Slingshot AI
AI Agents · Digital Mental Health
4open roles
$53Mlatest round · Series A · Jul 2025 · 15 mo ago
4backers · Radical Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
Growinghiring pace, 58 of 100
Overview
Slingshot AI is a mental health research lab building a foundation model for psychology. Our mission is to use AI to make mental health care more accessible, and to help people change their minds and lives the way they want to.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 4 open roles at Slingshot AI. Slingshot AI is headquartered in New York, United States. It was founded in 2025. The latest round is Series A of $53M, announced in 2025.
- Open roles
- 4Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2025Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 500+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $53MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Series A · $53M · Jul 22, 2025Press report · endpoints.news
- Technologies in its job postings
- 22Named in its job postings
Funding and backers
Total raised
$53M
1 round on record
Latest round
$53M
Series A · Jul 2025 · 15 mo ago
Team
4
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2024
Hiring now
4
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
4
Radical Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
The money's age
Due for its next round
15 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
30/100
hiring for its size
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Jul 2025 | $53M | — | endpoints.news |
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Jobs
In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · London
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Rust
Kotlin
TypeScript
Dart
ElevenLabs
Fine-tuning
SkyPilot
Post-training
Machine Learning
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$180k
Typical range
$180k
Open positions
1
1
Jobs
Staff
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 1 | $180k | $180k |
Highest paying role
Communications Lead
$180k
Normalized to USD per year
Visa sponsorship
0
H-1B filings in 12 months
1
Open roles in United States
In the register as Slingshot AI, Inc., New York, NY
Other sponsors in the same field
Salesforce 
ServiceNow 
SAP 
V-Soft Consulting
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Dec 27, 2024 · Visa details by country
A-rated
Sponsor licence
Skilled Worker
Visa route
3
Open roles in United Kingdom
In the register as Slingshot AI Limited, London
Other sponsors in the same field
Sierra 
Cohere
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UK Home Office · checked Nov 12, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
4
2 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
57 days
faster than 23% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
14% ▲
Product
14% ▲
Communications
14% ▲
Design
14% ▼
Marketing
14% ▼
Operations
14% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added SkyPilot to stack
Nov 2026
Added Post-training to stack
Nov 2026
Added Fine-tuning to stack
Nov 2026
Added LinkedIn to stack
Oct 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$53M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2025 | $53M | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Slingshot AI over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
22
Postings analysed
10
Stack modernity
79/100AI adopter
Languages
Python30%
Dart30%
JavaScript30%
Kotlin30%
Frameworks & libraries
Flutter30%
Next.js30%
React.js30%
Cloud & platforms
ElevenLabs100%
GCP30%
Google Cloud Run30%
Kubernetes30%
AI & ML
LLM10%
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Shared investors
Radical VenturesVia a fund
Forerunner VenturesVia a fund
FelicisVia a fund
Andreessen HorowitzVia a fund
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News
Investing in Slingshot: A New Modality for Psychological Support
Slingshot Unveils Ash, the First AI For Therapy With a Purpose-Built LLM For PsychologyToday, we
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With $93M Raised, Slingshot Debuts AI-Powered Therapy Service
a16z-backed Slingshot AI has launched a new AI-backed mental health therapy tool dubbed Ash. This announcement comes as the New York City-based
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Your New Therapist: Talk To Ash
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
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Article Jul 22, 2025 Forbes Can A Chatbot Be Your Therapist? Casper's Neil Parikh Launches A New 93 Million-Backed Startup To Try 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.
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.
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Article Jul 22, 2025 Associated Press Slingshot Launches Ash, the First AI Designed for Therapy 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
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 th
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Article Jul 22, 2025 Endpoints News Andreessen-backed therapy chatbot Slingshot AI raises 53M 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.
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.
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Thinking Machines: AI & Philosophy AI Therapy with Slingshot's Derrick Hull
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
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
2
Busiest office
New York
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New York
United States
HQ
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $180k Avg Salary
hires for Communications
London
United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 500-1000 est. staff
hires for AI/ML, Operations, Healthcare
How to cite this page
Alion, "Slingshot AI: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/slingshotai
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