Slingshot AI

AI-powered healthcare automation.

slingshotai.com

HQ: New York, NY, USA

Healthcare

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Slingshot AI is a New York-based mental health AI research lab building Ash, a therapy-oriented AI app and foundation model for psychology. It positions Ash as a non-generic assistant that supports mental health with therapeutic, accountability-oriented conversations rather than simple Q&A.

Primary product

Ash, an AI app for mental health support

Founded

2022

Headquarters

New York, New York, United States

Team size

30-40

Industry

Wellness and Fitness Services

Sub-industry

AI mental health / therapy chatbot

Offices

New York City, New York, United States

London, United Kingdom

Business model

consumer mobile app

freemium subscription

B2C mental health support

provider / clinic partnerships

Funding

Stage

Series A extension

Total raised

$93M

Latest round

Series A extension · Jul 2025

Latest amount

$53M

Series A extension

Jul 2025 · Radical Ventures and Forerunner Ventures

$53M

Series A

Jan 2025 · Andreessen Horowitz

$40M

Seed

Aug 2024 · Andreessen Horowitz

$30M

People & investors

Leadership

Daniel Reid Cahn

Co-founder & CEO

Neil Parikh

Co-founder & President

Dr. Derrick Hull

Founding Clinical Lead

Head of ML Research

Head of Research

Head of Safety

Founding Product Manager

Saki Shinoda

Machine Learning Lead

Josh Hsu

General Counsel

Andrew Frawley

Founding Communications & Marketing Lead

Investors

a16z Cultural Leadership Fund

Work & culture

Mission-driven and research-heavy, with public emphasis on autonomy, flexibility, care, fast iteration, and safety. The company describes itself as a world-class team building with privacy and clinical grounding in mind.

Compensation

Public job and careers materials emphasize competitive salary and significant equity, but no verified salary bands were found in public sources.

Benefits

competitive salary

significant equity

private health insurance

unlimited holiday

therapy coverage

office meals and drinks

learning & development budget

company off-sites

Product & market

Pricing

Freemium / subscription; Ash was described as free to use at launch, while the terms also describe paid subscription fees and recurring plans.

Differentiators

—foundation model specifically for psychology
—training across CBT, DBT, ACT, gestalt, and psychodynamic therapy
—therapy-style responses that push back and hold users accountable
—clinical and expert advisory board
—privacy-forward encrypted conversations
—designed for long-term mental health support rather than generic assistant chat
—consumer app plus provider partnership strategy

Technology

Python

TypeScript

Kotlin

gRPC

Kubernetes

PyTorch

TensorFlow

React

React Native

Flutter

Dart

Docker

OpenAI

Vercel

GitHub

Slack

Notion

Airtable

Customers

people seeking mental health support

beta users

mental health providers and clinics

therapists and clinical partners

Competitors

Wysa

Woebot Health

Limbic

Headspace

Spring Health

Lyra Health

Youper

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

approx. $4M ARR (estimated)

Estimated monthly visits

67.7K

Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026

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Signals & risks

Other

Jan 2026

STAT reported Slingshot would withdraw Ash from the United Kingdom over regulatory concerns, saying there was not a clear regulatory pathway for wellbeing products like theirs.

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