# Kythera Labs

> Kythera Labs is a Franklin, Tennessee data-technology company that takes the chaotic, fragmented feed of American healthcare - roughly 2 billion medical claims and 3 billion prescription transactions a year covering 300 million-plus patients - and turns it into analysis-ready, AI-ready data through its Wayfinder platform. Built on Databricks and certified by CMS as one of a small number of nationwide Qualified Entities, Kythera sells the clean, linked, de-identified data foundation that hospitals, pharma companies, insurers, and analytics firms build their own products on top of.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Franklin, Tennessee, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff McDonald (CEO & Co-Founder), Ryan Leurck (Co-Founder & Chief Analytics Officer), Matt Ryan (Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer), Russ Sacks (Co-Founder & EVP, Innovation and Data Science)
- **Team size:** About 38 employees
- **Products:** Wayfinder Platform, Data Remastering & Mastering, De-identification Services, CMS Qualified Entity Data Access
- **Notable:** Named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, moving up the ranks year over year, Certified by CMS as a Qualified Entity (August 2024) with nationwide claims data access - one of roughly 23 organizations with that reach, Featured Databricks customer, cited for a 99%+ reduction in query pipeline processing time and 80% faster time to market

## Products & services

- **Wayfinder Platform** — An all-in-one, cloud-based data science platform purpose-built for healthcare and built on Databricks. It sources, corrects, links, enhances, and adds new dimensions to healthcare data - handling data sourcing, processing modules, data management, analytics workspaces (WorkBoard and WorkSpace), and flexible on-prem or cloud deployment.
- **Data Remastering & Mastering** — Standardizing, linking, and enriching fragmented multi-source healthcare and claims data - including patient identity mastering - into clean, consumable datasets requiring minimal preparation.
- **De-identification Services** — Compliant de-identification of healthcare data that lets partners and customers analyze real-world data while protecting patient privacy.
- **CMS Qualified Entity Data Access** — As a CMS-certified Qualified Entity, Kythera provides access to nationwide Medicare claims data (Parts A, B, and D) covering more than 66 million beneficiaries for approved performance measurement and research use.

## Achievements

- Named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies, moving up the ranks year over year
- Certified by CMS as a Qualified Entity (August 2024) with nationwide claims data access - one of roughly 23 organizations with that reach
- Featured Databricks customer, cited for a 99%+ reduction in query pipeline processing time and 80% faster time to market
- Processes roughly 2 billion medical transactions and 3 billion prescription transactions annually across ~3 petabytes of data
- Raised $20M+ from BIP Ventures, CIBC, and Espresso Capital since founding in 2019

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Kythera Labs named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.
- **2025-06** — Announced strategic partnerships with Preverity and GAM, positioning Kythera as their core data infrastructure provider.
- **2024-08** — Received certification as a Qualified Entity from CMS, gaining access to nationwide Medicare claims data covering 66M+ beneficiaries.
- **2023-11** — Announced $20 million in Series A and debt financing from BIP Ventures and CIBC to scale the Wayfinder platform.

## Links

- Website: https://kytheralabs.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kythera-labs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kytheralabs

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Last updated: 2026-08-19