
Pomelo Care is the national leader in evidence-based maternity care. Pomelo provides care and high-touch support for women during preconception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and for both mother and infant during their infant’s first year. Pomelo's care model consists of virtual, round-the-clock clinical care coupled with in-person doula care. This unique combination of national scale and on-the-ground community support is proven to address key medical, behavioral, and social factors that improve maternal and infant health. Through data science and machine learning, Pomelo identifies and manages risks to dramatically improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable costs. Pomelo works with employers and commercial and Medicaid health plans. To search career opportunities or to learn more, head to pomelocare.com.

Pomelo Care is the national leader in evidence-based maternity care. Pomelo provides care and high-touch support for women during preconception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and for both mother and infant during their infant’s first year. Pomelo's care model consists of virtual, round-the-clock clinical care coupled with in-person doula care. This unique combination of national scale and on-the-ground community support is proven to address key medical, behavioral, and social factors that improve maternal and infant health. Through data science and machine learning, Pomelo identifies and manages risks to dramatically improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable costs. Pomelo works with employers and commercial and Medicaid health plans. To search career opportunities or to learn more, head to pomelocare.com.
Sector: Virtual maternity, women's and children's healthcare
Founded: 2021
Headquarters: New York
Leadership: Founder & CEO: Marta Bralic Kerns
Recent funding: $46M Series B (Jun 2024); press release indicates $92M Series C (Jan 2026)
Model: 24/7 multispecialty virtual clinical care + in-person doula support
Maternal and child health; reducing preventable maternal and infant morbidity and associated costs.
2021
Hospitals and Health Care
$46M
Participation from Stripes, SV Angel, Operator Partners, BoxGroup, and angel investors including Adam Boehler and Puneet Singh.
$92M
Press release states valuation reached $1.7 billion.
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Pomelo Care is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, engineers and problem solvers who are passionate about improving care for moms and babies. We are transforming outcomes for pregnant people and babies with evidence-based pregnancy and newborn care at scale. Our technology-driven care platform enables us to engage patients early, conduct individualized risk assessments for poor pregnancy outcomes, and deliver coordinated, personalized virtual care throughout pregnancy, NICU stays, and the first postpartum year. We measure ourselves by reductions in preterm births, NICU admissions, c-sections and maternal mortality; we improve outcomes and reduce healthcare spend. What you'll do As a Software Engineer, You Will Be a Key Contributor To Your Team, Building And Refining The Technology That Underpins Pomelo’s Success. On Any Given Day, You May * Write clean, elegant code to ship new features and keep our platform humming * Collaborate on designing and implementing new systems that enable our clinical team to deliver personalized, data-driven care * Contribute to our new AI-powered tools, building agents that help our clinicians work more effectively and focus on the patient in front of them * Enhance our mobile experience, ensuring parents and families feel connected and supported throughout their journey * Work closely with product managers, designers and clinical staff to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions Who you are You’re An Enthusiastic And Collaborative Engineer Who Enjoys Solving Meaningful Problems. You Have a Knack For Finding Practical Solutions And Are Motivated By Seeing Your Work Have a Direct Impact On Users. In Particular, You * Have a strong foundation in computer science, typically from a bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent professional experience * Have at least two years of experience building and shipping high-quality software using languages like Java, C#, Kotlin, Python, Go, etc. * Have experience developing applications with modern front-end frameworks like React or Vue.js * Have experience delivering and maintaining software systems in a production environment * Are keeping up with trends in LLM coding agents to multiply your engineering impact * Enjoy tackling complex problems and avoid unnecessary complexity * Have prior experience in AI/ML, natural language processing or building agent-based systems * Have previously worked in a fast-paced, product-oriented environment Why you should join our team By joining Pomelo, you will get in on the ground floor of a fast-moving, well-funded, and mission-driven startup that always puts the patient first. You will learn, grow and be challenged -- and have fun with your team while doing it. We strive to create an environment where employees from all backgrounds are respected. We also offer: * Competitive healthcare benefits * Generous equity compensation * Unlimited vacation * Membership in the First Round Network (a curated and confidential community with events, guides, thousands of Q&A questions, and opportunities for 1-1 mentorship) At Pomelo, we are committed to hiring the best team to improve outcomes for all mothers and babies, regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of problems we face and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including but not limited to race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.