Ahara Raises $10M+ in Seed Funding

Julie Wainwright, Co-founder and CEO of AHARA
Julie Wainwright, Co-founder and CEO of AHARA

Ahara, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a food-first personalized nutrition solution, raised $10M+ in Seed funding.

The round was led by Greycroft with participation from Headline, SHAKTI, Dr. Samuel Jampolis, Co-founder Wainwright, and Sandy Sholl.

The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach.

Led by CEO Julie Wainwright, Ahara provides personalized nutrition for optimal health and longevity. Leveraging scientific, evidence-based research, combined with users’ personal data, its proprietary algorithm provides personalized recommendations for food and supplements. Its key features include:

  • An individual’s health data collected from a proprietary, scientifically based questionnaire and at-home tests for genetic, epigenetic, and biomarkers.
  • Custom health focus options including heart, gut, brain, metabolic, aging, or immune; a performance option will follow in 2024.
  • Personalized nutrition plans featuring nutrient-specific meals, recipes, shopping lists, and dining-out menu-scan to ensure an individual gets the right nutrients whenever and wherever they eat.
  • Results and measurable improvement tracking through quarterly and annual retesting, and reduction of symptoms.
  • AI features maximize learnings from app engagement and data tracking to better understand users’ unique eating patterns.
  • 1:1 support from nutrition experts for Premium level members.

FinSMEs

06/06/2023