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decrease in all-cause mortality when patients reach goal-dose therapy within two weeks of discharge.
STRONG-HF · Mebazaa et al., Lancet 2022
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For patients like Arthur
Life-saving
heart
failure
therapies
exist.
Yet
almost
no one
is
on
the
full
regimen.
Nava Care is the AI-powered care team closing the gap between diagnosis and life-saving therapy.
Meet Arthur
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Meet Arthur
74. Grandfather of three. Recently discharged after his second heart failure admission this year.
“I just want to walk my dog without losing my breath. I want to be there for my granddaughter's graduation.”
- 2nd admission this year
- 12+ prescriptions to manage
- 60-day wait for cardiology
- Lives alone. Daughter checks in weekly.
The clinical opportunity
Four medications, taken together, change everything.
ARNi
Reduces the heart's workload.
β-blocker
Slows the heart, improves survival.
MRA
Prevents fluid buildup.
SGLT2i
Stabilizes the heart.
<100%
of heart failure patients are getting all four at the right doses.
Brownell 2021, Cardiac Failure Review
This is not a life science problem.
It's a care delivery problem.
In Arthur's words
Here's what happened to me.
A composite patient, drawn from our clinical experience, literature and conversations with our launch partner's cardiology team.
The hospital
Chapter 1 · The diagnosis
The doctor said I had an issue with my heart. He never said heart failure. He never said one in three. He never said there were four medicines that could change everything. That I was only started on two of the four medications I needed.
I figured if it was serious, he would've told me.
The pills
Chapter 2 · The pills I stopped
They sent me home with two new pills. After a week, one of them made me dizzy. I'm 74. I can't fall.
So I cut it in half. Then I stopped it. I never told anyone. The appointment to discuss it was three months out.
The scale I didn't own
Chapter 3 · The pounds I didn't see
I gained fifteen pounds and didn't know it. I don't own a scale.
I started sleeping on three pillows so I could breathe. Walking to the mailbox left me winded. I told myself I was just getting old.
2 a.m.
Chapter 4 · The 2 a.m. I'll never forget
One night I couldn't catch my breath. My daughter called 911. They pulled fluid out of my lungs.
The hospital sent me home with more prescriptions. They still didn't say it was heart failure. I missed our family cruise.
1
in
3
heart failure patients die within a year under usual care.
Jackson 2018 Circ Heart Fail; Kittipibul 2024 JACC HF.
“No one told me I had a disease deadlier than some of the worst cancers. No one told me I had agency to dramatically improve my chances with the right care.”
— Arthur, 74
In Arthur's words · with Nava Care
Here's what changes with Nava Care.
Built to help Arthur not only survive but thrive.
The first call
Chapter 1 · The first call
A nurse practitioner called me a few days after my diagnosis. She didn't read off a chart.
She asked me what I wanted to be doing a year from now. I told her: walking my dog. Watching my granddaughter graduate. She wrote it down.
The four medicines
Chapter 2 · The four medicines, explained
She actually said it: I have heart failure. Then she walked me through each of the four medicines. What it does. Why I need it.
She said the dizziness on day six is normal. We'll work through it together. We won't stop.
A team in my pocket
Chapter 3 · A team in my pocket
They mailed me a scale and a blood pressure cuff. Both connect on their own.
Some days I get a text. Some days a call. I've never gone a week without hearing from them. They watch over me, and are always in reach.
The 2 a.m. that didn't happen
Chapter 4 · The 2 a.m. that didn't happen
One Tuesday I gained four pounds in three days. They saw it before I did. By Wednesday morning my NP had adjusted my diuretic. By Thursday I felt better.
No ambulance. No ER. No missed cruise.
“The system barely kept me alive.
Nava Care helps me live.”
— Arthur, 74
What that feels like
A care team in your pocket.
Covered by insurance.
A real human.
A nurse practitioner that Arthur trusts, who is available when needed.
Always on.
Daily check-ins on weight, blood pressure, and symptoms. No app gymnastics.
Coordinated.
Works with Arthur's cardiologist. EMR-integrated. No new workflows.
Frictionless.
The team is one text or call away.
How we fly
NPs in the cockpit. AI agents scanning for turbulence.
Agents surface early warning signals so NPs intervene before the storm hits.
0×
panel sizes per NP
0×
patient touchpoints
0%
gross margin at scale
Paid for outcomes. Powered by AI.
Existing fee-for-service (FFS) codes make it budget-neutral for health system customer from day one. Performance bonuses on avoided admissions stack on top of a falling AI cost-to-serve curve.
Per patient per month
Fee-for-service
Performance revenue
COGS
Gross margin · ~70%
$117
More than a thesis
It's starting.
Launch partner
$0M+
Projected revenue run rate for initial launch markets.
$10M+ opportunity across all markets
- $400K already invested by partner's VC arm
- 1.5M+ lives empaneled to PCPs
- 300K+ lives under full risk
Why buy
- New VBC revenueCapture outcomes dollars on HF: admissions avoided, readmissions reduced, quality scores hit.
- Margin & case mixEvery avoided HF admission shortens LOS and frees beds for higher-margin electives.
- AccessCardiology new-patient waits drop from 7 weeks to 7 days.
Market
$0B
TAM for first Heart Failure use-case alone, growing 13%+ annually.
- Cardiovascular care is Medicare's largest spend category, $400B+ annually
- Heart Failure wedge use-case into broader cardiology
- Polychronic expansion: COPD, CKD, complex diabetes
Why now
- STRONG-HF (2022)Clinical model proven: 61% lower mortality with rapid GDMT.
- ASM 2027Mandatory CHF performance scoring for cardiologists. ±12% Part B.
- AI cost curve70% gross-margin care delivery now possible.
Budget-neutral to implement from day one.
Team
Built by people who've done this.
Vijay Vaidya, MD
CEO
- Practicing cardiologist
- ex-McKinsey
- ex-Radiology Partners exec
- ex-Access TeleCare exec
Jordan Gottlieb
CPO
- Healthcare AI product
- ex-Memora (acq. Commure)
- ex-Clover
- ex-Triage Consulting (acq. R1)
Vansi Vallabhaneni
CTO
- Healthcare engineering
- Former founder
- ex-Tia
- ex-Clover
Advisors
Ajay Vaidya, MDSection Chief, Heart Failure, Transplant and MCS, USC Keck
Eric Van Hornex-CGO Optum H&C; ex-President Landmark Health; SVP CareMore
Fundraise
$0M
SAFE, on top of $400K already committed by our strategic launch partner.
A 24-month runway to enroll 1,500+ patients, hit a $3M+ annual revenue run rate, and prove the clinical and economic case to every payer and health system in the country.
Learn moreWe're closing the gap between what works and what reaches patients.