Delfina Closes $17 Million Series A

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass"><span class&equals;"xn-location">SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Delfina Care&comma; a healthcare technology company solving the maternal health crisis with an AI-powered care system&comma; announced the successful close of its <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;17 million<&sol;span> Series A funding round led by U&period;S&period; Venture Partners &lpar;USVP&rpar;&period; The investment underscores Delfina&&num;8217&semi;s rapid progress in its mission to transform pregnancy care by delivering equitable access to individualized insights and integrated systems that improve health outcomes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"xn-location">The United States<&sol;span> is facing a maternal health crisis&period; In 2021&comma; the maternal mortality rate was 32&period;9 deaths per 100&comma;000 live births—more than double that of other high-income countries&period; Black women face a maternal mortality rate nearly three times higher than white women and a preterm birth rate 1&period;4 times higher&period; Tackling this crisis requires better access to quality maternal care and addressing social determinants of health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delfina&&num;8217&semi;s AI-powered maternal health platform addresses these challenges by combining award-winning predictive analytics&comma; tailored interventions&comma; and closed-loop connection &lpar;through data&rpar; between the patient and their primary prenatal care provider to improve outcomes for moms and babies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Delfina&&num;8217&semi;s evidence-based approach has demonstrated measurable success for maternal and infant health&period; Delfina partners have observed reductions in preterm births&comma; NICU admissions&comma; hypertensive disorders&comma; and gestational diabetes—the leading causes of preterm births&comma; maternal morbidity&comma; and mortality&period; Based on these improved outcomes&comma; Delfina guarantees 3X cost savings for health plans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This funding marks a significant milestone in Delfina&&num;8217&semi;s fulfillment of our mission to solve the national maternal health crisis&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Senan Ebrahim<&sol;span>&comma; MD&comma; PhD&comma; CEO and Founder of Delfina&period; &&num;8220&semi;We are grateful for the support of our investors and partners who share our commitment to improving outcomes for moms and babies&period; With this capital&comma; Delfina will accelerate serving diverse populations&comma; scale our impact nationally&comma; and evolve our market-leading AI-powered predictive technology to continue delivering proven results for our partners nationwide&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Since we transformed our practice with <span class&equals;"xn-person">Delfina Care<&sol;span>&comma; we have seen the positive impact on our pregnant patients&&num;8217&semi; care every day&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Fatimah Lalani<&sol;span>&comma; DO&comma; Chief Medical Officer of HOPE Clinic in <span class&equals;"xn-location">Houston&comma; Texas<&sol;span>&period; &&num;8220&semi;We see many patients whose cardiovascular and metabolic challenges we can now proactively manage thanks to Delfina&&num;8217&semi;s insights&period; Our clinicians have been empowered by Delfina&&num;8217&semi;s system to efficiently provide a new level of proactive care for healthy pregnancy outcomes&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;