Culina Health, founded in 2020 by dietitians Vanessa Rissetto and Tamar Samuels, provides virtual access to registered dietitians for chronic disease prevention, wellness, and weight-loss counseling using its Culina Health Method. The company emphasizes culturally-affirming, nonjudgmental care and increasing diversity among nutrition providers. Culina already works with insurance companies and Medicare and says at least 70% of the U.S. can access its platform. The startup has served more than 10,000 patients to date. With the new funding it plans to expand and enhance its nutrition counseling, implement AI platforms to improve care efficiency and reduce clinician burden, and strengthen its leadership team with key hires. The company positions itself as offering personalized, clinically rigorous nutrition care rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. Culina Health operates a personalized nutrition platform that delivers clinical-level care exclusively through registered dietitians. The company has grown for 18 months via bootstrapping to a 20-practitioner practice and has delivered over 18,000 sessions to date. Culina is covered by most major insurance plans and works alongside existing care providers and insurers to make nutrition more affordable and accessible. The platform positions registered dietitians at the center of preventive and chronic-care nutrition, targeting broad demand for clinical nutrition services. Culina is based in Hoboken, NJ and serves patients across the United States. Funds from the announced round will support continued product development, technology investment, and geographic and service expansion.

Total raised

$13M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Dec 2024