# April Koh

> April Koh is the co-founder and CEO of Spring Health, a New York-based mental health company that uses machine learning to match people to the right care instead of leaving them to trial and error. She started it as a Yale senior in 2016 after reading a research paper that suggested algorithms could outperform the average psychiatrist at picking treatments. By 2021, at 29, she became the youngest woman to lead a unicorn; by 2024 the company raised a $100M Series E at a $3.3 billion valuation, serving employers and health plans across more than 200 countries. She was a 2025 TIME100 Next cover star.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Spring Health
- **Organizations:** Spring Health, Spylight, Shazam
- **From:** South Korea
- **Nationality:** American (born in South Korea, immigrated at age 4)
- **Education:** B.A. in Sociology and Computer Science, Yale University, Pre-College Diploma in Oboe Performance, The Juilliard School, Horace Mann School, Advanced French Language, Columbia University (Reid Hall)
- **Known for:** Youngest woman to lead a unicorn (2021, at age 29), Co-founder and CEO of Spring Health, valued at $3.3 billion (2024), 2025 TIME100 Next cover star

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Left Yale temporarily to co-found Spylight, an online commerce platform; served as Chief Product Officer
- **2016** — As a Yale senior, co-founded Spring Health with Adam Chekroud after reading his machine-learning research on matching patients to mental health treatment; won Yale's Thorne Prize for Social Innovation
- **2018** — Spring Health raised $6 million seed funding
- **2021** — Spring Health raised $190M Series C at ~$2 billion valuation; at 29, Koh became the youngest woman to lead a unicorn
- **2023** — Additional funding at $2.5 billion valuation; gave birth to her daughter
- **2024** — Raised $100M Series E at a $3.3 billion valuation
- **2025** — Featured on the cover of TIME as part of the TIME100 Next list of rising stars
- **2026** — Spring Health named to TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies; announced acquisition of Alma

## Achievements

- Youngest woman to lead a unicorn (2021, at age 29)
- Co-founder and CEO of Spring Health, valued at $3.3 billion (2024)
- 2025 TIME100 Next cover star
- Forbes 30 Under 30 (Healthcare/Consumer Technology)
- Business Insider 30 Under 40 Leaders in Healthcare
- Goldman Sachs 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs
- World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
- Won Yale's Thorne Prize for Social Innovation (2016)
- Scaled Spring Health to serve 23+ million people across more than 200 countries

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Spring Health raised a $100M Series E at a $3.3 billion valuation.
- **2025-10** — Featured on the cover of TIME for the 2025 TIME100 Next list.
- **2026-01** — Spring Health announced the acquisition of Alma, a platform for independent mental health clinicians.

## Links

- Website: https://springhealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilyjkoh/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/spring_health
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/april.koh/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/springhealth/

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Last updated: 2026-06-14