Jul 31, 2025

Health Tech Founders: The Future of Care Is Personalized, Proactive—and AI-Powered

Founders from Function Health and Slingshot AI discuss building consumer health products by shifting from digital-only context to a 'Human Experience' that brings biological and psychological data online. They explore new engagement paradigms beyond DAU, the role of AI in augmenting rather than replacing doctors, and the ethical imperative of preserving user autonomy.

Jul 31, 2025

Health Tech Founders: The Future of Care Is Personalized, Proactive—and AI-Powered

Bryan Kim from a16z, Jonathan Swerdlin from Function Health, and Daniel Cahn from Slingshot AI / Ash discuss how AI is revolutionizing healthcare and mental health by focusing on deep human context rather than just digital behavior. They explore building consumer trust, augmenting rather than replacing professionals, and creating new engagement models like "hourly active use" for a more accessible, continuous, and personalized future of care.