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Performance Kitchen | Food Is Medicine®
Performance Kitchen | Food Is Medicine® is an Austin, Texas company that produces chef-crafted, dietitian-approved Medically Tailored Meals designed to help manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and renal disease. Founded in 2011 as a healthy consumer food brand sold in more than 10,000 retail stores, the company pivoted to lead the Food Is Medicine movement, delivering ready-to-eat meals that are increasingly paid for by health insurers and delivered directly to members' homes. Led by Chairman and CEO Mark Walker, a CPA and founder of athlete-backed Dugout Ventures, Performance Kitchen operates nationwide production and distribution reaching roughly 98% of the U.S.
Vanessa Rissetto
Vanessa Rissetto is a registered dietitian nutritionist and the co-founder and CEO of Culina Health, a virtual, insurance-covered nutrition care company she started with fellow dietitian Tamar Samuels in 2020. A Fordham history major turned NYU marketing grad turned Mount Sinai senior dietitian, she ran the dietetic internship program at NYU before building Culina Health into a network of about 90 dietitians that has served more than 10,000 patients. In December 2024 she raised a $7.9 million Series A led by Healthworx, the venture arm of CareFirst. She is a frequent nutrition voice on the Today Show and in Vogue, The New York Times and Bon Appetit, and has been recognized by Goldman Sachs, Inc., Essence and NPR.
Kickoff
Kickoff is a New York-based remote fitness and nutrition coaching platform that pairs clients with certified personal trainers and registered dietitians who deliver custom workouts, meal guidance, and daily text and video check-ins. Founded in 2019 by CEO John Gardner, the company set out to make elite-level personal coaching affordable, and more recently has moved to have its dietitian-led training covered by health insurance so many clients pay little or nothing. Kickoff has attracted more than 20,000 coaches and raised roughly $11M from investors including 645 Ventures, FJ Labs, and Expa.
Gainful
Gainful is a New York-based personalized sports nutrition company that builds custom protein powders, hydration, pre-workout and performance supplements tailored to each customer's body, goals and dietary needs. Customers take an online quiz, get a formula matched to them by Gainful's algorithm and registered dietitians, and can chat with a real RD about it. Founded by high-school soccer teammates Eric Wu and Jahaan Ansari and incubated at Y Combinator, the brand grew from a dorm-room experiment into a profitable, multi-channel business now sold direct-to-consumer and in Target stores nationwide.
Oshi Health
Oshi Health is a virtual-first gastrointestinal care clinic that gives the roughly one in four Americans living with digestive disorders fast access to a coordinated team of GI providers, registered dietitians, behavioral health specialists, and care coordinators. Available in all 50 states as an in-network benefit, Oshi pairs unlimited virtual visits and messaging with evidence-based, whole-person treatment - an approach a national health plan's analysis tied to 92% symptom improvement, 98% patient satisfaction, and more than $10,000 in medical cost savings per patient over six months.