Slingshot AI, Developer of LLMs for Mental Health, Secures $30 M in Seed Funding

The investment was led by prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), signaling strong confidence in the company's innovative approach to mental healthcare.
Slingshot AI, a New York and London-based startup focused on developing large-language models for behavioral health, has successfully raised approximately $30 million in a recent seed funding round according to crunch base.  The investment was led by prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), signaling strong confidence in the company's innovative approach to mental healthcare. Founded in 2022 by Daniel Cahn and Neil Parikh, Slingshot AI launched its first product earlier this year – an AI counselor named Ash. This virtual therapist allows users to communicate via speech or text within the app, offering advice and support similar to a human therapist. The AI is designed to remember past conversations, enabling it to help users work through problems over time and a
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Abhijeet Adhikari
Abhijeet Adhikari is a Research Associate at AIM-Research, focusing on AI and data science related research reports. Beyond his professional role, Abhijeet is an avid reader with a particular interest in historical and mythological facts, you can reach him at abhijeet.adhikari@aimresearch.co
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