About us | hi.health Company

Fredrik Debong

Chief Science Officer
Fredrik Debong

Chief Science Officer

Chief Science Officer

Fredrik Debong

Fredrik is one of the two founders of hi.health, responsible for privacy, research and product strategy. Originally from Sweden, he now lives in Vienna with his wife and 3 children.

Before founding hi.health, Fredrik also helped build the digital health company mySugr, which became one of the largest European digital health exits when it was sold to Roche in 2017. There he led R&D, risk management and many other areas. Fredrik studied Medical Informatics in Vienna and previously gained experience as a Software Engineer in Fintech and Banking in Sweden.
Mara Kohner

Head of Business Development & Data
Mara Kohner

Head of Business Development & Data

Head of Business Development & Data

Mara Kohner

Mara is in charge of business development and data analysis. Together with her team, she is responsible for concluding cooperation agreements with suitable partner companies in order to be able to offer our users the most attractive range of connected services and products possible. In this function she also takes care of the continuous development of our commercial model. In the area of data analysis, Mara works closely with our data engineers to create reliable reports via our database to manage our day-to-day business. Prior to hi.health, Mara spent several years at McKinsey & Company. Her first professional experience she gathered at L’Oréal.
Sebastian Gruber

CEO
Sebastian Gruber

CEO

CEO

Sebastian Gruber

Sebastian is one of the two founders and CEO of hi.health. In his role as CEO, he keeps the threads of the different departments together and always brings new ideas from customers and partners to implementation.

Before founding hi.health, Sebastian was employed at the management consultancy McKinsey&Company, where he supported corporations in the development & implementation of their growth strategies in the digital sector. Sebastian studied business administration in Vienna and completed his PhD in game theory and corporate management in Karlsruhe.

His personal experience has shown him how complex and costly our healthcare system can be. Much valuable potential is lost because people often do not receive the best possible care or are not reimbursed for all health services. By providing simple and unbureaucratic access, we are helping to solve these problems.
Bastian Fischer

Head of Marketing & Communications
Bastian Fischer

Head of Marketing & Communications

Head of Marketing & Communications

Bastian Fischer

Bastian leads Marketing & Communications at hi.health. His tasks include the further development of the hi.health brand concept, i.e. the definition of our brand values at hi and how we communicate them via internal and external communication and visual language. At hi, the human component is particularly important, because we see it as an elementary part of our company. We want to communicate with our users at eye level and combine digital technology with personal service.
Anton Mladenov

Backend Engineer
Anton Mladenov

Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer

Anton Mladenov

As part of the engineering team, Anton is responsible for the backend area. In doing so, he expands our existing functions and improves the infrastructure. Before joining us, he already worked closely with tech startups. Anton was born in Bulgaria, but now lives in the Netherlands. He brings great motivation into our team and is very enthusiastic about his daily work at hi.
Sophie Rea

Customer Concierge & Marketing
Sophie Rea

Customer Concierge & Marketing

Customer Concierge & Marketing

Sophie Rea

Sophie met Fredrik and Sebastian at a Speedinvest event in 2019 and has been supporting hi.health in several areas ever since. As a customer concierge, she helps with all questions and assistance with her solution-oriented approach. In the marketing area, she also contributes to the content creation of the social media channels. In the Business Development department, she also helps integrate new partners to continuously grow our health library, which provides information about helpful products. Sophie loves the startup culture and enjoys working in an international team.
Adrian Tappe

Android Engineer
Adrian Tappe

Android Engineer

Android Engineer

Adrian Tappe

As an Android engineer, Adrian specifically takes care of our Android app. He wrote his first Android program in 2011 during a semester abroad and has been enthusiastic about the platform ever since. It is important to him that the code base is “clean” and modular in order to react quickly to new requirements. Adrian also develops software in his spare time and can be found working on several open source projects. In his spare time, Adrian likes to play Frisbee.
Bernhard Vitzthum

Growth
Bernhard Vitzthum

Growth

Growth

Bernhard Vitzthum

Bernhard is the gardener in our team and takes care of growth. He makes sure that our startup develops from a small plant to a strong tree. To achieve this, he uses SEO, ASO and SEM as “fertilizer”. With his expertise in digital marketing, he supports the team with various topics.
Ciprian Tanta

QA Engineer
Ciprian Tanta

QA Engineer

QA Engineer

Ciprian Tanta

Ciprian is responsible for quality assurance on the technical side. As a software tester, he checks our product for bugs and errors before the app can be used by you. For this, he creates extensive tests, trying all the features at least once and going through all possible eventualities when using it. After work, he enjoys spending time with friends or cycling through beautiful Vienna.
Michael Birsak

Head of Engineering
Michael Birsak

Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering

Michael Birsak

As Head of Engineering, Michael is responsible for the development of our engineering team as well as for all technical topics. These range from Security & Infrastructure, Platform & Product Development to Operations. He is in close contact with many other areas, especially with the product team. However, the most important and also the main task for Michael is to make sure that his team is happy and can work well to deliver the best possible quality and security standard for our users.
Kaique Amorim

