#142 Kinometrix

Background

Devina Desai recounts her journey from Kenya to the United States, where she initially pursued dental school before shifting her focus to epidemiology. Her work in health systems revealed the critical need for better fall prevention, leading her to found Kinometrix. She explains, "I worked with nursing significantly on their workflows and every time there's a fall, you then do root cause analysis and you go into it only to realize, well, the risk assessment said high or said low" 1.

   

Motivation

Desai's professional journey is driven by her desire to address systemic issues in healthcare, particularly fall prevention. Her experiences in health systems highlighted the flaws in risk assessments, motivating her to create a solution through Kinometrix. Elizabeth Yin notes, "If this really starts working, she can get into the billion dollars" 2.