Hesta Health

Hesta Health is a London-based women's healthcare company building a digital-first postnatal care platform for new mothers and birthing parents in the UK. The company's first product is designed for the two years after childbirth, a window that founder Dr Sujitha Selvarajah and co-founder Amanda Cupples argue is consistently under-served by mainstream healthcare — with most NHS postnatal support tapering off at six weeks.

The platform combines an at-home blood test and detailed health questionnaire with a clinical review by a postnatal doctor and multidisciplinary team. Users get a personalised care plan, can ask questions through an on-demand service called AskHesta, and can step up into Hesta Care for ongoing follow-up with GPs, physiotherapists, dietitians, psychotherapists, and lactation specialists. The model is digital-first with in-person care when clinically needed.

Hesta Health was founded in 2025 by Dr Sujitha Selvarajah, an NHS obstetrics and gynaecology doctor with research experience at Oxford and UCL, and Amanda Cupples, formerly Managing Director for Northern Europe and MEA at Airbnb and CCO/COO at Babylon Health. The company launched in July 2025 with an oversubscribed £2 million pre-seed round led by Eka Ventures.