Illume Labs

Illume Labs makes Illume, a personal health intelligence service that pulls data from wearables, meals, workouts and bloodwork into one place and answers questions about it. Its distinguishing choice is that the main interface is messaging. Users connect a wearable once, then text photos of meals, upload lab results and workouts, and ask questions by message, such as why they feel exhausted or whether they are recovering well enough to train. An assistant named Taro replies with answers grounded in the user's own history and sends proactive insights about what changed and what to do next. A web platform and an iPhone app are available for deeper review, and Apple Health syncs from the iPhone app. It is aimed at individuals who track sleep, activity, nutrition and biomarkers across separate apps and want them interpreted together. Lab results become biomarkers that can be followed over time, and the site shows examples of the assistant plotting metrics such as sleep and heart rate variability against dinner timing. There are three ways to use it. The Free tier costs nothing and allows up to 5 answers a day by text, up to 5 lab or export uploads and one connected wearable; new data is stored but not interpreted, and the assistant does not text first. A 7 day free trial gives the full membership experience and is charged at the end. Illume Membership is listed at $30 per month or $300 per year, with a founding member rate of $10 per month or $100 per year shown on the pricing page. The company states that it is backed by Y Combinator.