# Kintsugi

> Kintsugi is a Berkeley-based AI company that built voice biomarker technology able to flag signs of clinical depression and anxiety from roughly 20 seconds of free-form speech. Founded in 2019 by Grace Chang and Rima Seiilova-Olson, it sold an API-first platform into call centers, telehealth, and remote patient monitoring before winding down operations in early 2026 and releasing its models, methods, and research into the public domain.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Berkeley, California, United States
- **Founders:** Grace Chang (Co-founder & CEO), Rima Seiilova-Olson (Co-founder & Senior Technical Advisor)
- **Team size:** ~21 employees at peak
- **Products:** Kintsugi Voice, Kintsugi Connect, Kintsugi App
- **Notable:** Forbes AI 50 (North America), Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15 (2023), World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer

## Products & services

- **Kintsugi Voice** — Voice biomarker AI that detects signs of clinical depression and anxiety from about 20 seconds of free-form speech, delivered as an API.
- **Kintsugi Connect** — Care coordination layer that routes flagged patients into appropriate follow-up workflows.
- **Kintsugi App** — Patient-facing application for journaling, voice check-ins, and reflection.

## Achievements

- Forbes AI 50 (North America)
- Fierce Healthcare's Fierce 15 (2023)
- World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
- Gartner Cool Vendor for Responsible AI
- FDA De Novo submission supported by a prospective, double-blind pivotal study
- Peer-reviewed publication in Annals of Family Medicine (2025)
- Inc. Female Founders 500 (2025) for CEO Grace Chang
- Raised $28M total across seed and Series A

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced wind-down and released voice biomarker models, scientific methodology, and research into the public domain.
- **2025** — Peer-reviewed primary-care study published in Annals of Family Medicine; CEO named to Inc.'s Female Founders 500.
- **2022-02** — Closed $20M Series A led by Insight Partners.
- **2021** — Raised $8M seed round led by Acrew Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://kintsugihealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kintsugihealth
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Kintsugihealth
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/kintsugihello

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/kintsugi
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-06-28