Welfie Inc
We are building and empowering the youth health workforce
- Stage Product In Market
- Industry Healthcare Services
- Location San Diego, CA, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded May 2022
- Employees 6
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website youthforce.health
Company Summary
Welfie is building and empowering the youth health workforce through an AI-powered high school-to-healthcare pipeline. We train and certify community health workers, coaches, and counselors to deliver Medicaid-reimbursable mental health services in schools, CBOs, and pediatric clinics. Our B2B SaaS model includes Welfie Academy (AI-powered workforce training) and Welfie Pro (workforce optimization & billing support), driving scalable impact.
Team
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Chief Executive Officer
Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician currently working as an academic hospitalist at University of California San Diego. Completed Internal Medicine residency training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Founder of Welfie which is a winner of the American College of Preventive Medicine Design Hack 2019 and BlinkUX Social Impact Award.
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Chief Marketing OfficerAn Emmy Award winning content creator. Specializes in content for kids designed to create behavior change in families. Brand, marketing and public relations expert. With her husband/partner, she has created and written critically acclaimed digital projects and television shows. One, a science-based kids show, was the winner of two regional Emmy Awards.
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Chief Technology OfficerLakshmin brings over 20 years of experience as a Senior Engineer at Yahoo. Lakshmin was responsible for managing international teams of up to 200 engineers. Lakshmin has deep experience in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Particularly in the space of content, product and service recommendations (automated care coordination).
Previous Investors
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Visible Hands VCUnconfirmed
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