Virta Health is a digital health company on a mission to reverse type 2 diabetes and obesity in 100 million people. Founded in 2014 by Sami Inkinen, Dr. Stephen Phinney, and Dr. Jeff Volek, Virta pairs a nutrition-first, low-carbohydrate clinical protocol with a Continuous Remote Care platform - a mobile app, dedicated physicians and health coaches, and AI-driven personalization - to lower blood sugar, cut medications, and produce durable weight loss without relying on costly drugs or surgery. Sold to employers and health plans on a value-based, outcomes-guaranteed model, Virta has treated over 100,000 members and surpassed $160M in annualized revenue.
Peter DiLaura is the CEO and Board Director of Helicore Biopharma, a San Mateo biotech building long-acting antibody-peptide conjugates that go after obesity by neutralizing the GIP hormone in the bloodstream rather than blocking its receptor. With nearly three decades of company-building behind him - CEO roles at Initial Therapeutics and Second Genome, business and strategy chief at Sonoma Biotherapeutics, and time as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Third Rock Ventures - he is the operator brought in to turn a $65M Series A and a clinic-ready antibody into medicines that aim for quarterly dosing and better-quality weight loss.
Sesame is a direct-pay, cash-only healthcare marketplace that lets patients shop for doctor visits, labs, imaging, prescriptions and specialty care online without insurance. Often called 'the Expedia for medical care,' it lists transparent prices from thousands of providers across all 50 states, with one-time visits starting around $39 and memberships from $19. Founded in 2018 by David Goldhill, Michael Botta and John Fontein, Sesame aims to strip bureaucracy out of healthcare so patients and clinicians transact directly.
Signos is a San Francisco Bay Area digital health company pairing a continuous glucose monitor with an AI-driven app to help non-diabetic adults lose weight and improve metabolic health through real-time, personalized feedback on food, sleep, stress and exercise.