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Oura Acquires AI-Native Primary Care Startup Counsel Health for $625M

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Smart ring maker Oura announced it will acquire AI-native primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million, folding chat-based medical AI plus licensed physician access into the Oura app and expanding into preventative, acute, and chronic care. The deal follows Oura's indefinite postponement of its up-to-$2.2B IPO, signaling a strategy to build a closed-loop health service and fend off rivals like RingConn and Ultrahuman.

LATEST/Smart ring maker Oura announced it will acquire AI-native primary care company Counsel Health for $625 million, folding chat-based medical AI plus licensed physician access into the Oura app and expanding into preventative, acute, and chronic care. The deal follows Oura's indefinite postponement of its up-to-$2.2B IPO, signaling a strategy to build a closed-loop health service and fend off rivals like RingConn and Ultrahuman.

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  1. TechCrunch AIT2·74 pts

    Oura Acquires AI-Native Primary Care Startup Counsel Health for $625M

    • Oura is acquiring Counsel Health for $625M, weeks after shelving its up-to-$2.2B IPO
    • Counsel Health's medical AI and licensed-physician access were integrated into the Oura app in June, with plans to expand into preventative, acute, and chronic care
    • Oura posted roughly $1.75B in 2026 revenue, up 92% year over year, and reached an $11B valuation after its October 2025 round