# Lark Health

> Lark Health is a Mountain View-based digital health company that delivers 24/7, AI-powered nurse coaching for chronic conditions - diabetes, hypertension, weight, behavioral health and tobacco cessation - through a text-message-style app paired with connected devices. Built on cognitive behavioral therapy and used by major payers, Lark scales personalized care to tens of millions of covered lives.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Mountain View, California, United States
- **Founders:** Julia Hu (Co-founder & CEO), Jeff Zira (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~170 employees
- **Products:** Lark Diabetes Prevention Program, Lark Diabetes Care, Lark Hypertension Care, Lark Weight Management & GLP-1 Care, Lark Behavioral Health & Wellness
- **Notable:** CDC full-recognition for its Diabetes Prevention Program, Forbes Top 10 Women in Tech (Julia Hu), EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America Class of 2021

## Products & services

- **Lark Diabetes Prevention Program** — CDC-recognized digital DPP for people at risk of type 2 diabetes, with AI coaching, smart scale, and tracked weight-loss outcomes.
- **Lark Diabetes Care** — Real-time AI coaching, connected meter, and behavior support for adults living with type 2 diabetes.
- **Lark Hypertension Care** — Connected blood-pressure cuff plus AI coaching that reinforces medication adherence and lifestyle changes.
- **Lark Weight Management & GLP-1 Care** — Behavior-change program that supports patients on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, including clinical screening and ongoing coaching.
- **Lark Behavioral Health & Wellness** — Support for stress, sleep, tobacco cessation and general well-being delivered through the same conversational interface.

## Achievements

- CDC full-recognition for its Diabetes Prevention Program
- Forbes Top 10 Women in Tech (Julia Hu)
- EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women North America Class of 2021
- Apple's WWDC keynote demo company (early Apple HealthKit partner)

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Expanded weight management program to include guided GLP-1 care delivery with clinical screening and prescribing.
- **2021-10** — Closed $100M Series D led by Deerfield Management.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lark.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lark-health
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ourlark
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ourLARK/

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Last updated: 2026-05-19