# Samira Daswani

> Samira Daswani is the founder and CEO of Manta Cares, a San Francisco healthtech company building clinically trusted, AI-enabled tools that help cancer patients and caregivers navigate the maze of treatment. A bioengineer trained at MIT and Wellesley with a master's in healthcare design from Stanford, she spent her early career at McKinsey and as VP of Product at diagnostics company Visby Medical before launching Manta Cares in 2022. The company raised an oversubscribed $5.4M seed round led by Pear VC and Sozo Ventures and now serves thousands of users. She also hosts the podcast 'Patient from Hell.'

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Manta Cares
- **Organizations:** Manta Cares, Visby Medical, McKinsey & Company, Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center
- **Education:** Bioengineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Undergraduate degree, Wellesley College, Master's in healthcare design / human-centered design, Stanford University (d.school)
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Manta Cares, serving thousands of patients and caregivers, Raised an oversubscribed $5.4M seed round led by Pear VC and Sozo Ventures, Launched a multimillion-dollar infectious disease diagnostic test as VP of Product at Visby Medical

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Consultant at McKinsey & Company
- **—** — Company-building in healthcare venture capital
- **—** — VP of Product at Visby Medical, launched a multimillion-dollar infectious disease diagnostic test
- **2022** — Founded Manta Cares (August 2022)
- **2025** — Manta Cares launches publicly with an oversubscribed $5.4M seed round led by Pear VC and Sozo Ventures
- **—** — Leads design and AI research at the Stanford Clinical Excellence Research Center

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Manta Cares, serving thousands of patients and caregivers
- Raised an oversubscribed $5.4M seed round led by Pear VC and Sozo Ventures
- Launched a multimillion-dollar infectious disease diagnostic test as VP of Product at Visby Medical
- Host of 'Patient from Hell,' ranked by Spotify in the top 10% of globally shared podcasts; 2025 Digital Health Award (Bronze)
- Manta Cares won the Advocate Health #LovedOneStandard Award and the Corinne Leach Patient Experience Award at the CancerX Accelerator Showcase
- Keynote speaker at the ASCO Quality Care Symposium; speaker at NCODA
- Built partnerships with three top-15 pharmaceutical manufacturers, eight health systems, and 40 patient advocacy groups

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Manta Cares completed its latest funding (Seed); company continues scaling its digital platform and 'Cancer GPS' navigation tool.
- **2025-10** — Announced as keynote speaker for the ASCO Quality Care Symposium.

## Links

- Website: https://mantacares.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samira-daswani/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@patientfromhell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manta_cares/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mantacares

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Last updated: 2026-06-21