| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet shopping |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, USA |
| Key people | Chini Krishnan, President & CEO |
| Products | Health Insurance |
| Employees | 50 (2006) |
| Website | www.vimo.com |
Vimo Inc. is a comparison-shopping portal for healthcare products and services. On January 24, 2006, the company launched a website to allow businesses and consumers to research, rate and purchase health insurance plans and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs),[1] and rate US doctors.[2] Vimo allows comparison shoppping for medical services like heart transplants and out-patient surgeries, ostensibly for free, though advertising revenue related to consumer searches may fund Vimo services.[3]
In 2005 the company, then called "Healthia", was funded by Bessemer Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures. On September 20, 2006 the company changed its name to Vimo.
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Vimo aggregates reviews of carriers, health care networks, and affordable health insurance plans in the United States. Vimo makes no claim regarding conflict of interest vetting of reviews which are submitted by both healthcare businesses and consumers.
Vimo provides resources for finding health insurance online, including a consumer guide.
Vimo, through a subsidiary, publishes studies about the market for health savings accounts and other consumer-driven developments in the health-care industry.
Vimo provides comparison of
Vimo founder and CEO Chini Krishnan previously served as chairman and SVP of products and services at Valicert Inc., a leader in public-key infrastructure.
Vimo co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Shankar Srinivasan served as Vice President of eBusiness Services at JP Morgan Chase.[4]