May 28, 2025 – 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Los Angeles, CA.—Larta Institute, a nonprofit accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship, proudly welcomes the 2025 cohort of its Heal.LA Accelerator. The program focuses its work on entrepreneurial small companies working to address long-standing health concerns specifically across Los Angeles, and beyond.
This year’s cohort features 15 transformative companies, selected for their innovative approaches to improving care delivery, advancing quality healthcare, and enabling local communities to access healthcare through human-centered technology products and applications.
“To truly change the health landscape in our communities, we must center the creativity and commitment of those closest to the challenges,” said Rohit Shukla, Founder and CEO of Larta Institute. “We are thrilled to elevate this incoming cohort of bold healthcare and life sciences entrepreneurs who are not only building innovative companies but reimagining how to bring the simplicity and effectiveness of technology to benefit our most at-risk populations.”
New for 2025, Heal.LA will focus on three critical areas shaping health outcomes in low-income communities: Female Health, Mental & Cognitive Health, and Chronic Disease.
Meet the 2025 Heal.LA Cohort:
Female Health
- Cuebody|ai (Los Angeles, CA) – Making hormonal health education, care, and advocacy accessible to women across all backgrounds through its health guide.
- Materna Health (Yuma, Arizona) – Developing a digital maternal health solution (“Mommy Passport”) focused on transforming traditional paper-based OB-GYN workflows into accessible digital formats.
- Uterra (Los Angeles, CA) – Delivers a non-invasive fibroid care solution for women of childbearing age using therapeutic ultrasound, with the goal of preserving uterine integrity and enabling vaginal births.
- Viv Health (Santa Monica, CA) – Uses AI and real-time messaging to make women’s healthcare more affordable and accessible, helping patients connect with clinicians more quickly and efficiently.
Mental & Cognitive Health
- App4Independence (Toronto, ON) – Uses a peer-supported digital platform and AI for relapse detection and symptom tracking in schizophrenia and complex mental health conditions—scaling support without adding clinical burden.
- Determined Health (Santa Monica, CA) – Reimagines human connection in healthcare via CallClub, a social support program that links isolated individuals with trusted callers to uncover unmet social needs and improve care outcomes.
- Uphealth.ai (Los Angeles, CA) – Provides proactive mental health and stress management support through Joy, an AI-powered assistant delivering personalized, predictive, and empathetic guidance to individuals and workplaces.
- VirtualMH (Concord, CA) – Offers trauma resolution therapy through AI-driven VR headsets, supporting first responders, the Department of Defense, Veteran Affairs, and schools in the aftermath of tragedies.
- The Commons XR (San Diego, CA) – Uses VR and AI to deliver immersive therapy with real-time behavioral analytics, making life easier to understand.
Chronic Disease
- Allervision Tech Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) – Helps families with food allergies navigate safer food choices using an AI-powered mobile app that scans ingredient lists for hidden allergens and delivers personalized alerts.
- Breathium (Pasadena, CA) – Enables patients to manage conditions worsened by air pollution through solutions that promote respiratory health.
- MUN Health (Sherman Oaks, CA) – Combines emotional and clinical support via a digital co-pilot for people with diabetes and related illnesses, building a chronic care ecosystem focused on underserved communities.
Other Innovations in Health and Healthcare
- Altrix (Mission Viejo, CA) – A first-of-its-kind AI copilot for inpatient nurses, reducing administrative burden by automating information retrieval, task completion, and documentation—saving up to 2 hours per shift per nurse.
- Rocket Doctor (Santa Monica, CA) – A digital health platform that empowers providers to operate independently while increasing access to care in underserved communities, using AI-driven care coordination and remote monitoring.
- Margins Health (Torrance, CA) – A digital health navigator and educator platform for Medi-Cal patients in Los Angeles County, offering tools to simplify access, coordinate care, and support asthma prevention, violence reduction, and more.
About the Heal.LA Accelerator
The Heal.LA Accelerator provides:
- No-cost, support for selected ventures
- Expert mentorship and pilot opportunities with healthcare leaders
- Regulatory and reimbursement strategy support
- Access to Larta’s Ecosystem Action Network (EAN) for funding and partnerships
The program is supported in part by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) and Gilead Sciences.
“Neuvolution’s participation in the Heal.LA program has been transformative for our company. The mentorship and guidance from experienced life sciences professionals were invaluable in refining our strategy and accelerating our commercialization efforts. The access to LARTA’s network of investors and collaborators has opened doors to opportunities that would have been impossible to reach on our own. We especially appreciate the program’s emphasis on addressing critical needs within underserved communities, aligning perfectly with our mission to improve access to affordable and effective mental healthcare solutions with the commercialization of our innovation in the non-invasive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapies to treat anxiety, depression and addictions treatments.” – Miguel Angel Gómez Acevedo, COO & Co-Founder of Neuvolutoin
Learn more and explore the cohort at: Larta.org/Heal-LA
About Larta Institute
Larta Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, accelerates science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet. Since 1993, Larta has supported more than 4,300 startups, enabling scientific and technological breakthroughs that improve lives and strengthen communities. Visit Larta.org to learn more.
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