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CrowdMed harnesses the wisdom of crowds to solve difficult medical…
CrowdMed is an innovative healthcare startup harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help solve complicated medical cases more quickly and efficiently. The company offers individuals, insurance providers, and self-insured corporate customers the ability to reduce their healthcare costs without compromising care. Based in San Francisco, CA, CrowdMed is backed by NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, SV Angel, Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator. The company's advisors have founded and run some the world’s most successful online healthcare companies including WebMD. CrowdMed graduated from Y Combinator's Winter 2013 class, and was officially launched during the TEDMED 2013 conference in Washington DC. Visit www.crowdmed.com for more information.
CrowdMed is a platform that crowdsources medical case solving by inviting a community of medical detectives to review patient cases and provide diagnostic and treatment suggestions. It positions itself as getting patients on the right path to a cure, with a 7-day free trial and global case solving.
Patients submit their case via an online questionnaire detailing medical history, symptoms, and personal story. The CrowdMed community of medical detectives reviews the case and provides a post-case report with top diagnostic and solution suggestions to bring to a physician. The site also advertises automated marketing software features and an API, suggesting integrations and automation in other contexts, plus 7-day free access and HSA/FSA eligibility.
Who it’s for: Patients seeking second opinions or diagnostic ideas; families and individuals with complex medical cases; healthcare providers who may refer patients for CrowdMed's crowd-based insights.
Explicit pricing plans and trial offers; mentions of 12K happy customers (on page), staging environment note, and ongoing marketing automation features suggest some traction and ongoing product development.
Managing Partner at Rebel Fund, a seed-stage venture fund that invests exclusively in Y Combinator startups. The fund’s investment decisions are supported by a handful of top YC alumni called Rebel Partners, founders of multi-billion dollar tech companies who support Rebel while running their companies full-time. Executive Chairman of CrowdMed (W13) which harnesses ‘the wisdom of crowds’ to solve difficult medical cases online. The company is backed by top-tier Silicon Valley venture funds.
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