Oben Health develops a personalized digital platform and app that helps users integrate heart-healthy behaviors into daily life using interactive habit tracking and routines designed by cardiologists, therapists, and licensed dietitians. The platform individualizes advice on nutrition, stress management, sleep, and exercise after users enter demographic and personal information. Oben pairs its app with human support—health coaches and remote monitoring tools such as blood pressure cuffs—tested in a planned 12-week pilot with UAB Medicine targeting Black and Brown patients who have or are at risk for hypertension. The company emphasizes culturally and geographically tailored engagement strategies informed by early-stage research into what motivates behavior change in its target populations. Founded in 2020 by Peter Njongwe and based in San Francisco, Oben launched after the founder’s personal experience with a family member’s sudden death from heart failure. The startup is preparing to scale its platform, hire additional health coaches, and pursue payment from health plans to supplement patient-paid pilot fees.

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