Endo Health, a Silicon Valley-based digital healthcare startup, announced on the 26th that it has secured investment from General Catalyst, one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital firms. With the vision of “extending the average human lifespan by one year,” Endo Health offers innovative solutions in metabolic and chronic disease management by integrating healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI), and gamification. The service is currently in beta testing and is scheduled for official launch in the first half of 2025.

This latest investment follows an earlier one from Crew Capital in early 2024. Endo Health has garnered attention in the global healthcare market by securing funding from two top-tier Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and General Catalyst.

General Catalyst, a global venture capital leader with assets under management exceeding $30 billion (KRW 40 trillion), has been actively investing in healthcare and AI. The firm recently made headlines by launching a new $7.5 billion (KRW 10 trillion) fund. Since its establishment in 2000, General Catalyst has supported major U.S. tech startups, including Airbnb, Instacart, and Snap. The firm also played a critical role in the success of Livongo, a company specializing in chronic disease management. Endo Health is General Catalyst’s first investment in a team founded by Koreans.

Ryu Il-han, co-founder of Endo Health, emphasized the company’s commitment to innovation, saying, “Endo Health is focused on transforming user experiences rather than simply collecting healthcare data.” CEO Hee-sang Yoon added, “As General Catalyst’s first investment in a Korean-founded startup, we are determined to create a company that will make history in the consumer healthcare market with a sense of purpose.”
Endo Health’s founding team brings expertise from diverse fields, including medicine, AI, and gaming. CEO Hee-sang Yoon, a graduate of Yonsei University College of Medicine, previously worked as an AI product leader for three years at Thingsflow, an AI content subsidiary of Krafton. Co-founder Ryu Il-han, also from Thingsflow, led various AI-based technology teams, including serving as the tech lead for the couple messaging app ‘Between’. Co-founder Chanwoo Park is a Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has authored more than 10 AI-related academic papers.