Elina Onitskansky

Founder & CEO, Ilant Health

She referred herself for a bariatric procedure when doctors wouldn't help, then built the company around that gap. The next evidence should show whether patients are escaping that failure.

Based: United States
Known for: Building a precision obesity-care startup after the care system failed her personally; formerly at Molina and McKinsey.

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This AI startup raised $15 million amid employer cuts to weight-loss drug coverage, but its proof is shaky.

Ilant Health pitches obesity care to employers. Its headline result sets its one-year 15% weight loss against a drug-free program's five-year 5.8%. At one year, that same program reported 12.4%.

September 10, 2026 · 3 min read