# Andrew Le

> Andrew Le is the co-founder and CEO of Buoy Health, an AI-driven health navigation platform he started out of Harvard Innovation Labs in 2014 after taking three years off from Harvard Medical School. A physician by training who once researched brain cancer, Le built Buoy to answer one deceptively simple question for people who reach for Google first: when do I actually need to see a doctor? Under his leadership Buoy has raised more than $66 million and reached millions of users, drawing backing from major insurers including Optum, Cigna and Humana.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Buoy Health
- **Organizations:** Buoy Health, Harvard Innovation Labs
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Economics (magna cum laude), Harvard College, MD, Harvard Medical School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Buoy Health, raising more than $66 million from investors including Optum, Cigna, Humana, F-Prime and WR Hambrecht + Co., Built an AI health navigation tool used by millions of people, Named one of Business Insider's 30 healthcare leaders under 40 to watch (2020)

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Co-founded Buoy Health at the Harvard Innovation Lab with Adam Lathram, Nathanael Ren and Eddie Reyes
- **2017** — Buoy raised a $6.7M Series A to expand its AI symptom checker to providers and payers
- **2019** — Buoy raised a $15M Series B
- **2020** — Buoy closed a $37.5M Series C, bringing total funding past $66M; named to Business Insider's 30 healthcare leaders under 40 to watch

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Buoy Health, raising more than $66 million from investors including Optum, Cigna, Humana, F-Prime and WR Hambrecht + Co.
- Built an AI health navigation tool used by millions of people
- Named one of Business Insider's 30 healthcare leaders under 40 to watch (2020)
- Recognized as a TEDMED Hive Innovator
- Named to Boston Business Journal's 40 Under 40
- Named a Digital Innovator by Employee Benefits News
- Published research on glioblastoma during medical school

## Latest updates

- **2020-11** — Buoy Health closed a $37.5M Series C round led by healthcare investors, pushing total funding past $66M.

## Links

- Website: https://buoyhealth.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewle21

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