Healthcare startup Hero lands $12 mln Series A
Summary
The inspiration for Hero stems from Founder and CEO Kal Vepuri’s own experience of caring for his mother who, even as a highly-organized, top-tier physician, struggled to adhere to her complex medication regimen following a very severe cardiac procedure and challenging recovery.Vepuri said, “I knew we could develop Hero to ease the daily burden of managing multiple medications, provide reliable support to caregivers, and address the obstacles of a challenged healthcare system.”This pervasive and growing problem directly results in the deaths of more than 125,000 Americans each year (similar in magnitude to Stroke or Alzheimer’s), and burdens more than 45 million unpaid family caregivers in the U.S. today.At its core, Hero is a people-first company — relentlessly pursuing innovative technology to directly solve the most challenging wellness problems with user-centric, frictionless solutions for those who need them.A seed-stage angel investor in Warby Parker, Allbirds, Sweetgreen, ClassPass, Color Genomics, Oscar, Quip, Mirror and over 125 other companies, Vepuri has worked to develop an affordable, accessible and scalable product for caregivers and patients, everywhere.