PRWeb · Apr 2026
Empirical Health said it was accepted into Medicare's ACCESS program and will provide continuous cardiovascular-risk monitoring, personalized care plans, and virtual-first support for eligible beneficiaries.
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Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Empirical Health is a New York-based preventive heart-health company building AI-assisted primary care around biomarker testing, wearable data, and clinician-guided care plans.
Primary product
Heart-health / preventive primary care platform with 100+ biomarker testing, risk scoring, and personalized care plans.
Founded
2023
Headquarters
44-70 21st St, Long Island City, NY, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Sub-industry
Preventive primary care / heart health
Offices
44-70 21st St, Long Island City, NY
Business model
direct-to-consumer
subscription
telehealth
insurance-covered care
value-based care
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.5M
Latest round
Seed · Nov 2025
Latest amount
$3M
Nov 2025
Jul 2023 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
CEO, Co-Founder
Chief Medical Officer, Co-Founder
Founding Software Engineer
Founders
Raquel Rodriguez Martinez, MD, MPP
Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer
Work & culture
Small, doctor-and-engineer-led team that emphasizes high agency, fast shipping, interdisciplinary work, and in-person collaboration in New York with occasional hybrid/remote flexibility. Public hiring signals also show visa sponsorship for at least some roles.
Work style
Flexible
Visa sponsorship
Yes
Compensation
Public hiring signal: a Design Engineer role was posted at $140K-$260K base salary plus 1.00%-3.00% equity, with an in-person New York role and hybrid/remote days possible when necessary.
Product & market
Pricing
Consumer biomarker-testing product priced at $190 for the heart-health panel, plus insurance-covered medical care in eligible states and $0 care for most Medicare members in the ACCESS program.
Differentiators
- —100+ biomarkers for $190
- —Clinician-in-the-loop medical care rather than testing only
- —Wearable + lab data combined into risk scores and action plans
- —Personalized nutrition, exercise, and medication guidance
- —Licensed medical practice active in 30+ states
- —Quest lab network with 2,200+ locations
Technology
React Native
Node.js
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Swift
Kotlin
HealthKit
Apple Watch
Fitbit API
Android Health Connect
WearOS
Customers
People seeking heart-disease prevention and proactive primary care
Patients tracking ApoB, Lp(a), cholesterol, A1c, BMI, blood pressure, and other biomarkers
Users of Apple Watch, Fitbit, Pixel Watch, Samsung watch, and WearOS devices
Medicare beneficiaries eligible for ACCESS cardiovascular care programs
Patients with hypertension, elevated LDL, prediabetes/diabetes, CKD, obesity, POTS, sleep apnea, or Long Covid
Competitors
Function Health
Superpower
InsideTracker
Whoop
Mito Health
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$5M ARR (estimated)
Estimated monthly visits
90.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
PRWeb · Mar 2026
The company announced a partnership with Beacon Health to support Medicare ACCESS cardiovascular care coordination and preventive heart-health management.
Empirical Health blog · Feb 2026
Empirical launched a desktop/web experience that lets users view biomarkers, heart-attack risk scores, message doctors, and schedule lab reviews.
PRWeb · Dec 2025
The company said it surpassed 100,000 patients, expanded to 30 states, and saw revenue grow 30x year over year in 2025.
Empirical Health · Dec 2025
Empirical published JETS, a wearable foundation model trained on 3 million person-days of wearable data and presented at NeurIPS TS4H workshop.
Jobs and careers at Empirical Health
9 jobs at Empirical Health
OB - Lead AI Engineer
Remote
Engineering
LATAM
1w ago
Remote
Full-time
SRX - Sr. Backend Engineer
On-site
Engineering
LATAM
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
LMZ - Sr Full Stack Engineer - Backend Oriented
On-site
Engineering
LATAM
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
LMZ - Business Process Automation Specialist
On-site
Engineering
LATAM
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Empirical - AI Strategist (Fractional or Full-time)
On-site
Engineering
LATAM
5mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Empirical - Freelance Talent Acquisition Partner (Commission-Based)
On-site
Talent Acquisition
LATAM
11mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Empirical - Fractional CTO (Remote - US or LATAM)
Remote
Engineering
US
1y ago
Remote
Contract
Empirical - Freelance Tech Interviewer
On-site
Engineering
LATAM
1y ago
On-site
Contract
Join Our Talent Pool – Future Opportunities
On-site
Talent Pool
LATAM
1y ago
On-site
Full-time