Alnu HealthRivas Medical Weight Loss

Extend Care,
the Rivas Way.

A Rivas-branded digital care-extension experience designed to keep patients supported between visits, give care teams greater visibility, unlock profitability, and create a measurable path from a focused pilot to broader network impact.

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Rivas Medical Weight Loss today

2states

Maryland & Virginia clinic network

Oneconnected opportunity

Patients, clinicians, and programs

The digital care-extension layer behind the Rivas experience.

A configurable Patient-Facing Companion and Clinician Portal, connected through the Alnu Health Platform and built around the way Rivas Medical Weight Loss delivers care.

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Patient-Facing CompanionTracks, Learns, Asks
Clinician PortalReviews & Follows Up

Clinical credibilityDesigned with leading clinical experts

  • Harvard Medical School
  • Penn Medicine
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Mass General Hospital
  • Peloton

EcosystemIntegrates directly with products & services offered

  • Preferred Partnerseca
  • InBody
  • HMR Program
  • Robard Corporation
  • ŌURA
  • WHOOP
  • fitbit
  • Withings

Security & complianceProtected with enterprise-grade security

HIPAA compliant
HIPAAPrivacy & security safeguards
AICPA SOC for Service Organizations
SOC 2Security controls

Institutional names reflect team and advisor experience and do not imply endorsement. Integration and security representations remain subject to final technical and legal validation.

Turn Rivas’s existing strengths into a continuous digital experience.

The opportunity is not to replace Rivas’s model. It is to make the model more present, personalized, and connected across the full patient journey.

01

Compete digitally. Preserve the Rivas model.

Deliver the continuity patients expect while keeping Rivas' clinicians, locations, protocols, brand, and patient relationships at the center.

02

Increase product & services revenue.

Drive more personalized recommendations on Rivas programs, coaching, nutrition products and services, and re-engagement to better support and engage patients across their journey.

03

Re-engage former patients.

Bring patients back to the clinic by engaging former patients with a digital companion that drives clinic visits and re-engagement with Rivas.

04

Extend care the Rivas Medical Weight Loss way.

Configure the experience around Rivas' education, clinical guidance, care pathways, escalation rules, workflows, roles, and reporting, empowering clinicians to scale personalized support across more patients while maintaining visibility.

One connected experience. Two essential views.

The Patient-Facing Companion and the Clinician Portal, side by side. Tap a demo to see how synthetic patient activity becomes useful, prioritized context for a Rivas care team.

Patient experience

Patient-Facing Companion

Real-time calorie and macro guidance aligned to clinic protocols.

  1. Meet patients in the momentPhoto, voice, and text make daily tracking easier.
  2. Use approved Rivas guidanceContent and pathways are configured around Rivas, not generic advice.
  3. Keep the care team informedRelevant signals can flow into the Clinician Portal for review.

Care team experience

Clinician Portal

Patient-level insights and adherence trends for the care team.

  1. See who needs review firstPatient-reported signals are prioritized so the right follow-up happens sooner.
  2. Follow up with contextEngagement, adherence, and symptoms are organized before each appointment.
  3. Track engagement trendsLocation and cohort views keep program leadership informed as the pilot runs.

A practical four-phase path from scope to scale.

Alnu can target launch of the Rivas Medical Weight Loss Platform in under two weeks from signing, supported by a focused path from scope confirmation through configuration, review, testing, and team training.

Phase 01

Discovery

Confirm Scope

1 week
  • Complete Alnu Health data request for custom training on Rivas Medical Weight Loss protocols.
  • Align on product core functionality for Rivas Medical Weight Loss Rollout.
  • Confirm locations, clinicians, patient cohort, priority use cases, target timing, governance, and decision owners.
  • Define success measures and reporting cadence.
  • Document scope, inputs, owners, risks, and the decision gate for configuration.
Phase outputConfirmed pilot scope and configuration decision gate

Estimated Rivas Medical Weight Loss time required: ~2–4 hours

Start focused. Prove value. Scale with confidence.

Locations

3–5 Rivas clinics across the Baltimore–Washington metro, phased in weekly. Telehealth (MD / VA / FL) can be included to test digital-first care.

People

1× Rivas Pilot Owner, 1× Clinic Point of Contact.

Timing

We can go-live 4 weeks from signing. Signing next week gets the pilot live ahead of Labor Day.

Fees

(i) Pilot Implementation Fee (ranges based on configuration required), (ii) Monthly Per Location Pilot Fee (flat fee per location ranges based on # of clinics participating).

Core requirementsFor Rivas Medical Weight Loss

  • Assign Champions: Practice and Clinic-Level Champions.
  • Share Configuration Request & Data: Share data and protocols upfront for AI training and Rivas’ platform development.
  • Commit to Feedback: Weekly feedback for optimal configuration.

