Healthcare

Malama Health

Website
Founded 2022Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Malama offers doula-led holistic support during and after pregnancy at no cost to patients. Malama is in-network with Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Kaiser, and several Medicaid Managed Care Plans.

Malama is backed by the Stanford d.school, Y Combinator (S22), Alpine Investors and more.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Mika Eddy

Founder

Mika is the co-founder and CEO of Malama Health, a maternal health company that delivers tech-enabled care for high risk perinatal conditions. Prior to Malama, Mika was the Director of Clinical Product Innovation at UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in the world. There, she worked on achieving cost savings of $200M through digital health initiatives. Mika received her BA in human biology and MS in management from Stanford University, where she met her co-founders, Orlando and Daniela.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Orlando Li

Founder

Orlando is the co-founder and CTO of Malama Health. Prior to Malama, he was a senior software engineer at Airbnb working on experiences. Orlando met his co-founder Mika 10 years ago while he was pursuing MS at UCLA.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
3team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2022 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Operating · 3 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The company website explicitly reports customer or user adoption. This is a source-based assessment of a company claim; scale and revenue are not independently verified.

Company website: home Checked 2026-09-23

Trusted by clinics, health systems, and Medicaid plans nationwide.

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