PHILADELPHIA— Two new companies will each receive $250,000 from the Penn Medicine-Wharton Fund for Health: Cayaba Care, a prenatal health startup, and On the Goga , an occupational health company.
“Both of these companies started in Philadelphia and have a deep understanding of the issues here and outside of the city that they are trying to fix. Their respective efforts to improve maternal health and focus on mental health in the workplace is two of the most important aspects of our efforts at Penn Medicine and a natural fit for the Fund,” says Ajeenah Amir, co-director of the Fund and director of Civic Engagement. & Public Relations at Penn Medicine.
Cayaba Care seeks to address the racial gap in maternal health by providing a platform that connects community health workers and doulas to common prenatal and postnatal care.
Adaeze Enekwechi, founder of Cayaba Care, says: “The Health Fund’s support enables us to expand our community-based prenatal care in Philadelphia, ensuring that more mothers receive the support they need. those who are suitable.
Ho Goga was founded to combat burnout at work by providing a “Wellbeing Hub” and training sessions designed to better deal with psychological problems at work. Anna Greenwald, founder and CEO of On the Goga, says: “This investment empowers us to address social issues such as stress and mental health, helping to create healthier workplaces, that are more connected throughout Philadelphia.”
Launched in 2021, the Health Fund invests in startups that want to impact health practices in Philadelphia and beyond. With the addition of On the Goga and Cayaba Care, the Fund has invested in nine companies.
“Moving forward, we will continue to look for founders of investment opportunities that will increase the local impact on the determinants of public life,” Amir says. “There are many entrepreneurs who are driving good practices for the benefit of their communities, and we want to find them and support them.”
Amir was recently named co-director of the Health Fund and will co-lead the program with co-director Rajith Sebastian, Head of Impact Investing in the Department of Environment, Society and Governance at the Wharton School. A native of Philadelphia, Amir served as Penn Medicine’s director of Civic and Community Partnerships for more than three years and previously served as director of the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office of Public Engagement, among other roles city government.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading medical institutions, dedicated to activities related to medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. This organization has University of Pennsylvania Health System and of Penn Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicinewas founded in 1765 as the country’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation’s top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, and has been awarded $550 million in fiscal year 2022. Home to a proud history of “first “in medicine, Penn Medicine teams pioneered the discoveries and processes that have shaped modern medicine, including recent advances such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s nursing facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey coast. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the first public hospital, founded in 1751. Buildings and businesses Additional partners include Good Shepherd Penn Partners. , Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion technology-driven enterprise with more than 49,000 talented employees.
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