GLP-1s have changed the game — but what happens next? On October 29th, the MIT Club of Northern California brings together top voices in clinical care and digital health to explore the real-world lessons of the GLP-1 revolution: 💊 How can results last after medication stops? 🥦 Why nutrition and behavior still matter most? 💸 Who should pay — and how much? Featuring Simon Hayhurst, CPO at Virta Health, and leaders shaping the future of metabolic care. Reserve your seat for an evening of insight, debate, and connection → https://lnkd.in/eBdi6KAe #VirtaHealth #GLP1 #MetabolicHealth #HealthcareLeadership
Virta Health
Hospitals and Health Care
Denver, CO 58,446 followers
Virta is the leader in diabetes reversal and sustainable weight loss with a nutrition first approach.
About us
Helping people achieve sustainable weight loss and reverse type 2 diabetes through personalized, science-backed nutrition. We partner with employers and health plans to deliver real outcomes at scale. If you’re ready to transform lives and reinvent the standard of care, join us at Virta! We have opportunities for software engineers, health coaches, scientists, clinicians, and more. Visit https://www.virtahealth.com/careers to see our full list of open roles. See how Virta is transforming healthcare by developing the next generation of healthcare technology. Check out our technical blog at https://www.virtahealth.com/health-tech. Join our Talent Community at https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/virtahealth/form/talent-community-form to stay connected!
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http://www.virtahealth.com
External link for Virta Health
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Denver, CO
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- healthcare, diabetes, corporate wellness, health tech, Digital health, and metabolic health
Locations
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Denver, CO, US
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San Francisco, CA, US
Employees at Virta Health
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Vishal Vasishth
Investor and Builder of Companies with Inspiring Purpose
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Raymond Tonsing
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Sami Inkinen
CEO & Founder @Virta Health; Investor in health. Ping me to join our team to reverse diabetes and obesity in 1B people!
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Simon Hayhurst
Chief Product Officer @ Virta Health | General Partner @ Team Ignite | Improving metabolic health one patient at a time
Updates
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We’re proud to announce that Laura (Gilligan) Walmsley Walmsley will be speaking on the Main Program stage at HLTH Inc. 2025. Her leadership continues to push forward our mission: to reverse chronic disease and change healthcare for good. We’re excited to join global healthcare innovators in Las Vegas this October. See you there. #HLTH2025 #HealthcareTransformation #MetabolicHealth #Leadership #VirtaHealth
Healthier Employees & Happier CFOs is possible! Join me and this esteemed panel to learn how. See you in Vegas!
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Mental and physical health don’t exist in silos—and treating them independently is no longer enough. Join Dr. Jeff Stanley MD, Medical Director at Virta Health, along with leaders from Spring Health and Brown & Brown, for a dynamic conversation on how integrated mind-body approaches are transforming wellness, weight loss, and employee productivity. Whole-Person Health: Connecting Mind and Body for Lasting Change 📆 October 28 | 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET Discover how addressing the emotional and behavioral drivers of physical health leads to: ▪️ Stronger engagement and utilization in wellbeing benefits ▪️ Better care experiences and outcomes for employees focused on losing weight ▪️ Cost savings and ROI for employers Don’t miss this chance to hear what whole-person health really looks like in practice. Register here to save your spot: https://bit.ly/4nQoavu
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Join us at the IBI/Conference Board Health & Productivity Forum in Chicago for a no-fluff discussion on GLP-1s—how to avoid wasted spend, optimize your investments, and build sustainable strategies that deliver lasting impact. October 16 | 10:30 – 11:10 AM Featuring: 🔹 Tiffany Causey PN, MHA, SPHR, Safelite 🔹 Cathy Sheedy, JLL 🔹 Frank D. Dumont, Virta Health Don't miss this critical discussion on the evolving role of GLP-1s in obesity & diabetes care. 👉 https://bit.ly/3b2SaQo? #GLP1 #EmployeeBenefits #ObesityCare #HealthCareStrategy #ConferenceBoard
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Proud to see our CEO and Co-Founder, Sami Inkinen, at Nasdaq sharing Virta’s mission to reverse metabolic disease — from type 2 diabetes to obesity — and transform how the world approaches health. #VirtaHealth #MetabolicHealth #DiabetesReversal #ObesityReversal #FoodAsMedicine #ReverseType2 #NutritionFirst #MetabolicDisease
"We think of ourselves and the leader in reversing metabolic disease from type 2 diabetes to obesity." Sami Inkinen Co-Founder and CEO of Virta Health joins Nasdaq to share more about the company mission, vision, the ways the are aiming to solve health epidemics facing the current generation.
