# Carine Carmy

> Carine Carmy is the co-founder and CEO of Origin, a women's health company that has turned pelvic floor and whole-body physical therapy into insurance-covered care available in person across seven states and virtually in all 50. A former go-to-market leader at Amino and Shapeways, she built Origin out of her own decade-long struggle to find treatment, and in January 2026 raised a Series B to scale the model and an AI clinical product, Athena, trained on 39 million patient interactions.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Origin
- **Organizations:** Origin, Amino, Shapeways, Monitor Deloitte, Marketspace
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A., Economics, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Origin into a leading provider of insurance-covered pelvic floor and musculoskeletal physical therapy for women., Built in-person care across seven states with 19 clinics and virtual care in all 50 states., Led a Series B round in January 2026 backed by SJF Ventures, Blue Venture Fund, and Gratitude Railroad.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics, after research for The Milken Institute and Penn's Center for Bioethics.
- **2008** — Began career in management consulting at Monitor Deloitte.
- **2009** — Co-founded Marketspace, a digital strategy firm spun out of Monitor.
- **2015** — Joined Shapeways, the 3D printing service, as VP of Marketing.
- **2017** — Became VP of Sales and Marketing at Amino, a healthcare financial wellness platform.
- **2018** — Co-founded Origin with Nona Farahnik Yadegar and David Yadegar, partnering with the Bebe Physical Therapy practice in Los Angeles.
- **2020** — Launched Origin's virtual care service in 48 hours during the COVID-19 pandemic; saw 100% month-over-month visit growth.
- **2023** — Origin began partnering with OpenAI to build clinical AI tools.
- **2025** — Origin University trained more than 100 physical therapists and assistants, more than doubling the prior year.
- **2026** — Raised Series B led by SJF Ventures to scale nationwide and invest in Athena, an AI clinical decision product.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Origin into a leading provider of insurance-covered pelvic floor and musculoskeletal physical therapy for women.
- Built in-person care across seven states with 19 clinics and virtual care in all 50 states.
- Led a Series B round in January 2026 backed by SJF Ventures, Blue Venture Fund, and Gratitude Railroad.
- Oversaw development of Athena, an AI clinical decision tool trained on 39 million patient interactions.
- Launched a telehealth product in 48 hours at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trained over 100 pelvic floor physical therapists through Origin University in 2025.
- Published in MIT Technology Review, Forbes, Ad Age, and PSFK.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Origin raised a Series B led by SJF Ventures to scale its nationwide care model and invest in Athena, its AI clinical decision product.
- **2025** — Origin University trained more than 100 physical therapists and assistants, more than doubling the prior year's total.

## Links

- Website: https://theoriginway.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carinecarmy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Origin/100029658949221

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Last updated: 2026-06-14