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Wana
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Wana
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joinwana.com
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Private
Founded yearint
2020
Descriptiontext

Wana (joinwana.com) is a community-driven mobile platform that connects individuals living with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company is led by co-founders Evan Golub (CEO, whose own multi-year Lyme misdiagnosis experience motivated the platform) and Nicole Krinick (Chief Brand Officer), supported by CTO Jorge Perez and a small team of 1-10 employees. The core product is the Wana mobile app, which uses a symptom- and diagnosis-based matching algorithm to surface relevant peer connections, supported by direct messaging and community features. The platform reports 20,100+ community members and 4.89M+ health data points shared across 414 chronic condition categories.

The platform's complementary product, the WanaLibrary, is a curated health information resource written by medical experts covering 414 conditions, 645 treatments, and dietary guidance (e.g., AIP, paleo, low-oxalate), along with recommended books, podcasts, and videos. Technology architecture centers on a mobile application available on iOS and Android, with a peer-referral growth loop that leverages phone-contact sharing. Distribution is self-serve via app stores with no disclosed enterprise sales motion, and top-of-funnel awareness is generated through a content blog, organic social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook), and earned media in outlets such as Thrive Global, Bustle, Billboard, and Women's Health Magazine.

Wana's commercial model is described as freemium: the community app is free to join, with the input data noting potential monetization vectors including premium features, healthcare brand partnerships, and data-driven health insights — none of which are confirmed as active revenue lines. No pricing, subscription tiers, or contracted customers are publicly disclosed, and no funding rounds or institutional investors are identified in the source material. Revenue figures and monetization traction are not disclosed, indicating the business remains in early-stage, pre-monetization operating mode.

Short descriptiontext

Wana is a community mobile platform that matches people with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers sharing similar symptoms and diagnoses, supported by the WanaLibrary of expert-written content on 414 conditions and 645 treatments for consumer end-users seeking peer support and health education.

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Operating
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1–10
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HeadquartersNew York, United States
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New York
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
chronic illness community, peer health support, patient community app, symptom matching platform, health content library
Industry1 code
1Health, Wellness & Patient Communities
CodeMPACAJALPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Other Individual and Family Services624190
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Social Services8300
Product category
Chronic Illness Community Platform
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1App-based Community Platform
TypeFreemium
Description

Wana operates as a free community platform with potential monetization through premium features, partnerships with healthcare brands, and data-driven health insights

joinwana.com
Marketing channels4 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Core offering1 text field

Wana operates a mobile community platform that connects individuals with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses. The platform combines a peer-to-peer community network with the WanaLibrary, a curated health information resource written by medical experts covering 414 conditions and 645 treatments, along with relevant books, podcasts, and videos.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • 20,100+ community members connected through shared health experiences
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

Wana is a health community platform consisting of a mobile app and web-based WanaLibrary. The core offering includes the Wana App for peer community connection (20,100+ members), the WanaLibrary for expert-written health information on 414 conditions and 645 treatments, and a curated collection of books, podcasts, and videos. Users can connect based on shared symptoms and diagnoses, access medical expert-curated content on diagnoses, treatments, symptoms, and diets, and participate in community discussions.

Product and service2 records
1Wana App
CategoryCommunity Platform
Description

A mobile application enabling individuals with chronic and invisible health conditions to discover and connect with peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses, access curated health information, and participate in community discussions. Available on iOS and Android.

2WanaLibrary
CategoryHealth Content Library
Description

A curated health information library written by medical experts covering symptoms, treatments, diagnoses, and diets, along with related books, podcasts, and videos to support users' health journeys.

Scale indicator4 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1Edibles.com
Strategic tierMinorTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Edibles.com, an online hemp retailer, features Wana products (hemp-derived THC gummies) at its flagship retail location in Atlanta. This appears to be a product distribution relationship where Wana brands are carried as part of Edibles.com's curated product assortment, rather than a formal strategic partnership.

Recent move5 records

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Expansion highlight4 records

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Peers7 records
1PatientsLikeMe
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

PatientsLikeMe is a pioneering patient community and health-data platform that tracked symptoms and treatment outcomes across chronic conditions (now part of UnitedHealth Group). It pioneered the symptom-matching and population-health data thesis that Wana is now pursuing at smaller scale.

