Culina Health, the digital platform that makes clinical nutrition care inclusive and accessible for everyone, announced today that it has raised a $7.9 million Series A funding round on the strength of 117 percent year-over-year growth and exceptional patient engagement and clinical outcomes.

The round, which brought Culina Health's total capital raised to $20 million, was led by Healthworx, the innovation and investment arm of CareFirst. The investment underscores Healthworx's commitment to the company, following a 2022 investment that made Culina Health the first and only digital nutrition company to be backed by a strategic payer. Additional participation in the round includes Rethink Impact, Collab Capital, Collide Capital, Vamos Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Cake Ventures, and GW Ventures. With this new capital, Culina Health will expand its offerings to support dietitians and patients, implement new AI platforms to improve care efficiency, and enhance its leadership with key hires.

Culina Health believes everyone deserves quality nutrition advice from a credentialed expert. Culina is on a mission to make clinical nutrition accessible and sustainable for all so that nobody has to turn to chatGPT, search engines, and social media influencers for important information about their health. They pair patients with registered dietitians for personalized, one-on-one virtual nutrition care that is science-based, inclusive, and culturally competent while coordinating care with referring providers to benefit patients. Culina Health offers non-judgmental, sustainable, and multilingual support that honors all patient body sizes and backgrounds.