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Health Tech Startups in NYC: 15 Companies to Know (2026)
By Solomon Wiesen, editor. Updated October 2026. Editorial standards | How this site is funded
Fifteen health tech startups based in New York City, from virtual psychiatry and Medicaid care to billing and benefits software, with each company’s latest disclosed funding, checked October 2026.
- Q2 2026: NYC health tech raised $1.08B across 36 deals (AlleyWatch).
- Largest 2026 round: Talkiatry, $210M (February).
- Biggest themes: mental health networks, care navigation, and care for Medicaid and Medicare patients.
- Highest valuation on the list: Spring Health, $3.3B (2024).
NYC health tech in 2026
New York health tech startups raised $1.08 billion across 36 deals in the second quarter of 2026, about 12% of all city startup funding, according to AlleyWatch. The city’s strength is not medical devices but the business of health care: insurance navigation, billing, mental health networks and care for Medicaid and Medicare patients, built close to the insurers, hospital systems and employers headquartered here.
Largest 2026 funding rounds, NYC health tech startups
Disclosed rounds from January to October 2026, in millions of dollars. Mental health (Talkiatry, Grow Therapy) and care navigation (Rightway, Garner, Chapter) took the biggest checks.
15 health tech startups in New York City
Mental health
Talkiatry
NoMad, Manhattan
An in-network virtual psychiatry practice with about 800 psychiatrists, taking insurance rather than cash. It raised $210 million in February 2026 led by Perceptive Advisors.
Grow Therapy
Manhattan; founded 2020
A marketplace that helps therapists take insurance and helps patients find in-network care. It raised a $150 million Series D in March 2026.
Spring Health
NoMad, Manhattan
Mental health benefits sold through employers, with therapy, psychiatry and coaching. Its $100 million Series E in July 2024 valued it at $3.3 billion.
Headway
Hudson Square, Manhattan
Lets therapists join insurance networks and handles their billing. Its $100 million Series D in July 2024, led by Spark Capital, valued it at $2.3 billion.
Alma
New York City
A membership network that helps therapists in private practice accept insurance. Its $130 million Series D in 2022 brought total funding past $220 million.
Slingshot AI
New York City
Makes Ash, an AI therapy app built on a model trained for psychology. It raised more than $50 million in July 2025 led by Radical Ventures and Forerunner, for $93 million total.
Care delivery
Cityblock Health
Flatbush, Brooklyn; founded 2017
Primary, behavioral and social care for Medicaid and dual-eligible patients in low-income neighborhoods. It raised a $116 million Series E in August 2026 led by General Catalyst while agreeing to buy Homeward Health (AlleyWatch). Total funding is about $1 billion.
Ro
Manhattan; founded 2017
Direct-to-patient telehealth, best known now for GLP-1 weight-loss care. Its SEC filing from March 2021 reported $500 million sold; later rounds have been reported at a $7 billion valuation.
Nourish
New York City
Connects patients with registered dietitians covered by their insurance. It raised a $100 million Series C in May 2026, per AlleyWatch.
Navigation, benefits and billing
Garner Health
Gramercy, Manhattan; founded 2019
Uses claims data to steer employees on employer health plans to better doctors, and pays them back for using them. Its $100 million Series E in May 2026, led by Index Ventures, valued it at $2.74 billion.
Rightway
Meatpacking District, Manhattan; founded 2017
Pharmacy benefit management and care navigation for employers. Its September 2026 SEC filing reported $155 million sold.
Chapter
New York City
Helps people choose Medicare plans with licensed advisors and its own data. It raised a $100 million Series E in April 2026, per AlleyWatch.
Cedar
West Village, Manhattan; founded 2016
Patient billing and payment software used by hospital systems. Its 2021 SEC filing reported $268 million sold.
Tennr
New York City; founded 2021
AI that reads faxed referrals and intake paperwork and moves patients into scheduling. Its $101 million Series C in June 2025, led by IVP, valued it at $605 million.
Nomad Health
Midtown, Manhattan; founded 2015
A marketplace for travel nurses and other clinicians to find hospital assignments directly. Its December 2025 SEC filing reported $33.8 million sold.
Financing a health care business in NYC
Most health businesses in New York are practices, not venture startups: medical and dental offices, home care agencies, pharmacies and therapy groups. Health care and child care businesses received hundreds of SBA loans across the five boroughs since 2019. See the NYC SBA lender finder (filter by health care) and small business loans in NYC.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the biggest health tech companies in New York?
By funding, Cityblock Health (about $1 billion raised), Ro, Spring Health ($3.3 billion valuation), Garner Health ($2.74 billion) and Headway ($2.3 billion) are among the largest private ones.
How much did NYC health tech startups raise in 2026?
In Q2 2026 alone they raised $1.08 billion across 36 deals, according to AlleyWatch. Large 2026 rounds include Talkiatry ($210 million), Grow Therapy ($150 million) and Cityblock Health ($116 million).
Why are so many mental health startups in NYC?
New York has many employers and insurers that buy mental health benefits, and the biggest constraint in mental health is getting therapists paid by insurance, which is the problem Headway, Alma, Grow Therapy and Talkiatry solve.
Is Zocdoc still a startup?
Zocdoc, founded in 2007 and based in SoHo, is still private but is now a mature company rather than a startup by most definitions.
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