RecoveryLink is a Philadelphia-based digital recovery technology company that gives people in recovery - and the organizations that serve them - a platform for peer-based support at the touch of a button. It combines an electronic recovery record, asynchronous training, one-on-one telerecovery peer sessions, and live video group support into a single HIPAA-compliant suite. Founded by recovery scientist Robert Ashford alongside Chris Hart and Brent Canode, the company treats recovery as an individualized, data-informed process supported by both technology and human connection.
Robert Ashford is a recovery scientist and the co-founder and CEO of RecoveryLink, a Philadelphia-based digital platform that helps people and organizations find and deliver peer-based recovery support around the clock. With a PhD in health policy and an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania, he has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, founded the Journal of Recovery Science, and advised SAMHSA and the Philadelphia Mayor's Task Force on the opioid epidemic. He also serves as Executive Director of Unity Recovery, building tools and language that treat recovery as a measurable, fundable field rather than an afterthought.
Kai Stinchcombe is the founder and CEO of True Link Financial, a San Francisco-based fintech company that builds financial tools for vulnerable populations - seniors with dementia, people with disabilities, and individuals in recovery. Inspired by his grandmother Ruth's experience being defrauded by telemarketers while living with Alzheimer's, Kai co-founded True Link in 2012 to give families and caregivers smart, customizable controls over spending. The company has helped over 250,000 families and raised $50M+ including a $35M Series B led by Khosla Ventures. Beyond True Link, Kai is known for his viral, contrarian essays dismantling blockchain hype, and for co-founding the Roosevelt Institution, a progressive student policy think tank that won a MacArthur Award.