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Cairns Health

YC S17

San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · 17 employees · 7 known investors

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Cairns Health builds a voice-based conversational AI care companion for people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers, providing medication reminders, symptom checks, behavioral nudges, and companionship. It pairs this with a radar-equipped device that passively monitors heart rate, breathing rate, and sleep stages without a wearable to enable timely clinical intervention.

Also known as AnoiFdErraJ, Inc. · Koko Home, Inc. · Koko · Totemic · Totemic Labs · Totemic Labs, Totemic, Koko

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessMachine LearningConsumer Health ServicesUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S17)

Cairns Health was founded in 2017 by Brad Eckert, Kiran Joshi, and Neal Khosla.

BEBrad Eckert
Brad EckertFounder2017–2023Brad Eckert previously founded and led an engineering team at Cairns Health (YC S17) and currently serves as founder and CTO at Woz. He holds an MIT degree in electrical engineering and computer science with graduate study in artificial intelligence, and has co-authored multiple patents.
KJKiran Joshi
Kiran JoshiFounder2016–2019
NKNeal Khosla
Neal KhoslaCofounder, Board Member2017–2026Cofounder at AI-assisted primary care
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Andrew RitterCEO
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Nicky HawthornePresident
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Rajiv BhanCTO
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Bryan ChanTProduct Manager
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Anya VincentJunior Program Manager
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Ryan JordanRecruiterformer
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Itay CnaanEngineeringformer
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Patrick FennieChief of Staffformer

Investors · 7

Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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11.2 CapitalreportedLas Vegas · $500K – $3M

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DCVC (Data Collective)reportedPalo Alto · $5M – $25M

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Lightspeed Venture PartnersreportedMenlo Park · $1M – $5M

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Soma CapitalreportedSacramento · $100K – $300K

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Frequently asked questions

What does Cairns Health do?
Cairns Health builds a voice-based conversational AI care companion for people with chronic health conditions and their caregivers, providing medication reminders, symptom checks, behavioral nudges, and companionship. It pairs this with a radar-equipped device that passively monitors heart rate, breathing rate, and sleep stages without a wearable to enable timely clinical intervention.
Who founded Cairns Health?
Cairns Health was founded by Brad Eckert, Kiran Joshi, Neal Khosla in 2017.
Who are Cairns Health's investors?
Cairns Health's investors include Waarde Capital, Y Combinator, 11.2 Capital, DCVC (Data Collective), Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Soma Capital.
Where is Cairns Health headquartered?
Cairns Health is headquartered in San Francisco, US.