# David Foote

> David Foote is the Founder and CEO of zennya health, a mobile-first on-demand healthcare platform operating in the Philippines that delivers medical and wellness services to people's homes in under 30 minutes. A serial entrepreneur with 25+ years building technology companies, Foote came to the Philippines for scuba diving and stayed to build a virtual hospital infrastructure that has completed over 600,000 services. Based between San Francisco and Manila, he leads a company of 110 employees with ~$31.3M in annual revenue backed by $1.2M in seed funding.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at zennya health
- **Organizations:** zennya health, Synaptic Stuff
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Neurobiology, Minor in Computer Science and Cognitive Science, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled zennya health to 600,000+ completed home healthcare services, Grew zennya to 110+ employees and ~$31.3M annual revenue, Raised $1.2M seed funding from top Philippine and regional VCs (May 2021)

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Self-taught programmer; pitched original video game to major gaming companies and received multiple bids
- **Early 2000s** — Founded internet security company, grew from 0 to 80 employees with products in Fry's, CompUSA, and Best Buy
- **2000s** — Invented patents for Peer-to-Peer instant messaging and 3D visualization of business data
- **2000s** — Built business intelligence software company in the PC entertainment space
- **2010s** — Founded music-focused iOS/Android app company with licensing deals from top music publishers
- **2011-2015** — Managing Partner at Synaptic Stuff
- **2015** — Co-founded zennya health in Manila, Philippines with Brian Perley
- **2016** — Featured in HuffPost for globalizing startup approach
- **2021** — Raised $1.2M seed round from DayOne Capital Ventures, Foxmont Capital Partners, and Ignite House of Innovation
- **2024** — zennya health reports 300% growth in home healthcare services; launches new patient portal and expands to all major Philippine cities

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled zennya health to 600,000+ completed home healthcare services
- Grew zennya to 110+ employees and ~$31.3M annual revenue
- Raised $1.2M seed funding from top Philippine and regional VCs (May 2021)
- Built and led internet security company from 0 to 80 employees with retail distribution at Fry's, CompUSA, Best Buy
- Primary inventor of technology patents for Peer-to-Peer instant messaging
- Inventor of 3D visualization of business data patents
- Published bioinformatics research using self-developed software
- Created economic empowerment model for all-female wellness workforce earning 3-5x industry average
- Expanded zennya to Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and all major Philippine cities
- 300% growth in home healthcare services reported in 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — zennya health reports 300% growth in home healthcare services and announces strategic alliances to expand diagnostic capabilities
- **2024-05** — zennya launches new patient portal
- **2021-05** — Raised $1.2M seed round led by DayOne Capital Ventures, Foxmont Capital Partners, and Ignite House of Innovation

## Links

- Website: https://zennya.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfoote
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/davidrfoote
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zennyaphilippines/

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Last updated: 2026-05-13