Your Apple Watch buzzes with sleep stats. Strava tallies your runs. MyFitnessPal logs every bite. But what if all that AI health companion magic stayed trapped in silos? Enter Bevel, the New York startup just dropping a bombshell: $10 million Series A funding from General Catalyst.
This isn’t just cash. It’s fuel for an AI wellness assistant that pulls your scattered health data into one smart, proactive coach. For tech heads drowning in wearable metrics but starving for real insights, Bevel matters big time. It turns passive tracking into active longevity hacks. And with explosive growth already in the books, this funding cements Bevel as a frontrunner in the personalized health AI boom.
Why Bevel’s Funding Hits Different in 2025’s Health Tech Explosion
The AI health apps are everywhere, from Oura’s smart ring advisor to Whoop’s OpenAI powered coach. The AI companion app market? It’s barreling toward $290 billion by 2034, with a 39% CAGR, fueled by mental health support and personalized coaching.
Bevel stands out as pure software. No $500 ring required. Just your existing Apple Watch, Garmin, or Dexcom glucose monitor. At $6/month or $50/year, it’s democratizing proactive health management for the masses. General Catalyst’s Neeraj Arora nailed it: “Bevel’s mission to democratize health has become part of people’s daily lives, not just another app.”
This round follows a $4 million seed from South Park Commons and General Catalyst earlier in 2025. Total war chest? $14 million. Plans: Beef up the team, forge partnerships, and roll out Garmin support. For a two year old startup, that’s rocket fuel.
Meet the Founders: From Personal Pain to AI Health Pioneer
Bevel wasn’t born in a boardroom. It sparked from real struggles.
Grey Nguyen (CEO): Ex product lead at Sam Altman backed Campus. Chronic back pain hit hard during startup grind. Wearables and doctors failed him. “Health as a continuous journey,” he says. Bevel fixes that.
Ben Yang (CTO): Machine learning wizard from Opendoor. Brings the AI brains.
Aditya Agarwal (Co founder/Board): Dropbox CTO, Facebook early engineer, South Park Commons partner. Burnout forced his health reboot. “A $500 ring is out of reach. We wanted something accessible.”
These dropouts (college, not founders) share a “North Star”: Empower you as CEO of your health. No more siloed apps. One AI personal health coach.
How Bevel’s AI Health Companion Actually Works
Bevel Intelligence is the secret sauce. It slurps data via Apple Health:
Core Integrations:
- Apple Watch (sleep, HRV, strain)
- Continuous glucose monitors (Dexcom, Libre)
- Fitness apps (workouts, steps)
- Nutrition logs (5M+ verified foods database)
Daily Magic:
- Readiness Score: Combines recovery, sleep, stress. Tells you: Crush that workout or chill?
- Personalized Insights: “Your late coffee spiked glucose, tanked sleep.” Adaptive recs evolve with you.
- Journal: Log moods, habits. AI connects dots.
- Nutrition Tracking: Snap meals, get scores tied to glucose.
Users open it 8 times daily. 100K+ DAU. 80%+ retention at 90 days. 8x growth in a year. One of US’s fastest health apps.
Pro Tip for Techies: Privacy first. Data stays on device unless you say otherwise. No creepy sharing.
Bevel vs. The Big Hardware Boys: Software Wins the Accessibility War
- Whoop: $30/month + band. Now blood tests.
- Oura: $300+ ring, $6/month. Just raised $900M.
- Eight Sleep: AI bed, $100M round.
Bevel? Zero hardware. Leverages your gear. AI wellness assistant for biohackers on budgets. In a world where 1/3 of Americans wear smartwatches, Bevel unlocks the data goldmine.
Broader Trends: AI Health Companions Are the Future of Longevity
2025 is peak AI health:
- Mental + Physical Mashup: Wysa (5M+ users), Grow Therapy’s 24/7 companions.
- Market Boom: AI companion apps hit $14B in 2024, 26.8% CAGR to 2034.
- Big Tech Eyes: Rumors of Apple AI coach. Google personas.
- Proactive Shift: From reactive docs to daily coaches. Personalized health AI prevents burnout, optimizes performance.
Bevel rides this wave, proving software only AI health companions scale faster. Impact? Trillions in healthcare savings. Empowered users = fewer ER visits, better longevity.
Industry Ripple:
- Wearable Makers: Push APIs harder (Garmin next).
- VCs: Pouring into AI personal health coach plays.
- Users: 24/7 insights without app fatigue.
Real User Wins: Stories from the Bevel Trenches
- App Store raves: “Best health app Apple should’ve built.” “Transforms useless Apple Health data.”
- Reddit (r/bevelhealth): Marathoners tweak training. Diabetics nail glucose. Busy devs dodge burnout.
- One user: “24 hours in: Incredible. Fresh take on data.” Tech savvy seal of approval.
What’s Next for Bevel and Your Health Stack?
Roadmap Tease:
- Team Expansion: More engineers, researchers.
- Horizontal Growth: Mental health? Labs? Meds?
- Partnerships: Deeper wearable ties.
CEO Grey on X: “Grow faster on your feature requests. Huge step toward everyone improving their health.“
In AI health companion wars, Bevel’s traction screams unicorn potential.
Key Takeaway: Own Your Health Data, Own Your Future
Bevel proves AI wellness assistants aren’t gimmicks. They’re your edge in the longevity game. $10M Series A validates: Software crushes hardware barriers. Personalized health AI is here. Ditch silos. Embrace the coach.