What JumpstartMD does

JumpstartMD is a privately held, medically supervised weight loss and wellness practice founded in 2007 by Stanford-trained physicians and headquartered in Burlingame, California. The company operates 14 clinic locations across Northern and Southern California (Bay Area plus a 2025 Irvine expansion) and offers statewide telehealth, serving thousands of individual members seeking weight loss, hormone replacement therapy (menopause/perimenopause for women and andropause/low testosterone for men), and vitamin injection therapy. Service offerings include a broad portfolio of GLP-1 and dual-agonist medications (Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Oral Wegovy, Rybelsus, semaglutide, tirzepatide, Foundayo) integrated with personalized coaching, nutrition planning, and InBody composition tracking at every clinic.

The technology stack is centered on the JumpstartMD mobile app and member portal, which handle appointment management, macro and exercise tracking, prescription refills, lab access, and daily intake logs, plus an AI-powered 24/7 chatbot called Rumi that answers program, lifestyle, and recipe questions. The company's core technology is described as the Rumi AI chatbot, the JumpstartMD mobile app, InBody composition devices installed at all 14 clinics, and clinical calculators. Free web tools (TDEE, Calorie Deficit, Protein, BMI, Water Intake calculators) serve top-of-funnel SEO and lead generation.

The business model is a hybrid subscription/transactional structure: members pay ongoing membership and program fees for medically supervised care, plus prescription medication costs (typically out-of-network with concierge PPO/FSA/HSA claims support). New member acquisition is sales-led through free phone consultations, website forms, a multi-specialty physician referral program, content marketing, SEO, organic social (Facebook, TikTok, Instagram), earned media, and member ambassador testimonials. Initial consultation is priced at $99 (reduced from $379) for a limited time. The company is led by CEO Parham Javaherian and Founder/Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sean Bourke, holds LegitScript certification, and operates under HIPAA and CCPA compliance.

Name

JumpstartMD

Legal name

JumpstartMD, Inc.

Website

https://jumpstartmd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JumpstartMD is a California-based medical weight loss and wellness practice operating 14 clinics and statewide telehealth, offering medically supervised programs combining GLP-1 medications, hormone therapy, coaching, and the Rumi AI companion to thousands of individual members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlingame

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership/Program Fees: Ongoing membership fees for medically supervised weight loss programs including personalized coaching, hormone therapy, and wellness services. Services are typically out-of-network with PPO insurance reimbursement support.
2. GLP-1 and Weight Loss Medications: Prescription weight loss medications including Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Oral Wegovy, and other GLP-1 medications as part of personalized treatment programs
3. Vitamin Therapy and Supplements: Vitamin injection therapy and vitamin/nutrient support packs sold to members
4. Insurance Reimbursement Support: Concierge billing service handles PPO insurance claims; services may be partially reimbursed through PPO insurance, FSA, and HSA accounts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

JumpstartMD is a medically supervised weight loss and wellness practice operating 14 clinic locations across California. It sells personalized weight loss programs combining health coaching, lifestyle modification, and prescription GLP-1 medications (Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro), along with hormone therapy for menopause/perimenopause and low testosterone, and vitamin injection therapy. Services are delivered in-person at clinics and via statewide telehealth, supported by a mobile app with an AI companion (Rumi).

Product overview

JumpstartMD is a medical weight loss and wellness practice operating as a unified clinical program with 14 California clinic locations. The core offering consists of medically supervised weight loss programs combining personalized health coaching, lifestyle modifications, and prescription medications. The product portfolio includes GLP-1 medications (Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Oral Wegovy), hormone therapy for menopause and low testosterone, vitamin therapy and injection services, and the JumpstartMD mobile app with Rumi AI companion. Digital tools include five free health calculators (TDEE, Calorie Deficit, Protein, BMI, Water Intake) and a member portal. The company provides care both in-person at California clinics and via telehealth, positioning as the largest medical weight loss practice in Northern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rumi: AI Weight Loss Companion available 24/7 within the JumpstartMD app to guide members with questions about programs, lifestyle, food, recipes, shopping lists, and tracking

Products and services

• Weight Loss Programs Medically supervised personalized weight loss programs combining health coaching, lifestyle modifications, and prescription medications including GLP-1s for sustainable fat loss and weight management. Targeted at adults seeking weight loss and metabolic health improvement.
• Menopause & Perimenopause Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Average 39 pounds weight loss per member
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lindora: California-based medical weight loss and wellness clinic chain with multiple Southern California locations, offering medically supervised weight loss, hormone therapy, and wellness programs — directly comparable to JumpstartMD on model, geography, and service mix.
• Calibrate: Online metabolic health platform combining GLP-1 prescribing with coaching and clinician oversight; directly comparable in combining medication + coaching but differentiated as a fully digital model vs. JumpstartMD's clinic-led approach.
• Form Health: Online obesity care practice staffed by physicians providing FDA-approved medication (including GLP-1s) combined with personalized coaching; comparable medical-supervision-plus-GLP-1 model but digital-only vs. JumpstartMD's hybrid clinic/digital approach.
• HMR (Health Management Resources): Clinically supervised weight management program offered through hospitals and healthcare systems with meal-replacement protocols; comparable medically supervised model targeting high-acuity patients.

Broad incumbents

• Medifast / OPTAVIA: Long-established publicly traded weight management company with a coach-driven, meal-replacement program model; comparable as a scaled national weight loss brand but differentiated by its low-calorie meal-replacement approach vs. JumpstartMD's medically supervised, GLP-1-inclusive offering.
• Hims & Hers Health: Public telehealth platform with significant GLP-1 weight loss offering alongside broader men's and women's health; comparable on GLP-1 prescribing and consumer brand but a much broader, lower-priced, national-scale competitor.
• Ro: Direct-to-patient telehealth platform (Roman, Rory, Zero) that includes weight loss and GLP-1 prescribing as part of a broader healthcare offering; comparable as a digital-first prescriber of the same medication class.
• WW International (Weight Watchers): Legacy consumer weight loss brand now incorporating GLP-1 pathways (via Sequence acquisition); comparable as a weight loss membership program but at much lower price point and broader consumer mass market.
• Noom: Digital psychology-based weight loss program with growing GLP-1 companion offering; comparable as a subscription weight loss membership with coaching, but predominantly app-based rather than medically supervised.

Regional players

• Jenny Craig: Historically clinic-and-coaching-based weight loss brand with meal programs and in-person centers; comparable clinic-led model but historically meal-replacement-focused and currently constrained in U.S. operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jumpstartmd
• Instagraminstagram.com/jumpstartmd
• TikToktiktok.com/@jumpstartmd
• Xx.com/jumpstartmd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jumpstartmd

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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