# Ash

> Ash (poweredbyash.com) is a New York-based health technology company that gives healthcare organizations a customizable, white-label platform for at-home diagnostic testing. Founded in 2019 as a direct-to-consumer sexual health testing service for the LGBTQ+ community, Ash pivoted to a B2B model that lets health plans, digital health companies and public health agencies launch branded testing programs across 100+ biomarkers in all 50 states. The company handles kit design, a vetted lab network, multilingual patient engagement, logistics and real-time reporting through one API, and has shipped more than 500,000 kits while helping organizations close care gaps and improve HEDIS and Star Ratings measures.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** David Stein (CEO & Co-Founder), Kyle Waters (Co-Founder), Mio Akasako (Co-Founder), Nick Sempere (Co-Founder), Emma Jean Rayner (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~63 employees
- **Products:** Ash Platform, White-label Test Kits, Lab & Provider Network, Patient Engagement & Support, Care Gap & Quality Solutions
- **Notable:** Named to TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025, Shipped over 500,000 at-home test kits across the U.S., Processed 4 million+ biomarkers nationwide

## Products & services

- **Ash Platform** — An end-to-end, white-label at-home testing platform that lets organizations design branded kits, order across 100+ biomarkers, and manage fulfillment, results and reporting through a single API integration.
- **White-label Test Kits** — Customizable, population-specific at-home collection kits (including dried blood spot testing) covering sexual health, cancer screening, chronic conditions, heart, kidney, diabetes, fertility and hormonal health.
- **Lab & Provider Network** — Access to a vetted network of 10+ CLIA/CAP-certified labs and provider oversight, enabling compliant testing and results across all 50 states.
- **Patient Engagement & Support** — Multilingual, multichannel patient outreach, instructions and support services designed to drive completion rates and close care gaps.
- **Care Gap & Quality Solutions** — Programs targeted at HEDIS improvement, Star Ratings, and care gap closure for health plans and value-based care organizations.

## Achievements

- Named to TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025
- Shipped over 500,000 at-home test kits across the U.S.
- Processed 4 million+ biomarkers nationwide
- Raised $10M Series A led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (2024)
- Recognized on the 2026 DHNY Digital Health 100 list
- Won a Healthies Award for Best Brand and Marketing (2026)
- Reports 2.4x higher patient engagement and 40% higher gap closure vs. traditional testing

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Announced a $10M Series A led by Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and set sights on the Medicare Advantage market.
- **2025-01** — Named one of TIME's World's Top HealthTech Companies of 2025.
- **2025-12** — Published a 2025 Year in Review highlighting expanded access and care-gap closure work.
- **2026-01** — Recognized on the DHNY Digital Health 100 list and won a Healthies Award for Best Brand and Marketing.

## Links

- Website: https://poweredbyash.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/poweredbyash

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Last updated: 2026-07-22