Vital Start Health, co-founded by John Chuo, MD, MSBI, Chief Scientific Officer, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Penn Medicine, and Neonatal Quality Officer at CHOP, is dedicated to advancing family well-being across the lifespan for women and their partners through its virtual mental health clinic.
Vital Start Health is initially focused on the family building journey from preconception to postpartum, and offers services that also support healthy aging beyond maternity to include menopause and oncology behavioral health. The company announced a strategic partnership with Philips and won a Round 3 Catalyst Seed R&D Grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology in October 2024. The company was also selected for the Well4Tech FemTech cohort and Tech4Eva Global FemTech accelerator, competed in the 2024 IGNITE Golden Ticket competition in Baltimore, and exhibited at HLTH 2024 conference.