Brand Designer
Kaique Amorim

Brand Designer

Brand Designer

Kaique Amorim

As a Brand & UI/UX Designer, Kaique designs everything our users see in their app and also in our external communication. His focus lies on translating expected thought and behavior patterns into emotional imagery for the purpose of our app’s functionality ( / of making our app more understandable).Through the use of color composition and imagery, he is able to help users understand which buttons and functions they need to activate in order to bring about their intended action outcome.
Marie Czernin

Partnership Specialist
Marie Czernin

Partnership Specialist

Partnership Specialist

Marie Czernin

Marie supports the business development and is responsible for the expansion of our partner network. She is the contact person when it comes to inquiries in the area of B2B partnerships. She is always trying to create a good cooperation basis for both partners and our users. Marie has had diabetes for 27 years and knows the bureaucratic ways of reimbursement only too well. She tries, together with hi.health, to optimize these ways and to provide easy access to the health care system. Her hobbies include traveling and learning about different cultures. She completed her master’s degree in management in Barcelona, which subsequently brought her to the multicultural work environment at hi.health.
Marcus Meyer

Customer Concierge
Marcus Meyer

Customer Concierge

Customer Concierge

Marcus Meyer

As part of our concierge team, Marcus is in daily personal contact with our users and helps them with all their questions and concerns. He uses the feedback from the conversations to develop new solutions as well as new features together with his team to guarantee the best possible experience for our users. Marcus is from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but now lives in Vienna, where he has dedicated himself to studying “Wood Technology and Management”.In his free time, he likes to work out in strenuous CrossFit workouts.
Daniel Ahmadie

Growth & CRM Specialist
Daniel Ahmadie

Growth & CRM Specialist

Growth & CRM Specialist

Daniel Ahmadie

Daniel supports the marketing team in the area of CRM and is thus responsible for building long-term stable relationships with our customers. Before hi.health, Daniel worked for Foodora and Mastercard, among others. In his free time, he likes to explore what Vienna’s colorful gastronomy has to offer in terms of culinary delights.
Maximilian Möhlenkamp

Product Owner Operations
Maximilian Möhlenkamp

Product Owner Operations

Product Owner Operations

Maximilian Möhlenkamp

As Product Owner for Operations, CRM & Growth, Maximilian is responsible for the smooth processing of submissions, touch points with our users and customer support. With a ready ear for users and eagle eyes on metrics, he ensures with the concierge team that invoices reach health insurers safely, quickly and in good quality. To do this, he is in close contact with the development team, whose refined code makes this endeavor possible. Customer-centric product development, robust business processes and a motivated concierge team have only one purpose at the end of the day: to make our users satisfied or even happy.
Natalie Oberleitner

Customer Concierge & Marketing
Natalie Oberleitner

Customer Concierge & Marketing

Customer Concierge & Marketing

Natalie Oberleitner

Natalie supports the marketing team in the area of content and writes articles for the hi.health blog, among other things, to keep our users informed about new innovations in the area of digital health and about their insurances. If reinforcement is needed, she also supports the concierge team. Natalie is from Vienna and loves climbing, hiking and good food.
Thomas Teuschler

Management & Founder Trainee
Thomas Teuschler

Management & Founder Trainee

Management & Founder Trainee

Thomas Teuschler

In his role as Management & Founder Trainee, Thomas supports the hi.health founder & management team in strategic and operative projects of all kinds. These include, amongst others, the evaluation of new growth markets, the preparation for funding rounds or the improvement of internal processes. Before hi.health, Thomas worked with Deloitte, where his enthusiasm for start-ups was awakened in several consulting projects. Thomas completed his studies in Austria, Italy & Sweden and therefore loves to work with the international hi.health team. In his free time, Thomas is enthusiastic about all kinds of culinary delights and is a passionate cook himself. In addition, he likes to climb the next bouldering wall and practice yoga on a regular basis.
Nicholas Allio

iOS Engineer
Nicholas Allio

iOS Engineer

iOS Engineer

Nicholas Allio

As an iOS Engineer, Nicholas translates design into programming language and implements new features to constantly evolve our app for our users. For him, it is important to provide the latest and most relevant technologies to guarantee the best possible experience. Originally from Italy, he enriches our team with his open and friendly nature. Nicholas graduated in “Computer Engineering” in Turin. He gained further study experience at Master level first in Finland, then in Luxembourg, where he then specialized in “Mobile Development”, developing mobile applications on smartphones or iPads.
Ole Spranger

Customer Concierge
Ole Spranger

Customer Concierge

Customer Concierge

Ole Spranger

Ole helps our team to better understand the individual needs of our users and draw conclusions about what might be good for your health. This helps us to make them aware of what products exist to support your health and to what extent they are reimbursable by your health insurance. He also handles submissions as a customer concierge. Ole comes from Bremen and is an avid tennis player. Currently residing in Vienna, he is also devoting himself to his studies of psychology.
Wilma Bruckner-Herradi

Customer Concierge
Wilma Bruckner-Herradi

Customer Concierge

Customer Concierge

Wilma Bruckner-Herradi

As part of the Concierge Team, Wilma tracks the needs and expectations of our users and is responsible for continuously optimizing our communication on this basis, re-sharpening user profiles and adapting our services to customer needs in the best possible way. She ensures smooth submission processes, provides individual support and assists our concierge team leader in organizational matters. Wilma has a degree in translation studies and lived in Paris for several years. She enjoys discovering new restaurants, loves literature, design and the island of Corsica, and has three little daughters.