Addiction is the #1 killer of Americans ages 18 to 45.

Opioids kill an American every 5 minutes and cost the system ~$700,000 every year for every patient.

"Care" today means overdosing on opioids, ending up at the ER, and then being sent to a detox center that tells you to wait for 4 weeks (which you likely spend high on drugs). Eventually, detox discharges you with a piece of paper with the address of the nearest ER, probably the one you came from. They know relapse is inevitable.

This is not care. It's a death loop.

America is sick.

Opioids, alcohol, stimulants, nicotine, gambling, porn, doomscrolling, and now AI psychosis have left no soul untouched. I can imagine no bigger problem to devote the next decade to with Grata.

We're launching a virtual clinic that offers a 6-person care team to every patient. We have doctors and nurse practitioners to prescribe medication when needed, therapists to address the underlying trauma, peers who've been through it for support and community, dietitians to address eating disorder comorbidities, and sleep psychologists to help treat the insomnia.

All this alongside an AI companion named Luna who will always be there for patients and get to know them real well. She'll collect active and passive data, give you credits that you can redeem for gift cards, and always be by your side. If you need to vent, she listens. If you need to reschedule an appointment, she'll handle it. If you're hungry, she'll call every food bank & pantry near you and find you a warm meal.

Our AI is designed not to replace humans, but rather give them superpowers. Keep patients engaged so they show up to appointments. Help providers really understand patients to provide better care. Automate the admin work so everyone can focus on what matters.

We believe AI really can change the game. Today, the world finds out a patient relapsed after they end up in the ER (which might kill them and will cost 5-figures). Our bet is with Luna we can flag risk before they relapse: and then have all 6 humans and AI text and call the patient and their emergency contact to make sure everything's okay.

That's a lot of moving pieces.

Building a full-stack clinic + AI-native app is quite complex, but I think we have a real unfair advantage here. My co-founders previously built a virtual mental health clinic making $70M+/year and sold a consumer AI company with 500,000+ users. There's not many founding teams that understand AI, care delivery, and consumers the way we do.

This really is an uphill battle: fighting against substances literally designed to physically alter your brain to keep coming back to it.

What a legacy to leave behind if this works.