Acquisition
Jul 2018CB Insights lists Curai Health as having acquired First Opinion on July 1, 2018.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Curai Health is a Palo Alto-based, remote-first virtual care company that combines licensed clinicians with AI to deliver chat-first primary and urgent care. It sells directly to patients and through employer, health plan, and health system partnerships.
Primary product
Chat-first AI-powered virtual primary and urgent care platform
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California, United States
Team size
51-100
Work style
Remote
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Sub-industry
Virtual primary care / telemedicine / AI-enabled virtual care
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
Direct-to-consumer monthly subscription
Employer-sponsored virtual care
Health plan partnerships
Health system partnerships
White-label embedded care services
Insurance-accepted care
Cash-pay care
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
CEO, Founder
Chief Medical Officer
Jennifer Close
Chief Operating Officer
General Counsel
VP of AI
VP of Engineering
Work & culture
Mission-driven, remote-first, and multidisciplinary across engineering, AI research, product, design, and medicine. Public materials emphasize clinician support, scalable care, quality, safety, and access to high-quality affordable care.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public careers pages say Curai targets 65-75% of market salary ranges and offers pre-IPO options.
Benefits
100% employer-covered health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) match up to 50% at a 4% employee contribution
$250 home office setup stipend
$500 annual professional development stipend
Phone/internet stipend
Generous and flexible time off
Flexible schedule
Pre-IPO options
Professional development workshops
Annual CME allowance and time away for clinical roles
Product & market
Pricing
Monthly fee / subscription for consumers or employers; also insurance-accepted and cash-pay options.
Differentiators
- —Chat-first / text-first virtual clinic experience
- —AI-assisted clinical workflows
- —Licensed clinicians in the loop
- —24/7 access across all 50 U.S. states
- —Asynchronous and live messaging care
- —Longitudinal primary care focus
- —White-label and partner integrations for enterprise customers
- —Proprietary AI and machine learning platform
- —In-house FHIR-based EHR and research-driven product development
Technology
Terraform
Google Workspace
PostgreSQL
GitHub Actions
GitHub
BambooHR
Datadog
React Native
Retool
Python
eClinicalWorks
React
Docker
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Tableau
Salesforce
Slack
Segment
GraphQL
Customers
Patients
Employers
Health plans
Health systems
Competitors
Nabla
Pearl
Healwell AI
One Medical
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$10M-$50M (public third-party estimates vary)
Estimated monthly visits
73.2K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
PR Newswire · May 2025
Curai announced a partnership with Rula Health to give Curai patients access to Rula's licensed therapists and psychiatric providers across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
PR Newswire · Feb 2025
Curai said it would provide free virtual care to participants in UMass Chan Medical School's NIH-funded study comparing at-home antigen and molecular tests with PCR tests.
PR Newswire · Nov 2024
Rightway and Curai announced a partnership to give Rightway members 24/7 access to Curai's virtual urgent care through the Rightway app.
PR Newswire · Oct 2024
Curai named Jennifer Close as COO after more than 20 years in healthcare operations, including roles at Teladoc Health, Blaze Health, and North Memorial Health.
PR Newswire · Oct 2024
ALICORN and Curai partnered to provide chat-first virtual primary care and longitudinal care to employer members.
Jobs and careers at Curai Health
5 jobs at Curai Health
Physician - Virtual Primary Care (Days)
Remote
Clinical
Remote
3d ago
Remote
Full-time
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
Engineering
Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Physician - Virtual Primary Care 1099
Remote
Clinical
Remote
1mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Physician - Virtual Primary Care (Overnight)
Remote
Clinical
Remote
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Senior Applied AI Engineer
Remote
AI
Remote
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time