We typically recommend 3–5 engaged clinic locations.

Build and compare two illustrative pilot options, then adjust the patient-count and activation assumptions to estimate initial reach. Actual patient volumes remain to be confirmed with Rivas.

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Maryland & Virginia · click a clinic to analyze

ClinicOption AOption BBoth3–7/state8+/state
Alabama: 0 Rivas Medical locationsAlaska: 0 Rivas Medical locationsArizona: 0 Rivas Medical locationsColorado: 0 Rivas Medical locationsFlorida: 0 Rivas Medical locationsGeorgia: 0 Rivas Medical locationsIndiana: 0 Rivas Medical locationsKansas: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMaine: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMassachusetts: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMinnesota: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNew Jersey: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNorth Carolina: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNorth Dakota: 0 Rivas Medical locationsOklahoma: 0 Rivas Medical locationsPennsylvania: 0 Rivas Medical locationsSouth Dakota: 0 Rivas Medical locationsTexas: 0 Rivas Medical locationsWyoming: 0 Rivas Medical locationsConnecticut: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMissouri: 0 Rivas Medical locationsWest Virginia: 0 Rivas Medical locationsIllinois: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNew Mexico: 0 Rivas Medical locationsArkansas: 0 Rivas Medical locationsCalifornia: 0 Rivas Medical locationsDelaware: 0 Rivas Medical locationsDistrict of Columbia: 0 Rivas Medical locationsHawaii: 0 Rivas Medical locationsIowa: 0 Rivas Medical locationsKentucky: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMaryland: 14 Rivas Medical locationsMichigan: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMississippi: 0 Rivas Medical locationsMontana: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNew Hampshire: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNew York: 0 Rivas Medical locationsOhio: 0 Rivas Medical locationsOregon: 0 Rivas Medical locationsTennessee: 0 Rivas Medical locationsUtah: 0 Rivas Medical locationsVirginia: 1 Rivas Medical locationWashington: 0 Rivas Medical locationsWisconsin: 0 Rivas Medical locationsAmerican Samoa: 0 Rivas Medical locationsGuam: 0 Rivas Medical locationsCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNebraska: 0 Rivas Medical locationsSouth Carolina: 0 Rivas Medical locationsPuerto Rico: 0 Rivas Medical locationsUnited States Virgin Islands: 0 Rivas Medical locationsIdaho: 0 Rivas Medical locationsNevada: 0 Rivas Medical locationsVermont: 0 Rivas Medical locationsLouisiana: 0 Rivas Medical locationsRhode Island: 0 Rivas Medical locationsAbingdon · Abingdon, MDAnnapolis · Annapolis, MDBowie · Bowie, MDEllicott City · Ellicott City, MDFairfax · Fairfax, VAForest Hill · Forest Hill, MDFrederick · Frederick, MDGlen Burnie · Glen Burnie, MDHagerstown · Hagerstown, MDOwings Mills · Owings Mills, MDPerry Hall · Nottingham, MDRockville · Rockville, MDSilver Spring · Silver Spring, MDTowson · Towson, MDWaldorf · Waldorf, MD

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      A partner built to configure quickly, operate responsibly, and scale with Rivas.

      Alnu brings multi-location operating experience, clinically grounded product development, healthcare AI implementation, and direct executive ownership of the partnership.

      MomentumOperating momentum since June

      21

      Clinics launched

      10states

      Platform expansion

      50K+

      Coaching interactionsCoach, nutrition, activity, and journey logs

      Top 5

      Innovation awarded by the ADAAmerican Diabetes Association, 85 years

      Proven experienceExamples of diverse clinics we support.

      01

      National

      National Franchise Network

      Partnered with a national weight-loss franchise to pilot a branded platform across select locations, with a phased pathway to system-wide expansion and patient re-engagement.

      20–50 locations · 5,000–10,000 patients
      02

      Regional

      Regional Clinic Group

      Converted a focused 2 location pilot into a commercial rollout within 10 days, expanding the platform across all locations and thousands of patients.

      5–15 locations · 1,000–5,000 patients
      03

      Single

      Single Clinic Group

      Configured and launched a tailored Alnu Platform for a hybrid clinic, creating a foundation for scalable patient support and future growth.

      1 location · 50–150 hybrid patients

      Partnership teamAlnu Health’s executive, clinical, and technical team will be fully dedicated to ensuring pilot success.

