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Can AI make mental health more accessible? When done RIGHT, yes! I tried Ash by Slingshot AI and was surprised by how different it felt from any AI I had tested before.

Today, we're announcing that we're co-leading an investment in Slingshot as they unveil Ash, a true breakthrough in scalable, high-impact mental healthcare.

a16z-backed Slingshot AI has launched a new AI-backed mental health therapy tool dubbed Ash.

Slingshot AI today announced the public launch of Ash, the first AI designed for therapy, in addition to an extension of Series A funding, co-led by Radical Ventures and Forerunner Ventures, joining previous investors a16z, Felicis, and Menlo, bringing the total capital raised to $93 million. After 18 months of development with 50,000 beta users, Ash is now available as a free iOS and Android app, offering deeply personalized mental health support to anyone with a phone.

Slingshot AI has landed $53 million in additional Series A funding to launch a AI chatbot trained on sessions with human therapists so that it can adapt its therapy style based on how users respond.

The Under 30 alum turned a mattress startup into a lifestyle brand that reshaped how a generation sleeps. Now, he’s bringing his frictionless approach to mental health, betting AI can reach where traditional therapy can’t.

It was during the pandemic when Cal first realized how many people were searching for mental health professionals and couldn’t find them. Cal wished everyone could have access to the best therapist he’s ever met – Sallie Sanborn. But nearly 40 percent of Americans now live in what’s called Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas. So it should be no surprise that artificial intelligence has stepped into the void. Cal talks with Neil Parikh, one of the founders of TalkToAsh.com about the app that is very different breed of AI than ChatGPT. It’s not an assistant that follows commands. It questions like a therapist and has helped many of the 50,000 people who’ve tested it. It launches today. And for now, it’s free.

Dr. Derrick Hull, founding Clinical Lead at Slingshot AI, previously led Clinical R&D at Talkspace, where he was instrumental in popularizing text-message therapy, a previously controversial modality now recognized as critical to increasing access to care.

Slingshot AI cofounders Daniel Cahn and Neil Parikh join a16z Bio + Health general partner Julie Yoo to explore how their mission to transform mental health care with AI took shape.

Sundeep Peechu, Managing Partner at Felicis, hosts a conversation with Daniel Cahn, founder and CEO of Slingshot AI, a company building the foundation model for mental health.

Daniel Cahn, co-founder of Slingshot AI, joins Machine Learning Street Talk to discuss AI therapy and topics such as population health, ethics and more.

We’re excited to announce the launch of Slingshot AI - the AI mental health research lab training the first foundation model for psychology. We're partnering with mental health providers across the globe to help them provide the best support to everyone, everywhere.