Malama Health YC Application

Summer 2022Active

Malama Health went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2022 batch as a Healthcare company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Summer 2022
Industry: Healthcare
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Mika EddyFounder
Orlando LiFounder

What Malama Health does

Malama offers doula-led holistic support during and after pregnancy at no cost to patients. Malama is in-network with Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Kaiser, and several Medicaid Managed Care Plans. Malama is backed by the Stanford d.school, Y Combinator (S22), Alpine Investors and more.

Malama Health's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Malama Health, Summer 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Malama Health

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Doula-led holistic pregnancy support

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a platform where doulas provide holistic support during and after pregnancy at no cost to patients. Our service is in-network with major insurers, so we integrate with healthcare plans to reach pregnant people who need support but face barriers in access. We focus on improving outcomes with personal doula care, not just digital tools.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We currently live and work in Stanford, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Stanford is where our team is rooted and where we've built initial traction. It's a strong environment to keep us close to healthcare innovators and partners as we grow.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Malama Health YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Malama Health's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Malama Health would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.