Slingshot AI

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-59%

est. 2Y upside i

HealthcareSeries A

Slingshot AI is the team behind Ash, the first AI designed for therapy. Our mission is to make mental healthcare more accessible and help people change their lives in the ways they want. Ash is not designed to be used in crisis. If you are in crisis, please seek out professional help, or a crisis line.

Rank

#1307

Sector

Digital Mental Health

Est. Liquidity

~6Y

Data Quality

Data: Medium

Slingshot AI presents a strong upside opportunity driven by its innovative AI foundation model for mental health and a rapidly expanding market.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

Bull (25%)+300%

Slingshot AI's Ash platform achieves significant market penetration by successfully navigating regulatory hurdles and building strong public trust, leveraging its unique psychological foundation model. This leads to rapid user adoption and enterprise partnerships, pushing revenue to over $200M by 2028 and justifying a $880M+ valuation, a 4x increase from current levels.

Base (45%)+50%

Slingshot AI establishes Ash as a credible, niche player in the digital mental health market, growing steadily by capturing a segment of the SAM. It maintains its competitive moat but faces ongoing challenges from incumbents and public skepticism, resulting in a $330M valuation by 2028, a 50% increase from its current valuation.

Bear (30%)-80%

Slingshot AI struggles to overcome public trust issues and regulatory scrutiny regarding AI efficacy in mental health, while larger tech companies or existing digital mental health platforms launch more widely adopted competing solutions. This leads to slower-than-expected growth, a down round, and a valuation drop to $44M, significantly eroding common stock value due to liquidation preferences.

Est. time to liquidity~6.0 years

Preference Stack Risk

severe

Funding Intensity

42%

Investors hold $93M in liquidation preferences. In an exit at the current $220M valuation, common shareholders would only see value above $93M, meaning $127M is available for common. If the exit is below $93M, common shareholders get little to nothing.

Dilution Risk

high

As a Series A company, Slingshot AI will likely require multiple additional funding rounds, which will lead to further dilution of existing equity holders.

Secondary Liquidity

none

There is no active secondary market for Slingshot AI stock at this early stage, limiting immediate liquidity options for employees.

Engineering — 1 role

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Last updated: March 10, 2026

Questions to Ask at the Interview

Strategic questions based on Slingshot AI's data — designed to show you've done your homework.

  • 1

    “How is Slingshot AI planning to build and maintain public trust in Ash as an AI therapist, especially given past challenges faced by other mental health chatbots and the general skepticism around AI in sensitive areas?”

  • 2

    “With a TAM of $8.5B and SAM of $1.7B, what are the key milestones and specific go-to-market strategies Slingshot AI is focusing on over the next 12-24 months to capture significant market share and demonstrate the efficacy of Ash?”

  • 3

    “Given the Series A funding and the current valuation, what is the company's projected timeline for future funding rounds and potential liquidity events for employees, and how does the company plan to address the impact of the liquidation preference on common shareholders?”

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