Teal Health is 
on a mission

Mission

To get all women and people with a cervix screened for cervical cancer.

Vision

Our vision is to advance women’s wellbeing by putting women, their preferences, and their experiences at the heart of everything we do.

Our Story

Teal Health was founded by 

Dr. Avnesh Thakor and Kara Egan.

Brought together by a mutual friend because of their shared passion for driving change in health and equity.

Together, they reimagined 

Dr. Thakor’s initial self-collect
prototype into the beautiful Teal Wand – an ergonomically designed screening device for a broad range of bodies and health literacy levels – and developed a women’s telehealth platform centered around accessibility, engagement, and honoring a woman’s experience.

Shocked by the lack of innovation in the 80+ year old cervical cancer screening process, Dr. Avnesh Thakor, Associate Professor at Stanford University, was driven to revolutionize the process using his experience across medical disciplines and research.

Kara Egan’s 20 year career in finance, health, and technology has shaped Teal Health into the telehealth platform women deserve.

By using the best

technology and
communication channels,
Teal is focussed on ensuring
it works seamlessly into the modern woman’s day, when and how it’s convenient for her.

Through groundbreaking innovations like the Teal WandTM, Teal Health is rewriting the narrative of women's healthcare for generations to come.

Our Story

Teal Health was founded by 

Dr. Avnesh Thakor and Kara Egan.

Brought together by a mutual friend because of their shared passion for driving change in health and equity.

Together, they reimagined 

Dr. Thakor’s initial self-collect
prototype into the beautiful Teal Wand – an ergonomically designed screening device for a broad range of bodies and health literacy levels – and developed a women’s telehealth platform centered around accessibility, engagement, and honoring a woman’s experience.

Shocked by the lack of innovation in the 80+ year old cervical cancer screening process, Dr. Avnesh Thakor, Associate Professor at Stanford University, was driven to revolutionize the process using his experience across medical disciplines and research.

Kara Egan’s 20 year career in finance, health, and technology has shaped Teal Health into the telehealth platform women deserve.

By using the best 

technology and 

communication channels 

Teal focuses on the women’s 

experience and works seamlessly into the modern woman’s day, when and how it’s convenient for her.

Through groundbreaking innovations like the Teal Wand, Teal Health is rewriting the narrative of women's healthcare for generations to come.

Backed by the best

“Solving massive and critical health issues requires innovative solutions with expertise across the entire healthcare landscape. Teal understands the complexity and is well positioned to take on the challenge through its dynamic team and strategic partner base.”

Chelsea Clinton
Metrodora

Backed by the best

“There is no shortage of reasons for wanting to improve on the traditional healthcare system, but one unequivocal truth is that many healthcare experiences are not built with the end consumer as the primary customer. Teal Health is a prime example of how a dramatically better healthcare experience can mean dramatically better adherence, quality of care, and outcomes.”

Nicole Johnson
Forerunner

Backed by the best

At Serena Ventures, we believe in investing in companies that can transform people's lives through greater access and equity — women's health is a prime example. I know firsthand how systems aren’t set up adequately to serve all. This is why we are excited to partner with Teal, creating innovative products that will transform the way women receive life saving preventative care.

Serena Williams
Serena Ventures

COMPANY Values

We boldly champion the future women deserve.

Expect Exceptional

Elevate Women

Learning, everyday

Our Growing Team

Kara Egan
CEO & Co-Founder
Ave Thakor, MD, PhD
Co-Founder
Liz Swenson, MD, FACOG, MSCP
Medical Director & OBGYN
Trena Depel
VP of Clinical, Regulatory & Quality
Polina Segalova, PhD
Head of Product
Victor Su
Head of Engineering
Alex Millie
Head of Operations
Mallory Walsh
Head of Marketing & Communications
Lisa Santos
Product Marketing
Charlie Mouton
Product Designer
Deepa Thakor, MD
Family Practice Medical Advisor
Anish Dhungel
Software Engineer
Elizabeth McDonald
Chief of Staff
Cate Curran
Quality Assurance
Meghna Mukherjee, PhD
Researcher
Jennifer Godbout, MD, FACOG
OBGYN
Joseph DeSimone, ME, PhD
Board Member

Equity, Inclusivity, and Access

Healthcare for All

All people deserve access to high-quality, judgment-free, and individually tailored healthcare. Our current product offering is designed for people assigned female at birth, and we look forward to serving patients of all different ethnicities, genders, races, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, abilities, and religions.

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