HealthSherpa
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Type of site | Startup |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Area served | U.S. |
| Founder(s) | George Kalogeropoulos Ning Liang |
| Industry | Healthcare Navigation |
| URL | HealthSherpa.com |
| Current status | Active |
HealthSherpa is a California based startup focused on connecting individuals with health plans under the Affordable Care Act. The site was initially developed as an alternative to research plans from Healthcare.gov.[2][3][4][5]
Founders and Backers
HealthSherpa was founded by Ning Liang and George Kalogeropoulos, who participated together in the Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y-Combinator. In addition to Y-Combinator, the company is backed by Innovation Endeavors,[6] Kapor Capital,[7] and SGVC[8]
References
- ^ "HealthSherpa.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
- ^ "Healthsherpa Helps Thousands Get Insurance Quotes". NPR. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Signing up for Obamacare could someday take as little as 10 minutes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "S.F. programmers build alternative to HealthCare.gov". CBS. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Trio of young coders build health-care website in days". CNN. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Innovation Endeavors Portfolio". Innovation Endeavors. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Kapor Capital Portfolio". Kapor Capital. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "SGVC Portfolio". SGVC. Retrieved 20 September 2015.