Forward was created to solve the existential problems in healthcare by using technology to scale care to the people of the world. Forward uses proprietary AI to turn clinical expertise and the latest medical research into Health Apps — diagnostic tools and robust care plans. Since 2016, Forward has built a vertically integrated, direct-to-consumer healthcare system with 19 locations nationwide and a team of more than 100 primary care clinicians.
Now with the free-standing, self-serve Forward CarePod, Forward takes a major leap in addressing the three fundamental challenges of healthcare: cost, accessibility and quality. Individuals can engage with Health Apps in Forward CarePods and the Forward mobile app. The company believes its deployment of CarePods to malls, gyms and offices will broaden access to care so that it will no longer be limited by where a person lives.
Forward CarePod and its Health Apps are built by Forward’s team of world-class doctors, from top universities like Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Columbia, and are continuously updated. CarePods provide access to comprehensive health analytics via biometric body scans, blood tests and wearable sensors; integrate Health Apps dedicated to solve member’s health needs across major health areas like heart health, diabetes, weight management and mental health; create personalized care plans, write prescriptions and make referrals based on AI-supported clinician review of CarePod analyses; and sync all member health data, results, prescriptions and plans into one central mobile application.
Forward is backed by AI luminaries Eric Schmidt (former CEO and chairman of Google), John Giannandrea (SVP of artificial intelligence at Apple), Demis Hassabis (cofounder of DeepMind) and Mustafa Suleyman (co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection AI), and advised by medical leaders who include Regina Benjamin (18th surgeon general of the United States) and Bob Wachter (chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF).
Following the recent announcement of $100 million in growth capital from blue chip venture funds Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Samsung Next, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Softbank, which will be used to manufacture and deploy Forward CarePods, the first CarePod for Arizona will open this month at Chandler Fashion Center in Chandler.
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