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CrowdMed

Winter 2013 · Inactive

CrowdMed harnesses the wisdom of crowds to solve difficult medical…

Location: San Francisco, US

Founded: 2012

Team size: 5

About

CrowdMed is an innovative healthcare startup harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help solve complicated medical cases more quickly and efficiently. The company offers individuals, insurance providers, and self-insured corporate customers the ability to reduce their healthcare costs without compromising care. Based in San Francisco, CA, CrowdMed is backed by NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, SV Angel, Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator. The company's advisors have founded and run some the world’s most successful online healthcare companies including WebMD. CrowdMed graduated from Y Combinator's Winter 2013 class, and was officially launched during the TEDMED 2013 conference in Washington DC. Visit www.crowdmed.com for more information.

Founders

  • Jared HeymanFounder/CEO

    Managing Partner at Rebel Fund, a seed-stage venture fund that invests exclusively in Y Combinator startups. The fund’s investment decisions are supported by a handful of top YC alumni called Rebel Partners, founders of multi-billion dollar tech companies who support Rebel while running their companies full-time. Executive Chairman of CrowdMed (W13) which harnesses ‘the wisdom of crowds’ to solve difficult medical cases online. The company is backed by top-tier Silicon Valley venture funds.