The startups receiving the latest investments from the Fund for Health seek to address workplace burnout and racial inequity in maternal care
Two new companies will each receive a $250,000 investment from the Penn Medicine-Wharton Fund for Health: Cayaba Care, a maternal health start-up, and On the Goga, a workplace well-being company.
“Both of these companies launched in Philadelphia and have a keen understanding of the issues here—and beyond the city—that they’re trying to remedy. Their respective efforts to improve maternal health and focus on mental health in the workplace are two issues close to our own efforts at Penn Medicine and are natural fits for the Fund,” says Ajeenah Amir, co-director for the Fund and director of Civic Engagement & Community Partnerships at Penn Medicine.
Cayaba Care seeks to address the racial maternal health equity gap by providing a platform that integrates community health workers and doulas into typical prenatal and maternity care.
“The Fund for Health’s support enables us to expand our holistic, community-centered maternity care in Philadelphia, ensuring more mothers receive the comprehensive support they deserve,” says Adaeze Enekwechi, founder of Cayaba Care.