2MyHealthTeams
TypeDirect peer
Description

MyHealthTeams operates a portfolio of condition-specific social networks (e.g., MyLupusTeam, MyFibroTeam) connecting people with shared chronic diagnoses. Like Wana, it combines peer community with curated health resources and monetizes via pharma partnerships—making it a closely comparable business model.

3Bezzy
TypeDirect peer
Description

Bezzy is Healthline's chronic-condition community app offering peer support, expert content, and live discussions for conditions like MS, breast cancer, and IBD. It directly competes with Wana for the same chronically ill user base, with the added backing of Healthline's broader media reach.

4Healthline
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Healthline is a major consumer health information publisher that has expanded into condition communities (Bezzy) and medically reviewed content. While broader than Wana, it competes in the same content-plus-community funnel and reaches many of the same chronic-illness searchers.

5DailyStrength
TypeDirect peer
Description

DailyStrength is a long-standing peer-support platform organized around health conditions, offering community forums, treatment discussions, and personal stories. It targets the same underserved chronic-illness user need as Wana and serves as a useful benchmark on engagement and retention patterns.

6Inspire
TypeDirect peer
Description

Inspire is a patient and caregiver community platform organized around conditions, offering peer support groups, doctor directories, and health content. It is the most direct competitor to Wana, targeting the same chronic and invisible illness populations with curated matchmaking and expert-reviewed content.

7WebMD
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

WebMD is a top-of-funnel health information destination with condition centers, community features, and provider directories. It competes with Wana for the chronic-illness audience via authoritative written content and adjacent community tools.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Yes
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No

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Feature2 records

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Profiles5 records

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Wana

Chronic Illness Community Platformjoinwana.com

Wana is a community mobile platform that matches people with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers sharing similar symptoms and diagnoses, supported by the WanaLibrary of expert-written content on 414 conditions and 645 treatments for consumer end-users seeking peer support and health education.

What Wana does

Wana (joinwana.com) is a community-driven mobile platform that connects individuals living with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the company is led by co-founders Evan Golub (CEO, whose own multi-year Lyme misdiagnosis experience motivated the platform) and Nicole Krinick (Chief Brand Officer), supported by CTO Jorge Perez and a small team of 1-10 employees. The core product is the Wana mobile app, which uses a symptom- and diagnosis-based matching algorithm to surface relevant peer connections, supported by direct messaging and community features. The platform reports 20,100+ community members and 4.89M+ health data points shared across 414 chronic condition categories.

The platform's complementary product, the WanaLibrary, is a curated health information resource written by medical experts covering 414 conditions, 645 treatments, and dietary guidance (e.g., AIP, paleo, low-oxalate), along with recommended books, podcasts, and videos. Technology architecture centers on a mobile application available on iOS and Android, with a peer-referral growth loop that leverages phone-contact sharing. Distribution is self-serve via app stores with no disclosed enterprise sales motion, and top-of-funnel awareness is generated through a content blog, organic social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook), and earned media in outlets such as Thrive Global, Bustle, Billboard, and Women's Health Magazine.

Wana's commercial model is described as freemium: the community app is free to join, with the input data noting potential monetization vectors including premium features, healthcare brand partnerships, and data-driven health insights — none of which are confirmed as active revenue lines. No pricing, subscription tiers, or contracted customers are publicly disclosed, and no funding rounds or institutional investors are identified in the source material. Revenue figures and monetization traction are not disclosed, indicating the business remains in early-stage, pre-monetization operating mode.

Wana firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Wana
Legal name
Wana
Website
https://joinwana.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2020
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Short description
Wana is a community mobile platform that matches people with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers sharing similar symptoms and diagnoses, supported by the WanaLibrary of expert-written content on 414 conditions and 645 treatments for consumer end-users seeking peer support and health education.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Wana industry classification

Industry
Product category
Chronic Illness Community Platform
NAICS
Other Individual and Family Services (624190)
SIC
Services-Social Services (8300)
akta.pro primary industry
Health, Wellness & Patient Communities (MPACAJAL)

Keywords

  • Chronic illness community
  • Peer health support
  • Patient community app
  • Symptom matching platform
  • Health content library

Where Wana is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Wana business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

  1. App-based Community Platform: Wana operates as a free community platform with potential monetization through premium features, partnerships with healthcare brands, and data-driven health insights

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Wana product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Wana operates a mobile community platform that connects individuals with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses. The platform combines a peer-to-peer community network with the WanaLibrary, a curated health information resource written by medical experts covering 414 conditions and 645 treatments, along with relevant books, podcasts, and videos.

