# Maitham Dib

> Maitham Dib is the founder and CEO of Junction, the healthcare infrastructure company formerly known as Vital. After studying aerospace engineering and working in machine learning at Rolls-Royce and Babylon Health, he turned his attention to the unglamorous integrations behind labs, wearables, and diagnostic workflows. Junction, a Y Combinator W20 company, raised an $18 million Series A in 2025 and says its platform now powers 17 million tests ordered annually.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Junction
- **Organizations:** Junction, Vital, Babylon Health, Rolls-Royce, Y Combinator, University of Bath
- **Education:** MEng in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, First-class honours, University of Bath, Winter 2020 company batch, Y Combinator, A levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, The Cherwell School
- **Known for:** Founded Junction, formerly Vital, and led it through an $18 million Series A in 2025., Built a platform that served more than 140 healthcare organizations at the time of the Series A announcement., Reported in 2026 that Junction powers 17 million tests ordered annually.

## Career timeline

- **2013-2014** — Worked as a development engineer at Rolls-Royce.
- **2015** — Worked as a data analyst at Rolls-Royce.
- **2016** — Completed an MEng at the University of Bath and received the Bath BP Centurion Award.
- **2016-2017** — Joined the Rolls-Royce graduate scheme.
- **2017-2018** — Worked as a machine learning engineer at Rolls-Royce.
- **2018-2019** — Worked as a machine learning engineer at Babylon Health.
- **2020** — Junction, then known as Vital, joined Y Combinator's Winter 2020 batch.
- **2021** — Started Junction and became its founder and CEO.
- **2022** — Announced a $2.9 million seed round led by Point Nine and published technical explainers through Vital API.
- **2025** — Renamed Vital to Junction and announced an $18 million Series A led by Creandum.
- **2026** — Said Junction powers 17 million tests ordered annually and was hiring across engineering, sales, support, customer success and product.

## Achievements

- Founded Junction, formerly Vital, and led it through an $18 million Series A in 2025.
- Built a platform that served more than 140 healthcare organizations at the time of the Series A announcement.
- Reported in 2026 that Junction powers 17 million tests ordered annually.
- Received the Bath BP Centurion Award for academic excellence and contribution to the University of Bath in 2016.
- Received the RAeS Royal Aeronautical Prize, as listed in his public professional record.
- Named a 2025 Top 50 in Digital Health honoree.
- Worked on patented pressure-sensing-line drain designs during his engineering career.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Argued publicly for cheaper, more frequent and interpretable measurement and said Junction is working toward ongoing diagnosis.
- **2026-07** — Said Junction now powers 17 million tests ordered annually and is hiring across multiple functions.
- **2025-04** — Was named a 2025 Top 50 in Digital Health honoree.
- **2025-03** — Announced Junction's $18 million Series A and the rebrand from Vital.

## Links

- Website: https://www.junction.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maitham-dib-7380696a
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/maith_d

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Last updated: 2026-08-26