Adding 1 billion years of healthy lifespan to humanity.
Based in San Francisco, Clara is built by a team of healthcare veterans, clinicians, and technologists who've spent their careers making healthcare better, and believe AI is the key to unlocking the next leap.
The founding team built and scaled Circle Medical to over $100M in revenue, and built the clinical engines behind Hims and Hers, Wheel and GoodRX, and designed consumer experiences at Meta and Uber.
Team
George Favvas
Cofounder and CEO
George is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience building technology products. He previously co-founded and led Circle Medical as CEO for a decade, growing it into one of the largest virtual primary care practices in the U.S. Under George’s leadership the company grew to over $100M in annual revenue and profitable with only $12M in primary capital. George has advised and invested in numerous startups and taught product management.
Caitlin Swift, Nurse Practitioner
Cofounder and Chief Clinical & Operations Officer
Caitlin is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who brings both clinical expertise and operational leadership to Clara. She earned her Master’s in Family Nursing from Thomas Jefferson University and has spent six years at Circle Medical, most recently as GM & VP Clinical Operations where she scaled operations and the provider network of 425 while overseeing quality and clinical compliance. Prior to Circle Medical she was a primary care nurse practitioner at JumpstartMD.
Brendan Levy, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Brendan Levy is a board-certified family medicine physician and one of the most prolific physician entrepreneurs in the country. Medical groups he has founded have anchored health tech companies generating over $20 billion in combined market capitalization. He founded and was CEO at HeyDoc (YC S17). The technology he developed for Hims & Hers was later commercialized by Wheel, HeyDoc (YC S17), where he was cofounder and CEO prior to its acquisition by GoodRx. Brendan stayed on post IPO as Chief Medical Officer.
Zeeshan Ahmed
Cofounder & Head of Design
Zee is a product designer and design leader with deep experience across multiple industries including ad-tech, ride-hailing, health-tech, and food delivery. He previously worked at Meta on the Instagram Retail Ads team, simplifying ad experiences across feeds and stories. Prior to that, he was a senior product designer at Circle Medical, where he led product strategy and design for the company’s clinical tools. Before that, he led the design team at Careem, shaping the product experience as it scaled to over 40 million users across the Middle East and leading to an acquisition by Uber (NYSE:Uber). At Clara, Zee brings his passion for human-centered design to every aspect of the patient and provider experience, making healthcare feel intuitive, accessible, and trustworthy.
Cuauhtli Padilla
Cofounder & CTO
Cuau is a technology leader with deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and hardware engineering. He founded Veloz, an agentic coding startup, and previously co-founded Sunu (YC S17), an award-winning assistive technology company that built sonar wristbands helping blind and visually impaired people navigate the world, earning recognition from MIT Technology Review. A two-time patent holder and veteran of YC and Techstars, Cuau brings a rare combination of software, hardware, and AI expertise to Clara’s engineering efforts.
Sarah Rhodes, Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Sarah is a nurse practitioner who brings hands-on clinical experience to Clara’s care team. With a background in acute care and virtual health, she works directly with patients while helping shape how AI tools can enhance — rather than replace — the provider-patient relationship. Sarah’s frontline perspective ensures that Clara’s technology is built around what clinicians and patients actually need.