Forward Health develops AI-driven CarePods — self-contained medical stations that let users complete tests (blood, throat swabs, blood pressure, skin scans) guided by touchscreens and custom AI, with remote doctors reviewing results and issuing prescriptions. The company began with tech-forward doctor offices using body scanners, smart sensors and algorithms and continues to operate those clinics alongside CarePods. CarePod access is offered at $99/month (includes on-demand tests, the Forward app, 24/7 care team support and virtual visits); standalone clinic access is $149/month; Forward does not accept insurance. Forward was founded in 2016 and employs over 100 primary care clinicians and a five-physician medical advisory board; it also built a custom LLM to read research and generate clinical care plans. The company is launching 25 CarePods initially with plans to scale to 3,200 within a year and to double its footprint in 2024, targeting malls, gyms, offices and metro areas including the Bay Area, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. Forward emphasizes privacy and says members own their data and the company will not sell personal data. Forward is a primary care startup that delivers tech-first, personalized healthcare through a single flat membership fee and by eschewing insurance. It operates clinics in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and performs a full biometric assessment on first visit, collecting roughly 500 biometric data points including body scans, blood tests and gene sequencing. Forward builds preventive care programs from reusable “Lego block” elements to tailor interventions for conditions like heart disease and common cancers, and has developed tools such as a dermatoscope skin scanner and heart-risk monitoring programs. The company provides remote monitoring via its 'Forward at Home' service—sending patients sensors for at-home care—and offers 24/7 worldwide care support accessible through its mobile app. Forward plans to continue developing new doctor-led programs, scale nationwide by treating scaling as an engineering problem, and monitor program outcomes to assess long-term health impacts. The company recently raised capital to fund this expansion and program development.

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$325M

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Nov 2023