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garten

Creating workplace wellbeing.

Y CombinatorSummer 2016AcquiredB2BProductivityArtificial IntelligenceIoT

What they do

Problem

Employers struggle to keep employees healthy, happy, and productive through accessible workplace nutrition and wellness support.

Solution

The company provides workplace nutrition and wellness services powered by an AI- and IoT-enabled, asset-light supply chain and wellbeing analytics platform.

Who it's for

Enterprise employers and their employees at large companies use the service.

Founders

Michael Heinrich
Founder/CEO

Michael is building the largest AI Layer 1 to make AI a public good. Prev. founder & CEO of garten, a Ycombinator Top (S16, YCG F19) and Stanford StartX company. Michael started in technical product management and software engineering at SAP and Microsoft, then worked at Bain and Bridgwater Associates before becoming an entrepreneur. Educated at Stanford (Threshold Venture Fellow, OnTrack Innovation Scholar), Harvard, UC Berkeley (summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Americorps Bonner Leader).

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