Wally Health is a technology company.
Wally Health has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Wally Health has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Wally Health is a membership-based dental care startup offering unlimited preventive dental services for $249 per year, including cleanings, diagnostics, check-ups, and whitening, delivered through studios in New York and New Jersey and a digital platform.[1][2][6][7] It serves frustrated patients tired of traditional dentistry's high costs, insurance complexities, long waits, and overtreatment, solving core problems like unnecessary drilling (e.g., reversing early cavities with Curodont™ without drills) and lack of prevention focus via a value-based, out-of-network model.[1][2][4][5][7] With strong early growth—3,000 members, 2,000 five-star Google reviews, and an NPS of 78 (vs. traditional dentists' 1)—Wally pivoted from SaaS for dentists to direct-to-patient clinics, proving demand with 500 pre-signups and rapid studio launches.[1][2][6]
Wally Health was co-founded by CEO Tyler Burnett and Stipe Latkovic, driven by personal frustrations with the dental system.[3][4][6] Tyler, a serial entrepreneur from Canada with exits in digital out-of-home media and fintech, received a treatment plan for eight fillings when only one was needed, sparking the idea to reinvent oral care like "Hims & Hers for dental."[3][6] Stipe, from a fast-growing Boston software firm and PayPal where he led critical projects, brought tech expertise.[4] As former patients and clinicians burned by insurance "gotchas," high costs, and profit-driven procedures, they launched Wally to prioritize prevention, affordability, and simplicity, ditching insurance for direct membership access.[1][2][5] Early traction came from a two-day pilot with 500 signups, evolving from dentist SaaS to plug-and-play clinics launched in 24 hours for $100–200K each.[6]
Wally rides the direct-to-consumer healthcare trend, disrupting dentistry's outdated, insurance-dominated model (unchanged in 50 years) with tech-enabled, subscription-based primary care akin to Hims & Hers or One Medical.[2][3][6] Timing aligns with rising consumer rejection of insurance complexities and overtreatment, amplified by post-pandemic demand for convenient, virtual-hybrid care amid $22B in preventable procedures.[1][2] Market forces like value-based care shifts and tech adoption (e.g., AI diagnostics, no-drill biotech) favor Wally, positioning it to scale nationally from its NYC/NJ base, influencing ecosystems by attracting top dentists out-of-network and proving scalable clinic models for other specialties.[4][6]
Wally's momentum—rapid clinic rollout, stellar reviews, and proven economics—sets it up for coast-to-coast expansion, targeting millions frustrated by traditional dentistry.[1][6] Trends like preventive biotech, tele-dentistry growth, and insurance avoidance will accelerate its path, potentially adding SaaS elements for more dentists while influencing hybrid care standards. As the "future of dental care," Wally could redefine oral health from reactive fixes to proactive smiles, scaling its $249 model to challenge incumbents and delight the underserved.
Wally Health has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Wally Health's investors include 8VC, Atomic, Stellar Capital, UpHonest Capital, Mark Wahlberg.
Wally Health has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in February 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2023 | $3.0M Seed | 8VC, Atomic, Stellar Capital, UpHonest Capital, Mark Wahlberg |