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The GLP-1 revolution has transformed obesity care — and it’s just getting started. On October 29th, join the MIT Sloan Club of Northern California for GLP-1s: Promise, Pitfalls, and What Comes Next, featuring Simon Hayhurst, CPO at Virta Health, and other experts in clinical innovation and digital health. We’ll explore the science, behavior, and economics shaping the next era of metabolic health. 🍽️ Dinner provided by Zareen’s | 📍 Palo Alto | 🕕 6–9 PM 🎟️ RSVP here → https://lnkd.in/eBdi6KAe
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When we talk about reversing metabolic disease, we’re not just talking health, we’re talking life changing transformations for real people and hard dollars for real companies. Our COO, Amit Shah, joined CNBC Workforce Executive Council Summit to share how reversing metabolic disease is a trillion dollar opportunity hiding in plain sight. Check it out 👇
Amit Shah, COO of Virta Health, shares how a nutrition-first approach to metabolic disease can reverse chronic conditions, reduce healthcare costs, and improve workforce productivity. Employers are exploring the shift from managing symptoms to addressing root causes. Learn more at www.cnbccouncils.com/wec.
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GLP-1 demand is booming — but not all that glitters is Ozempic. ✋ As prices rise and shortages continue, many are turning to unregulated “gray-market” versions of semaglutide or tirzepatide. The problem? They fall outside FDA oversight, raising major concerns around safety, quality, and purity. Virta’s Dr. Frank D. Dumont spoke with Fox News TV to explain why skipping the prescription process puts people at real risk — and how regulated care is the only safe path forward. 👉 Full story: https://fxn.ws/4nPf8Pt #VirtaHealth #MetabolicHealth #GLP1 #DiabetesSupport #NutritionFirst
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We continue our 10-year celebration — a decade that proved reversal is real, sustainable, and changing lives. Over the past decade, Virta has shown the world what’s possible: → 2M+ pounds lost and 26K+ medications eliminated → 94% of participants reducing or eliminating insulin in their first year → Whole-body gains — better sleep, less pain, healthier livers, improved mobility → Members so transformed that some even tattooed Virta’s Spark logo as a symbol of their health journey This isn’t just science. It’s a movement. We wouldn’t be here without Dr. Sarah Hallberg, whose research and voice made the world believe Type 2 diabetes could be reversed. Her legacy lives in every member story and every clinical milestone. From redefining care through nutrition to proving reversal is scalable, these 10 years are just the beginning. 💙 Here’s to the next decade of transformation — and to the millions more lives still to come. #MetabolicHealth #DiabetesReversal #VirtaHealth #HealthcareInnovationf
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Building something big is one thing. Building something that lasts is another. Our CEO Sami Inkinen sat down on the Experience-Focused Leaders podcast to share how he thinks about leadership, motivation, and resilience (beyond the typical founder playbook). Worth a listen🎧👇
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Why do so many founders burn out after hitting their biggest milestones — and how do you build leadership that lasts? On this episode of season 2 of the Experience-focused Leaders podcast, I sit down with Sami Inkinen, the founder who scaled Trulia to a $3.5 billion exit. Now he leads Virta Health, a unicorn on a mission to reverse diabetes and obesity in one billion people. After Trulia's IPO, Sami found himself with time, financial security, and an unexpected realization: he'd trained every muscle in his body and educated his brain, but never actually trained his mind. That insight sparked a 12-year practice that fundamentally changed how he leads, motivates teams, and builds companies built to last. In this conversation, Sami shares: → Why authentic leadership beats any "founder mode" playbook → How to build self-motivated teams without playing therapist → The psychology behind sustainable motivation (hint: it's not about the next promotion) → Why one real story converts better than a thousand data points → How multiple identities create resilience when one area struggles → The "unexplainable love" test every founder should apply before starting If you're leading through growth or building for long-term impact, this episode offers a different lens on what actually sustains founders and their teams. Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/ei2JEnST
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