Siggy has raised $6 million in pre-seed funding to build a mental health service using AI to collect patient histories and track progress between clinician appointments. Co-founders Jonathan Sabbagh and Edvard Engesæth previously built Journey Clinical and Nurx, respectively. Village Global led the round for the New York-based startup.
Notable investors include Union Square Ventures' Albert Wenger, Mercury co-founder Immad Akhund, and Coalition Operators' Toyin Ajayi. Siggy addresses the gap between therapy and medication management by using AI conversations and daily check-ins to gather data for clinicians. Patients begin with a free AI conversation, then meet a licensed clinician via video.
The platform generates a daily "Siggy Score" out of 100, combining patient-reported data from connected wearables like Whoop, Oura, or Apple Watch. The score is visible to both patient and clinician to flag concerning patterns. Siggy does not prescribe controlled substances and is not a crisis service.
Patients can continue seeing their existing therapists while using the platform. The founders plan to use funding to hire clinicians and engineers, develop software, and meet regulatory requirements. The startup recently began accepting paying patients ahead of a public launch.
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