Anja Health Raises $4.5M Seed Funding Round To Make Cord Blood Stem Cell Banking Accessible And Affordable For All

05/09/22, 9:34 AM

Location

los angeles

Money raised

$4.5 million

Round Type

seed

Anja Health, the personalized doctor-backed cord blood banking company, today announced a $4.5M seed funding round led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six with participation from Harvest Ventures and Crista Galli Ventures, in addition to prominent athletes and executives including Aly Raisman, Cleo Abram, Chris Ovitz, Balaji Srinivisan, Zachariah Reitano – CEO and founder of Ro, and Tim Lenardo – CEO and founder of JetFuel. Through this strategic investment, Anja Health will accelerate its mission to make cord blood stem cell banking more accessible and affordable for all – regardless of race, socioeconomic status or income. The company will use the new financing to bolster its executive team, drive strategic growth, and continue to foster its community and reach and inform all parents-to-be.

Company Info

Company

Anja Health

Location

los angeles, california, united states

Additional Info

Personalized doctor-backed cord blood bank that freezes umbilical cord and placenta's stem cells for future disease treatment purposes. Anja Health creates accessible health care for new moms through their affordable cord blood banking packages starting at $35 a month. Founder Kathryn Cross launched Anja Health after her own personal experience where cord blood banking could have saved her brother after being diagnosed at a very young age with cerebral palsy. Anja manual processing leads to almost 25% more stem cells being recovered and up to 80% less red blood cells contaminating the sample. All providers have over 50 years of experience processing blood products and they are FDA approved and AABB accredited lab storage. For more information about Anja Health, please visit online at www.anjahealth.com, on Instagram @anja.health or Tiktok KathrynAnja. SOURCE Anja Health