time. Executive Chairman of CrowdMed (W13) which harnesses ‘the wisdom of crowds’ to solve difficult medical cases online. The company is backed by top-tier Silicon Valley venture funds.