About us
Building better nutrition tools.
We've watched food logging apps fail for years — 88% abandonment in the first week. We've seen marketing labels like "fresh" and "natural" mislead well-intentioned people. And we've felt the frustration of trying to make healthy choices when nutrition data is scattered across a thousand websites.
So we're building something different. Tools that meet people where they are — whether that's a dietitian coaching GLP-1 patients or someone grabbing lunch at Chipotle. Real data, no judgment, just easier choices.
What We Believe
Make it effortless
Healthy choices shouldn't require willpower or research. We build tools that make good decisions the easy default.
Be honest
No diet-culture guilt. No misleading labels. Just accurate, research-backed data that helps people make informed choices.
Serve everyone
Healthcare pros and hungry commuters alike. We build infrastructure for partners and apps for everyone.
Team
Lucas Czekaj
Founder & CEO
Lucas is building Peppermint to make nutrition effortless — turning real-world food data into smart, actionable signals for healthier and longer lives.
Before Peppermint, he architected and led Fresh Funds at Instacart — the backbone of Instacart Health — supporting programs with Kaiser Permanente and Michelle Obama's Partnership for a Healthier America. He is a named inventor on 8 patents for AI-driven recommendations and has shipped work across checkout, order feedback, notifications, and health.
With nearly twenty years in product and platform roles, Lucas brings fast, grounded judgment at the intersection of engineering and product, operating as a hands-on CTO-type founder.
Yen Le
Co-founder, Product & GTM
Yen is a healthcare product leader with experience across global healthcare companies and high-growth health tech startups, including Sanofi and Beiersdorf. She has built products spanning patient engagement, data, and market access — giving her a strong understanding of how healthcare works across stakeholders and what holds them back.
Before Peppermint, Yen founded Birdie AI, a personalized nutrition platform for pregnancy and postpartum care. There she explored early applications of AI-driven health guidance and behavior change, laying the groundwork for more proactive, everyday health management.
Outside of work, Yen enjoys cooking and researching nutrition science, with a focus on food as medicine.
Looking for a co-founder
Marketing & Advocacy
We're looking for the public voice of Peppermint — someone who can take our mission of effortless nutrition and make it resonate across the health and wellness industry.
Ideally, you come from food, nutrition, or wellness — not just marketing — and can speak authentically about why this space matters.
You'd own the brand narrative, represent us at conferences and in media, and build the relationships that turn awareness into credibility.
Ideal background includes:
- Building a personal or company brand in health, wellness, or consumer health tech
- Speaking, writing, or creating content that moves an industry conversation
- Working at the intersection of marketing, communications, and community — especially at an early stage