Maria has raised $5.2M in non-dilutive and private capital to build Sylvee, an AI wearable that has been tested in 430 subjects reaching accuracies of up to 98% in detecting COPD, asthma, exacerbation biomarkers and changes of pulmonary function after bronchodilator use. Before Samay, Maria completed postdoctoral studies in Human Genetics at Harvard Medical School, started a plastic surgery residency at The University of Chicago, and completed two master's degrees, one in Global Public Health at the University of Washington and another in Translational Medicine at the University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco. She lives in Mountain View, CA, with her husband, two-year-old daughter, and three pets. In her free time, she enjoys flamenco dancing, bolero singing, traveling the world, and fostering diversity in and outside the workplace by mentoring underrepresented scientists and entrepreneurs.
Samay made history as the first all-Latino and physician led startup to win MedTech Innovator, the most competitive and renowned accelerator program for medical device and digital health companies worldwide.