Malama Health
Doula-led holistic support during and after pregnancy
What they do
Pregnant and postpartum patients often lack affordable, accessible, continuous support and navigation through prenatal, birth, and postpartum care.
Malama provides doula-led holistic pregnancy and postpartum support covered through insurance networks so patients can access services at no cost.
Pregnant and postpartum patients (and their families) who access doula and holistic support through their health insurance plans.
Founders
Mika is the co-founder and CEO of Malama Health, a maternal health company that delivers tech-enabled care for high risk perinatal conditions. Prior to Malama, Mika was the Director of Clinical Product Innovation at UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in the world. There, she worked on achieving cost savings of $200M through digital health initiatives. Mika received her BA in human biology and MS in management from Stanford University, where she met her co-founders, Orlando and Daniela.
Orlando is the co-founder and CTO of Malama Health. Prior to Malama, he was a senior software engineer at Airbnb working on experiences. Orlando met his co-founder Mika 10 years ago while he was pursuing MS at UCLA.
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Company timeline
- Founded2022
- YC batchSummer 2022
- StatusActive
- Team size3 people
- LocationStanford, CA, USA
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