Wolomi
Venture Overview
Wolomi is a digital companion community created by a woman of color for women of color to improve pregnancy and motherhood outcomes. Founder Layo George, a nurse, healthcare administrator, and maternal health advocate, leads culturally competent experts addressing maternal health disparities and social determinants of health. Her background in value-based care transformation and healthcare leadership informs Wolomi’s approach to equitable maternal support.
Website: www.wolomi.com/
Venture Issue Area: Health & Wellness
Venture Headquarters: Lakeland, FL
Venture Founder
Layo George is a nurse, healthcare administrator, and entrepreneur focused on maternal health, equity, and the social determinants of health.
She is the founder and CEO of Wolomi, a maternal health startup with a companion app that provides resources and guidance to improve experiences and outcomes for women of color during the perinatal period. Through Wolomi, Layo leads a culturally competent, multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts working to address the maternal health crisis.
She has also led the creation of groundbreaking products for Health IT, marketing, and health information exchange companies. Before founding Wolomi, Layo served as a quality improvement specialist at the District of Columbia Primary Care Association, where she guided 15 healthcare centers through value-based practice transformation and oral health primary care integration.
Layo previously served on the District of Columbia Board of Nursing for more than three years and currently serves on the board of Unity Health Care, the largest federally qualified health center in the District of Columbia.
She can be found supporting mothers on social media at @wolomiapp.
