CareMessage

All people achieve equitable health outcomes

Fully distributed

There is no central office. All members of the team work remotely.

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📍San Francisco, California, United States

CareMessage

About CareMessage

CareMessage is the largest patient engagement platform for underserved populations in the United States.

What CareMessage is building

CareMessage power the care for more than 7 million underserved patients at over 300 safety net organizations nationwide who receive timely healthcare information, preventive care reminders, appointment reminders, local resources, and health coaching through interactive voice and text messaging.

Technologies used at CareMessage

Back-end (5)

Front-end (1)

Ruby

Python

AWS

PostgreSQL

Docker

Company culture

Empathy

We believe all individuals deserve equitable access to healthcare. To do our best work for our patients we must treat each other with care, create an inclusive environment for all team members, and prioritize our own wellbeing.

Collaboration

We're one team and we all win or lose together. As an all-remote team, we prioritize honest feedback that enables us all to continue growing.

Funding rounds

Total Funding

$19.4M

Last funding round type

Grant

Company type

Non-profit

CareMessage news and updates

CareMessage recognized as Best Tech Workplace for Diversity finalist at 8th Annual 2022 Timmy Awards

CareMessage has been announced as a Best Tech Workplace for Diversity finalist for the 8th Annual 2022 Timmy Awards, a celebration of the very best in tech employers, startups and leaders.

Sep 23, 2022 | caremessage.org

Five Tech Nonprofit Entrepreneurs Who Made A Big Impact In 2021

For underserved communities, access to key health information can save lives. This is especially true in the midst of a global pandemic. Uniting her engineering background and experience growing up in a low-income immigrant household, Cecilia Corral co-founded CareMessage to drive positive health outcomes for communities through accessible technology.

Dec 21, 2021 | Forbes

CareMessage raises $6M for text-based patient outreach platform

CareMessage, a nonprofit, operates a technology platform that allows medical providers to connect with those patients via SMS messages to send things like appointment reminders, personalized information about their health problems, and reminders to check their glucose levels.

Jan 22, 2015 | VentureBeat

Y Combinator Startup CareMessage Takes Health Care To Low-Income Patients

The Y Combinator-incubated CareMessage is tackling a costly challenge in the health care system: how to keep in regular contact with patients and improve the information and knowledge that patients receive.

May 10, 2014 | Forbes