Virta Health offers a remote, nutrition‑first care model that creates personalized metabolic plans—The Virta Method™—to help adults with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, or obesity lose weight and reduce or eliminate diabetes medications.
Funding
$133M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, and obesity affect a large portion of the adult population, leading to high medical costs, medication dependence, and reduced quality of life. Traditional care often focuses on symptom management rather than addressing the underlying metabolic dysfunction.
Solution
Virta Health delivers a nutrition‑first, remotely delivered care model that targets the root causes of metabolic disease. Members receive a personalized nutrition plan—The Virta Method™—tailored to their individual metabolism, allowing them to eat until full without calorie counting. The program is supported by a digital platform that provides continuous biomarker monitoring (weight, blood glucose, ketones) and connects users with certified health coaches and medical providers for ongoing guidance. Clinical evidence shows that participants achieve significant weight loss, HbA1c reductions, and medication reductions, enabling many to reverse diabetes and sustain healthier lifestyles.
Target Audience
Primary customers are adults with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, or obesity who seek a clinically validated, remote program to lose weight and reduce or eliminate diabetes medications. The service is also offered to health plans and employers looking to improve metabolic health outcomes for their members.
Features
- Personalized nutrition plans based on each member’s metabolic profile, emphasizing whole foods, healthy fats, vegetables, and protein
- Integrated digital health kit (scale, blood glucose and ketone meter) that syncs data to the Virta app for real‑time feedback
- Dedicated health coaches and medical providers who deliver proactive, remote support through the app
- Continuous monitoring of key biomarkers with automated alerts and adjustments to the nutrition plan
- Evidence‑backed outcomes: average 13 % weight loss, 3 % HbA1c reduction, and 59 % reduction in diabetes medications after one year
- Compatibility with GLP‑1 therapies and accommodation of diverse dietary restrictions (vegetarian, vegan, gluten‑free, etc.)