# TJ Ademiluyi

> TJ Ademiluyi is the CEO and co-founder of Alaffia Health, a New York healthcare-technology company that pairs licensed clinicians with agentic AI to review medical claims for health plans. Raised in a family that ran a medical-billing business, he traded a finance career at Goldman Sachs to build software that reads patient records, checks provider bills against policy, and flags overpayments before they are paid. He founded the company in 2020 with his older sister, Adun Akanni, was named to Forbes' 2023 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, and in February 2026 raised a $55 million Series B led by Transformation Capital, bringing total funding above $73 million.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Alaffia Health
- **Organizations:** Alaffia Health, Goldman Sachs, 301 Ventures
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Finance, University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, 2023, Co-founded and leads Alaffia Health, which has helped customers save over $100 million in medical costs since launch, Raised a $55 million Series B in February 2026, led by Transformation Capital, pushing total funding past $73 million

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Graduated with a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, after investing with the student-run 301 Ventures fund.
- **2017** — Joined Goldman Sachs as an investment banker, working on M&A, private placements, and IPOs for technology companies.
- **2020** — Co-founded Alaffia Health in New York with his older sister, Adun Akanni, building on their family's medical-billing business.
- **2023** — Named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Healthcare.
- **2023** — Alaffia Health served over 300,000 members and launched an internal AI tool ('Ask') for the team.
- **2026** — Raised a $55M Series B led by Transformation Capital, bringing total funding above $73M.

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare, 2023
- Co-founded and leads Alaffia Health, which has helped customers save over $100 million in medical costs since launch
- Raised a $55 million Series B in February 2026, led by Transformation Capital, pushing total funding past $73 million
- Grew the platform to 97% accuracy in clinical fact extraction with average savings above 20% on high-cost facility claims and 5x customer ROI
- Reduced claims review turnaround from weeks to days for regional and national health plans

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Alaffia Health announced a $55 million Series B led by Transformation Capital, with FirstMark Capital, Tau Ventures, and Twine Ventures participating; Todd Cozzens joined the board. Total funding surpassed $73 million.

## Links

- Website: https://alaffia.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tj-ademiluyi
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085095740391

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