Lark

What Lark does

Lark (Lark Technologies, Inc.) is a Mountain View-based digital health company that delivers AI-powered chronic care and disease prevention programs through a conversational coaching platform. Founded in 2011, Lark serves more than 2.5 million members and 2.4 million patients across product lines that include a CDC Fully Recognized National Diabetes Prevention Program, diabetes care, cardiometabolic condition management, weight management with GLP-1 support, and LarkVantage, a June 2025-launched GLP-1 cost-containment and adherence product. The underlying technology combines a patented AI coaching engine, device integrations with Apple Health, Google Health Kit, Samsung Health, and Fitbit, and a longitudinal data layer supported by 10 AI patents and 20+ peer-reviewed publications.

The company sells predominantly to enterprise buyers, including health plans, employers, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and benefits consultants, with consumers accessing the platform at $0 out-of-pocket when covered by eligible insurance. Clinical co-branding with the American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides payer-grade credibility, particularly for diabetes prevention and cardiometabolic programs. Lark claims a 5:1 ROI for buyers and up to 70% GLP-1 cost savings through LarkVantage, positioning the platform against the structural cost pressures of chronic disease and obesity pharmacotherapy in the U.S. market.

Leadership is anchored by founder and CEO Julia Hu, with Weili Dai as Chairwoman, Matthew Gibbs appointed President in June 2025, and Jeff Zira as CTO/VP of Product. The company has raised approximately $193M in cumulative funding across multiple rounds, including a $100M Series 3 in October 2021. Headcount is reported in the 101–250 range, and the combination of a mature product portfolio, large member base, and recent offensive moves into GLP-1 cost containment suggests Lark is in an active scaling phase rather than an early commercialization stage.

Name

Lark

Legal name

Lark Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://lark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lark is an AI-powered digital health platform delivering CDC-recognized diabetes prevention, cardiometabolic care, weight management, and GLP-1 cost-containment programs to health plans, employers, PBMs, and consumers, serving more than 2.5 million members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Platform

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (812191)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

General Health Coaching (HSADAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wellness Program Design & Accountability Coaching (HSADAGAC), Chronic Condition Lifestyle Coaching (Non-Clinical) (HSADAGAH), Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms (HLALAEAB)

Keywords

• Digital health coaching
• Chronic condition management
• Diabetes prevention program
• Weight management platform
• Cardiometabolic care platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise B2B SaaS Contracts: Lark sells platform subscriptions/programs to Health Plans, Employers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), and Benefits Consultants for population-scale cardiometabolic, weight management/GLP-1, and diabetes prevention programs. Enterprise pricing is quote-based (not publicly disclosed) and structured around member populations with a stated 5:1 ROI value proposition.
2. Insurance-Reimbursed Consumer Programs: For individuals, Lark programs (Weight Loss, GLP-1 Companion, Prediabetes DPP, Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Overall Wellness) are offered at $0 to members with participating insurance coverage, classified as preventative services by participating insurance providers. Lark is reimbursed by health plans/employers for enrolled members.
3. LarkVantage AI Platform / GLP-1 Prior Authorization SaaS: AI-powered GLP-1 cost containment and prior authorization decisioning platform sold to health plans and PBMs to streamline PA workflows and contain pharmacy spend.
4. Connected Device Hardware Bundles: Smart scales, cellular-connected glucometers, and blood pressure monitors are bundled with programs and shipped to qualifying members; also referenced as opportunities to earn health-related devices at no cost to the member.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lark provides a unified AI-powered digital health coaching platform delivered through a mobile app and connected cellular devices, offering 24/7 personalized coaching for weight management, diabetes prevention and care, hypertension, and overall wellness. The platform blends conversational AI with optional live human coaching, cellular-connected smart scales, glucometers, and blood pressure monitors, and integrates with Apple Health, Google Health Kit, Samsung Health, and Fitbit. Lark sells primarily to enterprises (health plans, self-funded employers, PBMs, and benefits consultants/brokers) via subscription contracts, and offers consumer programs at $0 through participating health insurance coverage.