Product overview

Wana is a health community platform consisting of a mobile app and web-based WanaLibrary. The core offering includes the Wana App for peer community connection (20,100+ members), the WanaLibrary for expert-written health information on 414 conditions and 645 treatments, and a curated collection of books, podcasts, and videos. Users can connect based on shared symptoms and diagnoses, access medical expert-curated content on diagnoses, treatments, symptoms, and diets, and participate in community discussions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Wana App A mobile application enabling individuals with chronic and invisible health conditions to discover and connect with peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses, access curated health information, and participate in community discussions. Available on iOS and Android.
  • WanaLibrary A curated health information library written by medical experts covering symptoms, treatments, diagnoses, and diets, along with related books, podcasts, and videos to support users' health journeys.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 20,100+ community members connected through shared health experiences
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Wana

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Wana technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Wana partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Edibles.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEdibles.com, an online hemp retailer, features Wana products (hemp-derived THC gummies) at its flagship retail location in Atlanta. This appears to be a product distribution relationship where Wana brands are carried as part of Edibles.com's curated product assortment, rather than a formal strategic partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Wana competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • PatientsLikeMe: PatientsLikeMe is a pioneering patient community and health-data platform that tracked symptoms and treatment outcomes across chronic conditions (now part of UnitedHealth Group). It pioneered the symptom-matching and population-health data thesis that Wana is now pursuing at smaller scale.
  • Healthline: Healthline is a major consumer health information publisher that has expanded into condition communities (Bezzy) and medically reviewed content. While broader than Wana, it competes in the same content-plus-community funnel and reaches many of the same chronic-illness searchers.
  • WebMD: WebMD is a top-of-funnel health information destination with condition centers, community features, and provider directories. It competes with Wana for the chronic-illness audience via authoritative written content and adjacent community tools.

Direct peers

  • MyHealthTeams: MyHealthTeams operates a portfolio of condition-specific social networks (e.g., MyLupusTeam, MyFibroTeam) connecting people with shared chronic diagnoses. Like Wana, it combines peer community with curated health resources and monetizes via pharma partnerships—making it a closely comparable business model.
  • Bezzy: Bezzy is Healthline's chronic-condition community app offering peer support, expert content, and live discussions for conditions like MS, breast cancer, and IBD. It directly competes with Wana for the same chronically ill user base, with the added backing of Healthline's broader media reach.
  • DailyStrength: DailyStrength is a long-standing peer-support platform organized around health conditions, offering community forums, treatment discussions, and personal stories. It targets the same underserved chronic-illness user need as Wana and serves as a useful benchmark on engagement and retention patterns.
  • Inspire: Inspire is a patient and caregiver community platform organized around conditions, offering peer support groups, doctor directories, and health content. It is the most direct competitor to Wana, targeting the same chronic and invisible illness populations with curated matchmaking and expert-reviewed content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Wana social profiles

Digital presence

Wana financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Wana leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Wana funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Wana M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Wana

What does Wana do?

Wana operates a mobile community platform that connects individuals with chronic and invisible health conditions to peers who share similar symptoms and diagnoses. The platform combines a peer-to-peer community network with the WanaLibrary, a curated health information resource written by medical experts covering 414 conditions and 645 treatments, along with relevant books, podcasts, and videos.

Is Wana a public or private company?

Wana is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Wana founded?

Wana was founded in 2020. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Wana based?

Wana is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

How does Wana make money?

One revenue line is on record: app-based Community Platform.

Who are Wana's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are PatientsLikeMe, Healthline and WebMD. Direct peers are MyHealthTeams, Bezzy, DailyStrength and Inspire.

Does Wana have an API?

No public API is recorded for Wana.

What industry is Wana in?

Wana's product category is Chronic Illness Community Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPACAJAL, Health, Wellness & Patient Communities. Its NAICS code is 624190 and its SIC code is 8300.

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