Rebecca McManus interviewed by EIT Health Innovators Community on Building ADAPT Start-Up Amethyst Care

11 September 2025

Rebecca McManus, CEO and co-founder of Amethyst Care, shared her journey from tech sales to healthcare innovation in a recent interview with the EIT Health Innovators Community.

Amethyst Care focuses on reducing loneliness and hospital readmissions through an AI voice companion that offers medication reminders, wellbeing check-ins, and long-term data tracking for clinicians. The company begins clinical trials in Ohio soon and is preparing to raise €2.5M to expand its 10-person team to 17 by 2026.

Amethyst Care is about to kick off fundraising and will be spinning out at the end of February 2026. They are eyeing a U.S. expansion and actively seeking investors through the Innovators Community. Read the full interview here.