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Slingshot AI

Slingshot AI

New York City, New York, USA

Slingshot AI is a company that launched publicly in July 2025, offering a subscription-based AI mental health companion. It was founded with over 50,000 beta users and had 150,000 active users by its public launch. The company leverages Together AI for advanced training of its AI models to achieve more frequent and lower-cost training.

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How We Help

Problem Statement

Slingshot AI addresses the significant challenge of mental healthcare accessibility by offering AI-powered therapeutic tools and models.

Core Technology

Uses Together AI for long-context SFT+DPO training

Key Differentiators

Achieves 3× more frequent training at 5× lower cost through Together AI partnership

Clinical Focus

wellbeing

Target Customers

Individuals seeking mental health support (via Ash app) and mental health clinics.

Product Stage

GA

Company Info

Business Model
B2C Subscription
Founded
2025
Total Funding
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Website
slingshotai.com

Categories

Behavioral Health

Disease Areas

Technologies

AISFT+DPO trainingfoundation model for psychologyAI therapybehavioral health datasetArtificial IntelligenceLarge Language Models

Clinical & IP

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Clinical Validation

Its AI is fine-tuned by a dedicated clinical team and guided by an Expert & Clinical Advisory Board, ensuring its safety, efficacy, and clinical grounding.

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