Teal Health is on a mission.
To provide women with the tools, access, and resources they need to make their own, informed decisions about their health — starting with cervical cancer screenings.
To get all women and people with a cervix screened for cervical cancer.
Our vision is to advance women's wellbeing by putting women, their preferences, and their experiences at the heart of everything we do.
Founders brought together by a shared passion for rewriting women's health, starting with cervical cancer screening.
Teal Health was founded by Kara Egan and Dr. Avnesh Thakor, uniting Dr. Thakor's medical research with Kara's two decades of health-tech leadership to solve a glaring problem: cervical cancer screening hasn't changed in 80+ years.
Kara, as CEO, has built Teal Health to deliver the modern, equitable healthcare experience women deserve.
The Innovation
Reimagined cervical cancer screening by developing the Teal Wand — an elegant, ergonomic, and intuitive self-collect device designed for a wide range of bodies.
The Platform
A seamless telehealth ecosystem built entirely around accessibility, clear communication, and honoring the patient experience.
The Purpose
To integrate essential healthcare into the modern woman's day, exactly when and how it's convenient for her.
A team built for what comes next
Caitrin Best
Mallory Walsh
Victor Su
Heidi Cajucom
We boldly champion the future women deserve
Expect Exceptional
Clinical-grade science, design that earns trust, care that feels human. We hold a high bar.
Elevate Women
We design with, and for women. Their preferences, experiences, and feedback shape our decisions.
Learning, everyday
We listen and we iterate. The work of women's health is never finished and we treat it that way.
Hear from Kara on why screening had to change
Rigorous research, peer-reviewed and publicly available.
Teal Health was built on more than a decade of self-collection science and validated through SELF-CERV, a nationwide clinical trial conducted with leading academic medical centers.
Investors who believe women's health deserves better
Serena Ventures
Emerson Collective
Forerunner
Metrodora
Labcorp
Equity, Inclusivity, and Access
All people deserve access to high-quality, judgment-free, and individually tailored healthcare. Our current product offering is designed for people assigned female at birth, and we look forward to serving patients of all different ethnicities, genders, races, sexual orientations, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, abilities, and religions.
Take five minutes for yourself.
See if at-home cervical cancer screening with the Teal Wand is right for you.