Food should bring joy, not anxiety.
We built IngridHC because we believe everyone deserves to eat confidently — whether at home, at a restaurant, or anywhere in between.
Born from a real need
IngridHC started when our founder's daughter was diagnosed with multiple food allergies at age three. Every meal became a research project. Every restaurant visit came with anxiety. Every ingredient label required a magnifying glass and a medical degree.
We knew there had to be a better way. So we built one — combining computer vision, natural language processing, and a comprehensive allergen database to give people instant, reliable answers about what's safe to eat.
Today, IngridHC helps tens of thousands of people with food allergies eat more confidently every single day. We're just getting started.
Built on three principles
Accuracy above all
We hold ourselves to the highest standard of allergen detection. When someone's health is on the line, close enough is never good enough.
Radical simplicity
The best safety tool is one people actually use. We obsess over making IngridHC so simple that checking for allergens becomes second nature.
Empathy in everything
Every design decision, every feature, every word in our app is written by people who understand what it means to live with food allergies.
A team that gets it
Our team includes food scientists, AI researchers, and people who live with food allergies every day.
Ingrid Hartmann
Former food scientist and mother of a child with multiple allergies. Built the first version of IngridHC on her kitchen table.
Carlos Reyes
PhD in computer vision from MIT. Previously led allergen detection research at a major food safety lab.
Priya Nair
10 years building health apps. Has managed her own gluten and nut allergies since childhood.
Tom Okafor
Full-stack engineer with a background in medical device software. Believes technology should make hard things easy.
Want to get in touch?
We'd love to hear from you — whether you have feedback, a partnership idea, or just want to say hello.
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