HEPB COMPANION

What HEPB COMPANION does

HepB Companion is a UK-based, peer-led non-profit organization founded in 2024 to support people living with Hepatitis B. Founded by Supa Chantschool (CEO) and Claire Martin (Co-Founder) — both personally affected by HBV — the organization originated from conversations at King's College Hospital's liver outpatients department and positions itself as the UK's first and only dedicated Hepatitis B organization. It serves three primary audiences: people living with Hepatitis B (primary), family members and household contacts (secondary), and healthcare providers (secondary), addressing pain points such as stigma, isolation, inconsistent online information, and difficulty navigating healthcare and clinical research.

The organization's core offering is a website-based information and community platform (hepbcompanion.org) rather than a software product. It publishes educational content on the virus, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; a multilingual Language Centre with resources in 14+ languages; an HBV Cure FAQs video series featuring researchers such as Dr. Thomas Tu, John Tavis, and Ulrike Protzer; downloadable PDF guides for medical appointments; and personal journals documenting lived experience. The technical infrastructure is delivered through a third-party web agency (BFI), and content is sourced partly through a partnership with the US-based Hepatitis B Foundation.

HepB Companion's business model is donation-based, with contributions collected via the Zeffy platform, and all resources are provided free of charge. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on content marketing, email newsletters, and SEO to reach and engage people affected by HBV. Operating geographies are limited to the United Kingdom, with no disclosed revenue, headcount beyond two founders, formal funding rounds, or institutional investors, making it a seed-stage non-profit in build-out mode.

Name

HEPB COMPANION

Legal name

Hep B Companion

Website

https://hepbcompanion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HepB Companion is a UK-based, peer-led non-profit founded in 2024 that provides free educational resources, multilingual content, and community support for people living with Hepatitis B, their families, and healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Patient Advocacy and Health Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hepatology (Viral Hepatitis) (HLAKAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hepatology & Liver Disease (HLAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Hepatitis b support
• Patient advocacy
• Health education resources
• Community support services
• Viral hepatitis information

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Non-profit organization funded through donations via Zeffy platform. Accepts community support contributions for cure research.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HepB Companion is a peer-led UK non-profit organization that provides educational resources, community support, and advocacy for people living with Hepatitis B. It offers multilingual educational content in 14+ languages, downloadable patient guides, a personal journey journal, and video FAQs about HBV cure research, all accessible for free through its website.

Product overview

HEPB COMPANION is a peer-led non-profit organization (founded in 2024) providing educational resources, support, and advocacy for people living with Hepatitis B. The organization offers informational content including the Language Centre with multilingual resources, the HBV Cure FAQs video series, personal journey journals, and downloadable patient resources. The organization does not offer a software product but rather serves as a community support and information platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Language Centre Multilingual resource centre providing Hepatitis B information guides in 14+ languages including English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Swahili, Vietnamese, Chuukese, Ilocano, Korean, Marshallese, Tagalog, Arabic, Kurdish, and Igbo, serving people living with HBV who do not speak English as a first language.
• HBV Cure FAQs Video Series Educational video series (HBV Cure FAQs) explaining hepatitis B cure research with expert explanations from researchers, designed for patients seeking accessible information about emerging treatments.
• Questions to Ask Your Doctor PDF Resources Downloadable PDF guides with structured questions to ask healthcare providers about Hepatitis B and routine tests, designed to help patients prepare for medical appointments.
• Claire Martin's Liveroo Journal A personal journal documenting Co-Founder Claire Martin's journey living with Hepatitis B since 1979, sharing experiences about clinical trials, treatment with tenofovir, and advocacy work to inform and support other patients.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hepatitis B FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Hepatitis B Foundation provides language resources and educational materials to HepB Companion's Language Centre, offering Hepatitis B information guides in multiple languages including English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Swahili, Vietnamese, and others.
• King's College HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization originated from a conversation between patients at King's College Hospital's liver outpatients department. The hospital's liver specialists and clinical trials program are central to the organization's foundation and ongoing work.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hepatitis B Foundation: US-based, established Hepatitis B advocacy and research organization that already supplies HepB Companion with language resources. Most directly comparable in mission — dedicated HBV patient advocacy — but operates globally and at much greater scale.
• British Liver Trust: UK's largest liver-focused charity providing support, education, and advocacy across all liver conditions including viral hepatitis. Operates in HepB Companion's same UK geography and donor pool but covers broader liver disease rather than specializing in HBV.
• European Liver Patients' Association (ELPA): Umbrella association for European liver patient organizations covering viral hepatitis including HBV. Comparable in patient advocacy mission and European reach; could be a partner route to EU-level funding and policy influence.
• World Hepatitis Alliance: International umbrella organization representing hepatitis patient groups worldwide. Operates in the same disease advocacy space at global scale and could become a network partner or competitor depending on HepB Companion's growth trajectory.

Regional players

• CLDF (Children's Liver Disease Foundation): UK-based charity supporting children and families affected by liver disease, including pediatric Hepatitis B. Comparable UK nonprofit structure and family/community education focus, but pediatric-centered rather than adult-HBV specific.
• Liver4Life Foundation: Smaller UK-based liver charity focused on awareness and support. Less specialized than HepB Companion but operates in the same UK nonprofit space and competing for limited liver-focused donor mindshare.

Direct peers

• The Hepatitis C Trust: UK-based peer-led charity supporting people affected by Hepatitis C. Directly comparable peer-led model, UK geographic focus, and patient advocacy structure, but focused on HCV rather than HBV — a near-twin advocacy template.

Emerging players

• CHIPO (Coalition Against Hepatitis for People of African Origin): US-based coalition addressing HBV in African immigrant communities. Comparable ethnic-diaspora focus in patient advocacy, partially overlapping HepB Companion's multilingual outreach to African language speakers (Swahili, Igbo).
• Asian Liver Center at Stanford: US-based HBV-focused center emphasizing outreach to Asian and Pacific Islander communities disproportionately affected by HBV. Comparable niche focus and multilingual/diaspora community engagement strategy overlapping with HepB Companion's Language Centre approach.

Others

• National HBV Nursing Association: Australia-based professional association for nurses working in HBV. Tangentially comparable as an HBV-focused nonprofit network in another English-speaking market — useful peer benchmark for governance and member engagement models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hepatitis-b-companion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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