# Kimon Angelides

> Kimon Angelides is an American company founder and former academic scientist, known for founding Diabetes America, EosHealth (later Livongo), Vivante Health and FemTec Health. He now manages Avias Ranch, an olive-oil business associated with his family’s groves in Greece. His career includes entrepreneurial recognition, the Birchbox acquisition and subsequent asset sale, and a federal research misconduct finding upheld in 1999.

- **Role:** Manager at Avias Ranch
- **Organizations:** Avias Ranch, Diabetes America, EosHealth, Livongo, Vivante Health, FemTec Health, mAbGen, Baylor College of Medicine, Durham University, McGill University, University of Florida
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Chemistry, Lawrence University, PhD, Chemistry (described as Bio-organic Chemistry in professional profiles), University of California, Santa Cruz, Postdoctoral fellowship, Cornell University, MBA, Durham University
- **Known for:** Founded multiple companies including Diabetes America, EosHealth and Vivante Health., Named Disruptive Founder of the Year in Rock Health’s Top 50 in Digital Health 2020 announcement, published December 9, 2019., Founded EosHealth, which became Livongo and subsequently went public in 2019.

## Career timeline

- **1977** — Completed his chemistry doctorate at UC Santa Cruz.
- **1995** — Baylor terminated his employment following its research misconduct investigation; Angelides challenged the findings.
- **1999** — A federal Research Integrity Adjudications Panel upheld research misconduct findings and recommended five-year debarment from federal grants and contracts.
- **2004** — Founded Diabetes America; served as its CEO.
- **2008** — Founded EosHealth, later renamed Livongo.
- **2016** — Founded Vivante Health.
- **2019** — Rock Health announced him as Disruptive Founder of the Year in its Top 50 in Digital Health 2020 honors.
- **2020** — Founded FemTec Health in May.
- **2021** — FemTec publicly launched in October and announced acquisitions including Birchbox, Mira Beauty and Liquid Grids.
- **2023** — FemTec announced the sale of Birchbox assets to Retention Brands and the transfer of remaining assets to Awesome Health.
- **2024-present** — Professional-profile data lists his Avias Ranch role beginning in 2024; the ranch’s own website identifies him as its manager.

## Achievements

- Founded multiple companies including Diabetes America, EosHealth and Vivante Health.
- Named Disruptive Founder of the Year in Rock Health’s Top 50 in Digital Health 2020 announcement, published December 9, 2019.
- Founded EosHealth, which became Livongo and subsequently went public in 2019.
- Completed a chemistry doctorate at UC Santa Cruz in 1977.

## Latest updates

- **—** — At the October 26, 2026 research check, the Avias Ranch website identifies Angelides as manager and his LinkedIn profile lists Avias Ranch and the Denver Metropolitan Area.
- **2023-05** — FemTec announced a sale of Birchbox assets to Retention Brands, effective April 12, 2023, and the transfer of its remaining assets to Awesome Health.

## Links

- Website: https://aviasranch.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimonangelides

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