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Berry Street and Healthify Merge to Scale GLP-1 Nutrition Care

Berry Street and Healthify merge to scale AI and clinician-led GLP-1 nutrition care as U.S. drug use is forecast to reach more than 30 million people by 2030.

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Summary

On Monday, August 24, 2026, U.S. nutrition startup Berry Street merged with Khosla Ventures-backed Indian startup Healthify, with financial terms undisclosed. Founders Noah Kotlove and Tushar Vashisht will serve as co-CEOs. The combined company will use Berry Street in the U.S. and Healthify in India and other markets, targeting rising demand for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. A 2026 JP Morgan forecast puts U.S. GLP-1 use above 30 million people by 2030.

Healthify offers app-based AI and human fitness and nutrition coaching, has raised more than $150 million and claims over 45 million customers. It expanded into the U.S. and introduced GLP-1-assisted programs in India in 2025. Berry Street operates more than 2,000 clinics, provides insurance-covered GLP-1 care and raised $50 million from Northzone, Sofina and FJ Labs in 2025. Its AI nutrition coaching and meal tracking have reached a claimed 200,000 people through Amazon, Walmart and other platforms. Healthify says Berry Street adds the clinical and insurance infrastructure needed to scale its AI-led service in the U.S.; Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla says combining AI with nationwide clinicians could expand daily nutrition guidance and dietitian access.

Positives

  • More than 2,000 Berry Street clinics give the combined business a nationwide clinical network for insurance-covered GLP-1 care.
  • Over 45 million claimed Healthify customers provide a large base for scaling AI and human nutrition coaching.
  • More than $150 million raised by Healthify supports a business already operating in India and the U.S.
  • A $50 million Berry Street round from Northzone, Sofina and FJ Labs strengthened its funding in 2025.
  • Amazon and Walmart collaborations helped Berry Street serve a claimed 200,000 people through AI coaching and meal tracking.
  • More than 30 million Americans could use GLP-1 drugs by 2030, according to JP Morgan's 2026 forecast.

Risks & concerns

  • Financial terms, including the combined company's valuation and ownership structure, were not disclosed.
  • Healthify's 45 million customers and Berry Street's 200,000 users are company-reported figures.
  • The 30 million U.S. GLP-1 user estimate is a 2030 forecast rather than current adoption.
  • Details remain limited on integration timing, workforce effects and how the co-CEO structure will operate.
  • No clinical outcome data were provided for either company's AI coaching or GLP-1 programs.
Primary sourceTechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2026/08/24/us-nutrition-startup-berry-street-merges-with-indias-healthify-as-glp-1-trends-upwards/
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