Daniel Cahn
@danielreidcahn
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Founder, Ash by Slingshot
New York, USA
Joined September 2009
I’m excited to announce Ash by Slingshot AI, the first AI designed for therapy backed by $93M in funding from the world’s top mission-driven investors.
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🎉 Congrats to @slingshotai_inc (OMA 2025) on the success of their early real-world study with @nyuniversity, showing how Ash (@TalkToAshAI), their foundational AI model for mental health, is helping people feel less lonely & more connected. Learn more:
talktoash.com
Ash is the first AI designed for mental health. Get support for stress, anxiety, relationships, or a bad day. Ash can help right now or build for long-term growth with a private, zero judgment space...
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Excited to be in NYTimes today :) “There was a learning curve,” Ms. Bucicchia, 37, said. “But it ended up being what I needed. It challenged me, asked a lot of questions, remembered what I had said in the past and went back to those moments when it needed to.”
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I'm excited to support UK founders!
🚀 No one’s built something like this for Europe. We think it’s time. We’re launching The Engine Room — a one-week sprint where 8 technical teams get £5,000 (no equity) to turn an idea into something real. Apply here: https://t.co/Xbdvsk1nuD What is The Engine Room? 🧵
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I'm starting to think that iteration speed is basically *the* advantage for startups. Speed compounds.
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There are three top things I worry about with AI on our minds: 1. Autonomy: That you're in control. You have something in your pocket that can always be available to make the decision for you. 2. Competence = That you can do it AI is a genius. You're texting with something
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(Disclaimer: I heard Jensen Huang say this a few months back about Nvidia and I was inspired -- totally ripping it off of him)
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If someone comes to mind who you think is really good, feel free to send me their name, even if you're not sure it's a fit! We'll give you $10k if it works out (+you'll have a friend who will be forever grateful!)
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Details: in NYC, senior engineers only, product-driven, should be comfortable in at least two different tech stacks.
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We're working on an incredibly hard problem, building something incredibly valuable if it succeeds, and we're the best placed company in the world to do this. Our team is incredibly mission-driven - every single person here will tell you that they're here for the mission.
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I'm hiring for top notch product engineers to work with me and my co-founder @neilparikh (former @Casper founder) in New York.
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Three things that define exceptional companies and exceptional jobs: 1. Working on something that's incredibly hard 2. Working on something that's incredibly valuable for the world (economically, socially) -- it really matters that you succeed 3. Working at the best placed team
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One ring to rule them all? At Deus Ex Medicina, @nayeema asked whether the future of healthcare will be one large foundational model or specialized, domain-specific models. @munjalshah says: "You can't get there" with just one model. And as for whether open source or closed
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🎥 Today, we're bringing you behind the scenes on how we're building @AshAITherapy. Yes, we call Ash AI therapy, and we're not shy about it: Ash will change how you think. We're confident in this position because we know we're building Ash the right way. What drives our work
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Would love your support on Product Hunt! https://t.co/pTrJL2cV5Z
producthunt.com
We all might need some help with our mental health. I used Ash and was blown away by how helpful it was at 2 AM. It remembered our conversations, and even challenged me, providing valuable insights....
Today we're launching @ashaitherapy on Product Hunt. Ash is AI that's been designed for therapy. It's built on our own foundation model for psychology, and has already helped thousands of people grow and feel better in our beta. We'd love your support - would you upvote us?
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In a conversation with Slingshot AI founders, Neil Parikh (@neilparikh) and Daniel Cahn (@danielreidcahn) we explored the limitations of AI chatbots when it comes to therapy. "ChatGPT and Claude are not made for therapy... they can end up in these very weird rabbit holes."
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IN NEWS: @slingshotai_inc raises $93M for AI Therapy. We asked founders @neilparikh and @danielreidcahn about how they're reinventing therapy. "We're inventing a whole new modality of therapy. Crises might happen at 2 AM, right? Your therapist isn't going to answer the phone."
They said it couldn't be done. They said it *shouldn't* be done. We tried anyways. Today we're launching Ash, the first AI designed for therapy, and announcing $93M in funding from @radicalventures @ForerunnerVC @a16z @felicis @trailmixvc @joinsequel and many more. We've had
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This came in just now, anonymously. "I'm so grateful. In the years prior to today, I'd estimate having spoken to 20+ therapists, some great, and this is the best session I've ever had." @AshAITherapy
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Thanks @tbpn!
"ChatGPT and Claude are not made for therapy. They're instruction following models. If you tell them you're upset, they'll give you three tips. Ash might ask you 'why is anger a bad thing?" @neilparikh @danielreidcahn on @tbpn talking about @AshAITherapy
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AI purpose built for Therapy - proud to be a part of this meaningful mission led by @danielreidcahn, @neilparikh and team. @AshAITherapy is available 24/7 by text or voice. It’s trained on diverse behavioral data and fine tuned by clinicians, give it a try!
I’m excited to announce Ash by Slingshot AI, the first AI designed for therapy backed by $93M in funding from the world’s top mission-driven investors.
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