{"id":5816,"date":"2025-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5816"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:31:21","slug":"lucas-ngoo-builds-ai-health-coach-to-help-everyone-eat-sleep-exercise-and-feel-better-all-through-whatsapp-and-caresense-app-markup-1180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5816","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Ngoo builds AI health coach to help everyone eat, sleep, exercise, and feel better \u2014 all through WhatsApp and the CareSense app | Markup #1180"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXexzWXD9-DDYxP_0S69GfBoqyzSiLYhyy9N3csoaShaayv4oI63g4T3JjyJOV2K49J2CGuCJwoZosI6aoXYdkyRA82E0AQ4Rp3ebqg2WpJ36W9EbUQSey1e6n8i-JPTXjOgQMWU?key=NMBD7L8QLIX7c7fqB9lNIQ\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:518px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: CareSense<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>A Coach that Clicks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/khailee_carousell-co-founder-chases-ai-frontier-activity-7331341269220171776-CknB?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAA1Q2KwB6YRMK3APIwqslghqRqxZxAKYe1c\">Southeast Asia will see a new economic renaissance<\/a> powered by unicorn founders like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lucasngoo\/\">Lucas Ngoo<\/a>, Co-founder of 500-backed recommerce company Carousell, who are back for their second act.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After Carousell, Lucas is diving into personalized healthcare with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caresense.ai\/\">CareSense<\/a>, an AI-powered behavioral health coaching platform aiming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/lucasngoo_carousell-co-founder-chases-ai-frontier-activity-7330083875144040448-0mmw?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAA1Q2KwB6YRMK3APIwqslghqRqxZxAKYe1c\">personalize care and coaching at scale<\/a> &#8211; starting with health screenings, to building sustainable habits and preventing chronic conditions before they start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mandy, the startup\u2019s AI health coach and digital companion accessible via WhatsApp or a dedicated app, focuses on improving sleep, stress, diet, and exercise \u2014 what Lucas calls the \u2018four pillars of lifestyle behavior\u2019.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The app uses AI to drive real behavior change, allowing users to track fitness and diet through integrations with Apple Health\/Google Fit, get nutritional analysis based on photos of their meals, log workouts, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The startup is already gaining traction, with enterprise clients like consultancy company Surbana Jurong. The team also offers a consumer-facing subscription model and Mandy bundled with corporate health screening packages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CareSense is currently raising their seed round. 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