Product overview

Lark Health (operated by Lark Technologies, Inc.) offers a single unified digital health coaching platform — anchored by the Lark Health App — that hosts a portfolio of clinically backed programs under one membership. The core app delivers 24/7 AI-powered coaching, food/exercise tracking, smart-device integration, and behavior-change content for individuals, and serves as the consumer-facing surface for the company's enterprise offerings. On top of this core platform, Lark delivers a suite of condition-specific programs: the Cardiometabolic Program (unified management of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol), the Weight Management Program (encompassing Healthy Weight, GLP-1 Medication Support / GLP-1 Companion, and Weight Maintenance), the fully CDC-recognized Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and the Medicare DPP variant, the Diabetes Care Program (with cellular-connected glucometer), an Overall Wellness program, and a Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) program. LarkVantage is a dedicated AI-powered GLP-1 cost-containment and prior-authorization add-on for health plans and PBMs. Embedded within the app, Coach+ Technology provides generative-AI personalized nutrition coaching. The platform integrates with cellular-connected smart devices (Lark smart scale, glucometer, blood pressure monitor) and with Apple Health, Google Health Kit, Samsung Health, and Fitbit, and is sold to benefits consultants, employers, health plans, PBMs, and individual members — frequently covered by insurance at $0 to members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LarkVantage: AI-powered GLP-1 cost containment platform launched in June 2025 to streamline prior authorization processes and provide real-time biometric data to payers and clinicians.

Products and services

• Lark Health App The flagship 24/7 AI-powered digital health coaching mobile application for iPhone, Android, and tablet. Serves as the unified platform that delivers the digital Lark coach, food and exercise tracking, smart-device sync, and access to the full portfolio of Lark programs (Weight Loss, GLP-1 Medication Support, Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Overall Wellness).
• Lark Cardiometabolic Program Unified, intelligent platform for managing obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol in one place, with 24/7 AI-powered coaching, connected devices, real-time biometric monitoring, and clinical integration. Backed by 2.5M+ members and 20+ peer-reviewed studies; claims a 5:1 ROI.
• Lark Weight Management Program Comprehensive three-in-one weight-management program combining Healthy Weight, GLP-1 Companion, and Weight Maintenance tracks within one AI-powered platform. Provides personalized coaching for members before, during, and after GLP-1 medication, with up to 70% medication cost savings.
• Lark Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Fully CDC-recognized, yearlong Diabetes Prevention Program that operationalizes the CDC's 26-session Prevent T2 curriculum as weekly interactive Missions, supported by a cellular-connected smart scale, unlimited AI coaching, and personalized check-ins. Reports 5.3% average body-weight loss and 9.6 lbs average weight loss for DPP users.
• Lark Diabetes Care Program Diabetes self-management program providing an easy-to-use cellular-connected glucometer, 24/7 personalized coaching on nutrition, activity, and medication, plus optional weight-loss and tobacco-cessation coaching and escalation to telephonic care for severe blood-sugar events. Reports a 1.1% A1C reduction over 6 months for members with average A1c ≥ 8.
• LarkVantage AI-powered GLP-1 cost-containment and prior-authorization platform launched in June 2025. Combines AI and data to provide real-time biometric visibility and clinically grounded PA decision-making for health plans and PBMs. Operates on Lark's Responsible AI platform, which holds 10 patents.
• Lark Healthy Weight Program Customizable coaching program for weight loss focused on nutrition, exercise, stress, and accountability with a digital coach and a complimentary smart scale for qualified members; sits as a track within the Weight Management Program.
• Lark GLP-1 Medication Support 24/7 coaching program that complements physician-prescribed GLP-1 (or other weight-loss medication) plans with lifestyle coaching, side-effect information, and a complimentary smart scale for qualified members.
• Lark Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Program Condition-specific coaching program that pairs a connected blood pressure monitor and smart scale with personalized coaching on diet and lifestyle to help members manage chronic high blood pressure.
• Lark Overall Wellness Program Habit-formation program offering short daily lessons, personalized goal setting, and progress tracking across healthier eating, activity, weight loss, stress and anxiety, and quitting tobacco.
• Lark Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Type 2 diabetes prevention program tailored for Medicare populations, listed among Lark's enterprise offerings alongside the standard DPP.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5:1 return on investment for enterprise customers
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability10 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and flagship.

