# Parallel Health

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{{short description|American technology company}}
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| founder = {{Unbulleted list|Natalise Kalea Robinson|Nathan Brown}}
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'''Parallel Health''' is an American [health technology](/source/health_technology) company that develops personalized [skin care](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/San_Francisco).<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](/source/phage)-based products tailored to individual [skin microbiomes](/source/Skin_flora).<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.](/source/Illumina%2C_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](/source/MD%26DI)}}</ref> 

It had raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding and debuted at [TechCrunch Disrupt](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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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