# Stacie Arechavala

> Stacie Arechavala is a biomedical engineer and the cofounder and CEO of Selera Medical (YC W24), a San Francisco medical device startup she started in 2023 with Kevin Bui after the two met as fellows at Stanford Biodesign. She trained at the University of Miami and Duke, developed cardiovascular devices at Medtronic, and built low-cost devices for underserved communities before turning her attention to heart failure care. Her guiding line: innovation can change the world, but design is what makes it happen.

- **Role:** Cofounder & CEO at Selera Medical
- **Organizations:** Selera Medical, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, Medtronic, Rad AI, Duke University, University of Miami
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Miami, Master of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics) / Engineering Management, Duke University, Innovation Fellowship in Healthcare Innovation, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign
- **Known for:** Cofounded and leads Selera Medical (YC W24) as CEO., Selected as an Innovation Fellow at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign (2021-2022)., Developed cardiovascular devices as an R&D engineer at Medtronic.

## Career timeline

- **2016-2017** — As a student engineer, built low-cost devices for underserved communities: a 3D-printed prosthetic arm via e-NABLE, an infant audiometer for developing nations, a neonatal oxygen therapy system for a hospital in Uganda, and SafeEye, a smart contact-lens case (Triangle Health Innovation Challenge).
- **2018-2019** — R&D Engineer II at Medtronic, developing cardiovascular devices.
- **2021-2022** — Innovation Fellow at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign, where she met cofounder Kevin Bui and shadowed clinical cases across Bay Area hospitals.
- **2022-2023** — Chief of Staff / advisor roles running operations and strategy at healthtech companies, including Rad AI.
- **2023** — Cofounded Selera Medical in San Francisco with Kevin Bui.
- **2024** — Selera Medical joins Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch and launches publicly.

## Achievements

- Cofounded and leads Selera Medical (YC W24) as CEO.
- Selected as an Innovation Fellow at the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign (2021-2022).
- Developed cardiovascular devices as an R&D engineer at Medtronic.
- Designed and prototyped low-cost medical devices for underserved and developing-country settings while still a student.
- Earned a graduate engineering degree from Duke and an undergraduate biomedical engineering degree from the University of Miami.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Selera Medical launched publicly through Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch.

## Links

- Website: https://seleramedical.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staciearechavala/

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Last updated: 2026-07-31