YOU(th), a Berlin-based preventive health platform, has raised $4.5M in seed funding led by Callisto Health. The app uses AI to analyze smartphone sensors including face video via photoplethysmography (PPG), voice recordings, eye and skin photos for 50+ wellness biomarkers across 10 health areas like cardiovascular and cognitive in under 2 minutes. The capital will accelerate product development and expand engineering, data science and medical teams.
Smartphone Screening Funding Accelerates
The round comes amid rising investment in AI-driven remote health monitoring. Binah.ai has raised $44.4M total for video-based vital signs while Sonde Health secured $35.2M for voice biomarkers. YOU(th)'s multi-modal approach combining face, voice, eye and skin analysis fills a gap in comprehensive, non-invasive wellness tracking for consumers and clinics.
Friction Blocks 60% of Screenings
Up to 60% of people avoid preventive health tests due to time, cost and access barriers, with only 8% screening at optimal frequency. Chronic diseases drive 80% of EU healthcare budgets yet current solutions rely on infrequent clinic visits or hardware. Smartphone ubiquity offers a path to daily prevention without needles or devices.
Multi-Modal AI Enables 2-Min Scans
YOU(th) processes face video for PPG-based heart rate and oxygen saturation, voice for respiratory and mental health proxies, plus eye and skin imaging for broader insights into metabolic and cognitive wellness. Unlike Binah.ai's vital signs focus or Sonde Health's audio-only platform, this integrates multiple inputs for a proprietary wellness score and trends dashboard. Partners report 62% higher customer conversion and 39% retention gains using white-label apps.
As Filippo Nigro, founder and CEO noted:
"Everyone talks about prevention, yet only about 8% screen at the optimal frequency because time, cost, and friction get in the way. We remove those barriers by turning everyday phone behaviour, selfies, voice, typing, into passive health screening, seamlessly connected to real healthcare. Prevention shouldn’t interrupt life; it should run inside it."
European VCs Bet on Prevention
Callisto Health led with participation from caesar.[https://www.caesar.vc/], adesso Ventures, Antler[https://www.antler.co/], Moonstone and 1024 Ventures[https://www.1024.ventures/]. Angels include Jean-Charles Samuelian of Alan unicorn and Patrick Andrae of HomeToGo. This mix signals conviction in scalable digital health, bridging consumer apps with B2B clinic and insurer integrations.
Preventive Market Nears $742B
The preventive healthcare market stands at $412B in 2026, projected to reach $742B by 2031 at 12.45% CAGR. NuraLogix with $20M+ funding launched a Longevity Mirror at CES 2026 for face-based insights, while regulatory tailwinds like FDA's January 2026 guidance ease paths for low-risk wellness apps. YOU(th) positions as software-only alternative amid aging populations and longevity demand.
Ex-Neurotech CTO Drives Accuracy
Co-founder and CTO Yuriy Dushin led computer vision and ML for an FDA Class II device at Machine Medicine Technologies, directly applying to YOU(th)'s biomarker extraction. Johannes Kraus, with physiotherapy credentials and a prior Munich Re-backed AI insurance venture, handles partnerships. CEO Filippo Nigro scaled products at HomeToGo unicorn, ensuring consumer-friendly execution.
Post-Funding Hiring Ramp
YOU(th) plans to hire senior full-stack engineers, data scientists, medical product managers and growth roles in Berlin and Munich. With 20+ partners like Levitas Clinic and Osler Health already live, the focus shifts to national expansion and deeper insurer integrations following clinic traction showing 6x engagement.