
AfroHealth is a company addressing the critical long-term care (LTC) staffing shortage in the United States by providing specialized training programs and seamless placement opportunities for aspiring healthcare professionals across Africa. The company offers comprehensive training in high-demand healthcare roles such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Medication Aide, Rehabilitation Technician, Behavioral Health Aide, Home Health Aide, and Wound Care Specialist. AfroHealth combines AI with a human-centered approach through a hybrid learning model that includes live virtual sessions with industry experts, achieving a 95% exam pass rate. They facilitate immigration assistance and job placement services, partnering with over 20 healthcare providers to offer immediate job opportunities in the U.S. The company is backed by Google and Techstars and is based in Austin, Texas, USA. AfroHealth's business model includes training, certification, immigration assistance, and staffing services, creating a sustainable pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals to meet the growing demand in the U.S. and Canada.

AfroHealth is a company addressing the critical long-term care (LTC) staffing shortage in the United States by providing specialized training programs and seamless placement opportunities for aspiring healthcare professionals across Africa. The company offers comprehensive training in high-demand healthcare roles such as Certified Nursing Assistant, Medication Aide, Rehabilitation Technician, Behavioral Health Aide, Home Health Aide, and Wound Care Specialist. AfroHealth combines AI with a human-centered approach through a hybrid learning model that includes live virtual sessions with industry experts, achieving a 95% exam pass rate. They facilitate immigration assistance and job placement services, partnering with over 20 healthcare providers to offer immediate job opportunities in the U.S. The company is backed by Google and Techstars and is based in Austin, Texas, USA. AfroHealth's business model includes training, certification, immigration assistance, and staffing services, creating a sustainable pipeline of skilled healthcare professionals to meet the growing demand in the U.S. and Canada.
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Business model: Train healthcare workers in Africa and place them with U.S. long-term care employers (training + immigration assistance + staffing)
Programs offered: CNA, Home Health Aide, Medication Aide, Rehabilitation Technician, Behavioral Health Aide, Wound Care Specialist
Claims: 95% exam pass rate; partnerships with 20+ healthcare providers; access to 10,000+ job openings
Backers / accelerators: Google and Techstars (stated)
Long-term care staffing shortages in the United States
Healthcare staffing / workforce training
“Backed by Google and Techstars (stated); Crunchbase lists Google for Startups involvement and a non-equity assistance event”