Wellth Announces $20M Series B for Continued Growth of Behavioral Science-Based Platform

Why don’t we do what we’re “supposed to do” when it comes to our health?  Written by Matt Loper, Co-Founder and CEO at Wellth and originally posted on Wellth’s website. I’ve seen so much unnecessary pain caused simply because we often don’t do the things we know we “should”. In my own family, my Uncle Roy struggled to manage his type 2 diabetes—he constantly missed doctor appointments, failed to take his medications, and never checked his blood sugars. He knew he should do all of these things—he even wanted and intended to—but he seemingly never could follow through. Uncle Roy spent years on dialysis and passed away after having a stroke in 2015. Seeing him struggle with managing his condition was the inspiration behind Wellth, which I cofounded with our CTO, Alec Zopf. Uncle Roy’s story is not unique; the individual behaviors that people with chronic conditions perform on a daily basis are the most important determinant of future health outcomes. Last year, we had the privilege of helping 23,452 patients complete millions of daily care behaviors. Each member has their own unique sets of life challenges, conditions, and behaviors, but we all share the same universal human psychology. By understanding the personalized motivation that each member needs to change behaviors—and by helping train these behaviors into lasting habits—we’ve been able to help people from all walks of life dramatically improve their health outcomes. We’ve been abl...
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