{{short description|American technology company}} {{Infobox company | name = Parallel Health | logo = | type = Private | parent = | genre = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2021}} in San Francisco, United States | founder = {{Unbulleted list|Natalise Kalea Robinson|Nathan Brown}} | defunct = | location_city = San Francisco | location_country = United States | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Natalise Kalea Robinson (CEO)|Nathan Brown (CSO)}} | industry = Healthcare | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|https://www.parallelhealth.io}} | footnotes = }}
'''Parallel Health''' is an American health technology company that develops personalized skin care products.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapouri |first=Beth |title=Market Research: The AI Boom Expands to the Hair and Makeup Counter |url=https://www.theinformation.com/articles/market-research-the-ai-boom-expands-to-the-hair-and-makeup-counter |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=The Information |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amay |first=Joane |date=2023-12-14 |title=Would You Share Your DNA in Pursuit of Good Skin? |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/beauty-dna/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=Marie Claire |language=en}}</ref> The company was founded by Natalise Kalea Robinson, who serves as chief executive officer,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coldewey |first=Devin |date=2024-03-14 |title=Microbiome startups respond as industry is accused of 'questionable practices' |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/14/microbiome-startups-respond-as-industry-is-accused-of-questionable-practices/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> and Nathan Brown,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Melia |title=Here are the best and most daring looks from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/techcrunch-disrupt-2023-outfits-photos-best-dressed-tech-celebrities-2023-9 |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> who is chief science officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=Hyaluronic acid vs niacinamide—how do these two skincare powerhouses differ? |url=https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/hyaluronic-acid-vs-niacinamide |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=My Imperfect Life |language=en}}</ref> It is based in San Francisco, California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parallel Health |url=https://www.inc.com/profile/parallel-health |website=Inc}}</ref>
== History == Parallel was founded in 2021 to develop phage-based products tailored to individual skin microbiomes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendez |first=Andrew |date=2023-09-19 |title=Meet the 4 Bay Area startups that made the TechCrunch Battlefield pitch competition cut |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/inno/stories/news/2023/09/19/meet-the-4-bay-area-startups-in-tech-crunch-top-20.html |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=Silicon Valley Business Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
At its inception, Parallel joined the Illumina Accelerator by Illumina, Inc.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pedersen |first=Amanda |date=8 February 2021 |title=Genomics Leader Illumina Revs Its Company Creation Engine |url=https://www.mddionline.com/ivd/genomics-leader-illumina-revs-its-company-creation-engine |access-date=14 November 2025 |work=MD&DI}}</ref>
It had raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding and debuted at TechCrunch Disrupt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coldewey |first=Devin |date=2023-09-20 |title=Parallel Health takes a biotech-forward approach to skincare with custom phage therapy |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/20/parallel-health-takes-a-biotech-forward-approach-to-skincare-with-custom-phage-therapy/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, it was noted in ''Fast Company''’s 'World Changing Ideas' Awards.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-05-03 |title=These innovative projects are changing the health industry |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90742519/world-changing-ideas-awards-2022-health-finalists-and-honorable-mentions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250914123540/https://www.fastcompany.com/90742519/world-changing-ideas-awards-2022-health-finalists-and-honorable-mentions |archive-date=2025-09-14 |access-date=2025-10-12 |work=Fast Company |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2024, the company published a paper in ''The Dermatologist'' on how testing the skin microbiome and applying phage therapy could successfully engineer a patient’s skin microbiome reduce inflammation and redness.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soon |first=Seaver |last2=Brown |first2=Nathan |date=October 2024 |title=Next-Generation Skin Microbiome Testing and Bacteriophage Therapy |url=https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/thederm/cover-story/dermatology-disruptors-next-generation-skin-microbiome-testing-and |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2025-10-19 |website=www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com}}</ref>
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