# Andrea Ippolito

> Andrea Ippolito is the founder and CEO of SimpliFed, an Ithaca, New York company building a maternal health operating system that delivers virtual breastfeeding, infant nutrition and OB support to families in all 50 states at no cost through health plans. A biomedical engineer by training, she co-directed MIT Hacking Medicine, co-founded Smart Scheduling (acquired by athenahealth in 2016), served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow in the White House, and ran the VA's Innovators Network before turning her own postpartum struggle into a company that now partners with 300-plus health systems and raised an oversubscribed $10.8M Series A in 2026.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at SimpliFed
- **Organizations:** SimpliFed, Cornell University, MIT, MIT Hacking Medicine, Smart Scheduling, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, General Services Administration, Springboard Enterprises
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Biological & Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, MEng, Biological & Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, MS, Engineering & Management, MIT
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled SimpliFed, serving families in all 50 states across 300+ health systems and practices, Raised an oversubscribed $10.8M Series A in April 2026 (over $26M total funding), Co-founded Smart Scheduling, acquired by athenahealth in 2016

## Career timeline

- **2006-2007** — Earned BS and MEng in biological & biomedical engineering at Cornell University
- **2014** — Co-Directed MIT Hacking Medicine while completing MS in Engineering & Management at MIT
- **2014** — Named a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House OSTP and GSA, working with the VA
- **2016** — Co-founded Smart Scheduling, acquired by athenahealth
- **2017-2019** — Director of the VA Innovators Network within the VA Center for Innovation; oversaw a $10.5M program
- **2020** — Founded SimpliFed during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver virtual baby-feeding support
- **2020** — Testified before Congress on maternal and infant health
- **2024** — Faculty member in Cornell's College of Engineering; scaled SimpliFed's maternal health OS
- **2026** — Raised an oversubscribed $10.8M Series A led by Morningside and Hesperia Capital

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled SimpliFed, serving families in all 50 states across 300+ health systems and practices
- Raised an oversubscribed $10.8M Series A in April 2026 (over $26M total funding)
- Co-founded Smart Scheduling, acquired by athenahealth in 2016
- Served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House
- Built and led the VA Innovators Network, a $10.5M employee-innovation program
- Co-Directed MIT Hacking Medicine, organizing healthcare hackathons worldwide
- Testified before the U.S. House on maternal and infant health

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — SimpliFed raised an oversubscribed $10.8M Series A led by Morningside and Hesperia Capital to scale its lactation offering and add virtual OB services.
- **2025-04** — Profiled on leadership in This is CNY, sharing her philosophy of not getting bogged down by the small stuff.
- **2024-06** — Featured by Cornell Chronicle and on the Startup Cornell podcast discussing demystifying baby feeding for new parents.

## Links

- Website: https://simplifed.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreakippolito/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/simplifedb
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplifedbaby/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SimpliFedBaby/

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Last updated: 2026-06-04