      Build & operate

      Executive & Technical Team

      6 people
      • Jesse Kesner
        Jesse KesnerCEO & Co-Founder
      • Max Elrad
        Max ElradCOO & Co-Founder
      • Benjamin Scire
        Benjamin ScireHead of Engineering
      • Varun Suraj
        Varun SurajSoftware Engineer
      • Hans Jiang
        Hans JiangSoftware Engineer
      • Kishore Balaji
        Kishore BalajiSoftware Engineer

      Leadership and technical experience includes

      • Peloton
      • McKinsey & Company
      • Accenture
      • MIT
      • Harvard
      • Wharton
      • Apple
      • Northeastern

      Guide & validate

      Clinical Team

      4 advisors
      • Dr. Florence Porterfield
        Dr. Florence PorterfieldClinical Advisor
      • Julia Lloyd
        Julia LloydFounding Dietitian & Clinical Advisor
      • Bryn Falahee
        Bryn FalaheeClinical Advisor
      • Dr. Beverly Tchang
        Dr. Beverly TchangClinical Advisor

      Clinical experience and affiliations include

      • Mass General Hospital
      • Harvard Medical School
      • Weill Cornell Medicine
      • Penn Medicine

      Appendix · Engagement data

      Real-world engagement across the Alnu Health Platform

      01 · Snapshot

      Current footprint

      21 clinics · 10 states
      United States map highlighting Alnu Health active states.
      Active footprintOther states
      CACaliforniaCOColoradoFLFloridaGAGeorgiaMNMinnesotaNYNew YorkNDNorth DakotaTNTennesseeTXTexasWIWisconsin
      50K+Interactions since June 1
      ~50%Permissioned users active weekly
      4.2Avg. nutrition logs / day

      02 · Population & therapy

      Population

      Average age53.3893 responses
      Currently on GLP-139.7%340 patients

      Gender distribution

      • Female82.9% · 740
      • Male16.7% · 149
      • Prefer not to say0.4%
      • Non-binary0.2%

      GLP-1 mix

      • Tirzepatide72.9%
      • Semaglutide22.4%
      • Other4.7%
      329Valid start dates
      56Prior GLP-1 switches

      03 · Nutrition

      37,055

      meals logged and analyzed

      Each meal creates structured macro data and immediate nutrition feedback patients can act on in the moment.

      01Snacks & bars3,100 · 15.4%
      02Chicken meals2,158 · 10.7%
      03Protein shakes & smoothies1,116 · 5.6%
      04Fruit965 · 4.8%
      05Yogurt & cottage cheese911 · 4.5%
      06Beef & pork meals795 · 4%
      07Eggs & breakfast679 · 3.4%
      08Salads639 · 3.2%

      04 · Adverse events

      Based on 1,104 structured side-effect records.

      Most common

      82.2%reported suppressed appetite
      01Suppressed appetite82.2%
      02Food noise62.9%
      03Constipation27.3%
      04Acid reflux or heartburn20.8%
      05Nausea11.9%
      06Stomach pain or cramping8.6%
      07Diarrhea3.8%
      08Bloating1.4%
      09Fatigue1.2%
      10Headaches1.2%

      05 · Coaching topics

      What patients ask the coach

      Privacy-safe classification of real patient questions.

      1,983 questions analyzed
      02
      Injection

      Questions about injections, medication, and schedules.

      7.4%
      03
      Weight

      Questions about progress, change, and plateaus.

      6.1%
      04
      Exercise

      Questions on movement, routines, and muscle retention.

      5.3%
      05
      Side effects

      Questions about symptoms and day-to-day management.

      0.7%

      Specific patient needs

      Share of classified questions

      Nutrition & protein27.1%
      Medication & dosing4.7%
      Exercise4.1%
      Hydration1.2%
      Cravings & hunger0.9%
      Side-effect management0.4%
      Weight plateaus0.1%

      06 · Testimonials

      Member

      “I finally got on the app - and I LOVE it! So easy to use!”

      Alnu Health Member
      Partner

      “This is 2000x what we had before. You’ve heard our team expressing very much like we got to get this out to everybody. We need to get it to all of our clients.”

      Customer, COO Weight Mgmt. Clinic Group
      Partner

      “It doesn’t really make sense if this isn’t foundational. It’s the right move for the company. I just think it gives so many advantages to the business and it fits so nicely with the other services we want to add in there as well.”

      President, National Weight Mgmt. Clinic Group
      Member

      “The app itself is fun, so I can see why the engagement is high, because I think people are enjoying it. It’s so user friendly and the information you get back is very useful.”

      Alnu Health Member
      Member

      “I was questioning if you were behind the scenes reviewing all of my logs and generating the advice… Alnu is just like our 1:1 sessions at the Brigham.”

      Alnu Health Member
      Member

      “The more I track, the more personalized the responses to my questions are. The app knew I had diarrhea the past 2 days so when I logged my meal it gave me tips on how I could adjust the recipe to help improve my side effects!”

      Alnu Health Member

      The Proposed Next Step

      Three steps to launch the Rivas Medical Weight Loss pilot.

      01

      Align on Clinic Count for Pilot

      02

      Align on Configurations Required for Rivas Medical Weight Loss

      03

      Pricing & Contracting Finalization