• Matthew Gibbs (President, Lark Health)coreOthers · 1 June 2025Lark Health appointed Matthew Gibbs as President and launched LarkVantage, an AI-powered GLP-1 cost containment platform, in June 2025. The platform streamlines prior authorization and reduces healthcare costs by providing real-time biometric data to payers and clinicians.
• Apple HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationApple Health is integrated with the Lark app, allowing members to seamlessly sync activity, nutrition, and health data. Lark is listed as "Integrates with Apple Health, Google Health Kit, Samsung Health, and Fitbit®" on the consumer eligibility page badge.
• Google Health KitcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Health Kit integration enables members to sync health and activity data into the Lark app. Listed alongside Apple Health, Samsung Health, and Fitbit on the consumer eligibility page.
• Samsung HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationSamsung Health integration syncs health and activity data into Lark. Part of the four-way integration set (Apple Health, Google Health Kit, Samsung Health, Fitbit) listed on the consumer eligibility page.
• FitbitcoreTechnology or IntegrationFitbit integration syncs activity and weight data into Lark; qualifying members may also earn a Fitbit at no cost through participating health plans as part of their Lark program.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLark is fully recognized by the CDC as a Diabetes Prevention Program provider (one of the top two largest in the US). Lark's DPP is built on the gold-standard PreventT2 framework. CDC logo appears on Lark's enterprise "Recognition That Matters" section and Outcomes page.
• American Diabetes Association (ADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLark was developed alongside industry-leading experts including the ADA; ADA's CSMO Dr. Robert Gabbay provides an endorsement quote on the Outcomes page. Lark is "Created with Industry Leading Experts" per the enterprise homepage badge.
• American Heart AssociationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor-individuals page states Lark "has received recognition from the American Heart Association." Underpins Lark's credibility on heart-health, blood pressure, and cholesterol-related programming.
• Major Insurance Companies (Health Plans)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLark "partners with major insurance companies to offer 24/7 personalized health coaching at no cost to you." Lark is offered as a covered preventative service by participating health plans/employers, forming the core B2B2C distribution channel.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DarioHealth: DarioHealth is a digital chronic-condition management platform spanning diabetes, hypertension, weight management, and musculoskeletal health, sold to employers and payers. It directly overlaps with Lark's chronic-condition and connected-device model.
• Noom: Noom is a digital behavior-change platform with weight management, GLP-1 companion, and prediabetes programs sold to employers, health plans, and consumers. It is a direct competitor to Lark's Weight Management and DPP programs and is co-listed with Lark as a participant in the BTIG Digital Health Summit.
• Omada Health: Omada Health is a digital chronic-condition platform focused on diabetes prevention, diabetes, hypertension, and weight management, sold into health plans and employers — directly overlapping Lark's CDC-recognized DPP, Cardiometabolic, and Weight Management programs.
• Hello Heart: Hello Heart is a digital hypertension and heart-health platform using connected blood pressure monitors and AI coaching, sold into employers and health plans. It directly overlaps with Lark's Hypertension program and connected BP-monitor offering.
• Virta Health: Virta Health is a digital diabetes reversal and metabolic health platform sold to employers, health plans, and PBMs. It overlaps with Lark's Diabetes Care, Cardiometabolic, and GLP-1 companion offerings and competes for the same cardiometabolic enterprise buyers.
• WellDoc: WellDoc is a digital health company focused on AI-driven diabetes management (BlueStar), sold to health plans, employers, and providers. It overlaps with Lark's Diabetes Care program and the cellular-connected glucometer approach.
• Vida Health: Vida Health is a virtual chronic-condition management platform covering diabetes, hypertension, weight, and mental health, sold into employers and health plans. It competes with Lark across multiple condition verticals and for the same enterprise B2B contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Dexcom: Dexcom is a leading continuous glucose monitor (CGM) manufacturer and diabetes management ecosystem. While primarily a device and data company, it competes and partners in the diabetes and cardiometabolic space where Lark's connected glucometer and biometric monitoring operate.
• Livongo (Teladoc Health): Livongo, now part of Teladoc Health, offers a broad chronic-condition management platform including diabetes prevention, diabetes, hypertension, and weight, sold to health plans and employers. It is a broader incumbent with overlapping cardiometabolic capabilities and a much wider product portfolio.

Emerging players

• Hinge Health: Hinge Health is a digital musculoskeletal and chronic-pain platform sold to employers and health plans. While it focuses on MSK rather than cardiometabolic care, it shares Lark's enterprise B2B digital care model, ROI-driven value proposition, and benefit-consolidation sales narrative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/larkhealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/ourLARK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lark-technologies

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds9 records

Investors19 records

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M&A

Investments

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