Healthcare
8 healthcare startups based in Encinitas, $49.8M raised total, led by 9AMHEALTH INC. ($35.3M raised). See what Healthcare means more broadly on the Healthcare industry page.
The breakdown
8 of 8 companies have disclosed funding, $49.8M combined, 2 at Seed stage, making up 42% of the 19 Encinitas startups on file across every industry, founding dates span 2021-2024.
- 9AMHEALTH INC. — Series B, $35.3M raised, founded 2021.
- Antlia Bioscience, Inc. — Seed, $6.0M raised.
- Prana Therapies, Inc. — Series C, $5.0M raised, founded 2024.
- OrthoRPM, Inc. — Seed, $2.6M raised, founded 2021.
- Caradon Therapeutics, Inc. — Pre-Seed, $559K raised, founded 2023.
- My Village Innovations Inc — $218K raised, founded 2024.
- CARRIERO FOOT & ANKLE, INC. — $74K raised.
- Seren Bio Corp. — $55K raised, founded 2023.
Companies
Co-founded by Anton Kittelberger and Frank Westermann, who himself lives with diabetes; backers include Define Ventures and 7Wire Ventures.
Seed$6.0MDeveloping novel long-acting therapeutics targeting chronic cardiometabolic diseases.
Founded and led by Dr. Sheila Gujrathi, a physician-scientist and serial biotech executive who also founded/chairs Vidya Therapeutics and Lila Biologics and sits on the board of Janux Therapeutics; the company is based in Encinitas, CA.
Seed$2.6MDiscover OrthoRPM, transforming home exercise programs with guided rehabilitation, motion tracking, and connected digital therapy solutions for clinics without paper.
Pre-Seed$559KCaradon Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel disease-modifying peptide-based therapeutics for cardiometabolic diseases in humans and companion animals using proprietary enabling technology to create long-acting formulations.
My Village Innovations (MVI Medical) is a women-led medical device company co-founded by Andrea "Annie" Munoz, PA-C, and Alfonso Munoz, focused on reimagining the vaginal speculum for gynecologic care.
$74KCarriero Foot and Ankle is a podiatric practice focused on treating foot and ankle conditions, led by Dr. Keenan Carriero and Dr. Zachary Kramer.
$55KSeren Bio Corp. sells products categorized for weight loss, skin, hair and beauty, recovery, bacteriostatic water, and performance, energy & wellness.