Leona Health
Updated: January 21, 2026
CEO - Caroline Merin
Country: Mexico | Funding: $14M (+)
Founded: 2023
Website: https://www.leona.health
Leona Health is an AI-powered physician assistant for communicating with clients. Patients can send messages to physicians via WhatsApp and physicians can receive and manage these messages in the Leona mobile app, which prioritizes messages, suggests replies and allows other team members (such as doctors or nurses) to respond to patients on the physician's behalf. The app also features an AI agent that schedules conversations and performs simple information gathering. It notifies physicians only of the most pressing health inquiries, allowing them to postpone more routine or administrative matters. While Leona is initially focused on Latin America, the company's long-term mission is to expand its services to other regions where, unlike in the US, patients also require and have the right to communicate with their physicians via WhatsApp rather than through electronic health record systems like Epic.
Founded: 2023
Website: https://www.leona.health
Leona Health is an AI-powered physician assistant for communicating with clients. Patients can send messages to physicians via WhatsApp and physicians can receive and manage these messages in the Leona mobile app, which prioritizes messages, suggests replies and allows other team members (such as doctors or nurses) to respond to patients on the physician's behalf. The app also features an AI agent that schedules conversations and performs simple information gathering. It notifies physicians only of the most pressing health inquiries, allowing them to postpone more routine or administrative matters. While Leona is initially focused on Latin America, the company's long-term mission is to expand its services to other regions where, unlike in the US, patients also require and have the right to communicate with their physicians via WhatsApp rather than through electronic health record systems like Epic.
