U.S. Nutrition Startup Berry Street Merges with Khosla

Berry Street, a U.S. nutrition startup, has merged with Khosla Ventures-backed Indian startup Healthify to tap into the growing trend of using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss.

The companies did not disclose the financial details of the deal, but a report from JP Morgan suggested that over 30 million people in the U.S. will be on GLP-1 treatments For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity, which will operate under two brands in different markets.

In the U.S., the company will continue to operate under the Berry Street banner, while in other markets like India, it will operate under the Healthify brand.

Healthify claims it has so far served over 45 million customers, offering both AI-powered and human fitness and nutritional coaching via an app.

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'We have spent a decade proving that AI can drive life-changing outcomes at scale,' Healthify’s CEO Vashisht said in a press release. 'Berry Street gives us the clinical backbone and coverage infrastructure to deliver that promise to the U.S. market at a scale no one has achieved before,'

Berry Street has a network of over 2,000 clinics and offers insurance-covered GLP-1 care.

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The company last year raised $50 million in a fundraising round from Northzone, Sofina, and FJ Labs.

With the merger, Berry Street and Healthify aim to expand their services to more people and deliver life-changing outcomes at scale.

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U.S. nutrition startup Berry Street stated on Monday it has merged with Khosla Ventures-backed Indian startup Healthify to bank on the popular trend of people turning to GLP-1 drugs to lose weight.

The companies didn’t disclose the financial details of the deal. A report from JP Morgan published this year suggested that over 30 million people in the U.S. will be on GLP-1 The companies stated Berry Street founder Noah Kotlove and Healthify founder Tushar Vashisht will act as co-CEOs of the new entity.

In the U.S., the company will operate under the Berry Street banner, and in other markets like India, it will operate under the Healthify brand.