We're building the OS for lifelong recovery.

We’re creating a connected foundation for recovery—where adaptive AI meets lived experience to deliver support that’s personal, proactive, and deeply human.

Why we built RecoveryAI

In 2005, our founder, Tim Hillegonds, stood in a bar in downtown Chicago, newly out of rehab, debating whether to call his dealer.

He made the call. His dealer didn’t answer. And that missed call—an interruption at precisely the right moment—changed everything.

Tim left the bar and never drank again.

This moment clarified a critical insight for him: recovery can’t be left to luck. Tim realized that to truly change outcomes for millions struggling with substance use, we needed to build smarter, more proactive systems.

That's precisely why he founded RecoveryAI.

RecoveryAI is a company dedicated to reinventing recovery from the ground up—using predictive AI, behavioral science, and human-centered technology to proactively support long-term sobriety.

Because recovery shouldn’t depend on luck.

And now it doesn’t have to.

Creating the future of recovery

Most recovery tools still rely on outdated, one-size-fits-all approaches—offering generic check-ins and delayed responses that don’t reflect the realities of daily life in recovery.

RecoveryAI is pioneering a proactive, adaptive model for recovery support—combining behavioral science, advanced AI, and real-time personalization. We’re building an entirely new ecosystem designed to anticipate your needs, provide relevant guidance, and flex with life’s changes.

Because the world doesn’t just need more recovery tools—it needs smarter ones.

The RecoveryAI approach

RecoveryAI products are built on a foundation of innovative technologies, adaptive methodologies, and human-centered design—creating support systems that feel intelligent, relevant, and deeply personal.

Behavioral Data Engine

Recognizes repeating patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to help you stay on track.

Behavioral Data Engine

Recognizes repeating patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to help you stay on track.

Behavioral Data Engine

Recognizes repeating patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to help you stay on track.

Behavioral Data Engine

Recognizes repeating patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to help you stay on track.

Dynamic Pattern Model

Recognizes patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to keep you on track.

Dynamic Pattern Model

Recognizes patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to keep you on track.

Dynamic Pattern Model

Recognizes patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to keep you on track.

Dynamic Pattern Model

Recognizes patterns and contexts you’ve identified, offering timely, skills-based prompts to keep you on track.

Personalized Support Engine

Delivers timely, skills-based suggestions grounded in CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.

Personalized Support Engine

Delivers timely, skills-based suggestions grounded in CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.

Personalized Support Engine

Delivers timely, skills-based suggestions grounded in CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.

Personalized Support Engine

Delivers timely, skills-based suggestions grounded in CBT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.

Real-Time Connection Layer

One-tap access to support networks, resources, or rides—based on preferences and situations you set.

Real-Time Connection Layer

One-tap access to support networks, resources, or rides—based on preferences and situations you set.

Real-Time Connection Layer

One-tap access to support networks, resources, or rides—based on preferences and situations you set.

Real-Time Connection Layer

One-tap access to support networks, resources, or rides—based on preferences and situations you set.

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Integration

Connects you with resources like housing, transport, and food support when challenges arise.

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Integration

Connects you with resources like housing, transport, and food support when challenges arise.

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Integration

Connects you with resources like housing, transport, and food support when challenges arise.

Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) Integration

Connects you with resources like housing, transport, and food support when challenges arise.

Privacy & Compliance Infrastructure

HIPAA-aligned privacy, consent-based sharing, and ethical AI practices.

Privacy & Compliance Infrastructure

HIPAA-aligned privacy, consent-based sharing, and ethical AI practices.

Privacy & Compliance Infrastructure

HIPAA-aligned privacy, consent-based sharing, and ethical AI practices.

Privacy & Compliance Infrastructure

HIPAA-aligned privacy, consent-based sharing, and ethical AI practices.

We’re combining emotional intelligence and adaptive technology to deliver the right kind of support at the right time.

Our Mission

To increase long-term sobriety rates by reducing relapse risk through the intelligent application of AI, behavioral science, and human compassion.

Meet the Team

Tim Hillegonds

Founder & CEO

Writer, strategist, and person in long-term recovery, Tim brings two decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups on brand strategy, marketing innovation, and emerging technology, including AI. He leads RecoveryAI’s platform vision, product development, and go-to-market strategy, drawing from his own recovery journey to build the system he once needed. Prior to founding RecoveryAI, Tim ran Thrive Strategy, advising organizations through pivotal growth and transformation initiatives. He has participated in MIT’s SUD Ventures program, Babson's SUD Sprint, and MIT's Hacking Medicine GrandHack, exploring innovation at the intersection of AI, behavioral health, and digital transformation.

“Everything I’ve built in my life traces back to that one moment of interruption. RecoveryAI exists to give others the same chance I was given only better, faster, and backed by science.”

Tim Hillegonds

Founder & CEO

“Everything I’ve built in my life traces back to that one moment of interruption. RecoveryAI exists to give others the same chance I was given only better, faster, and backed by science.”

Tim Hillegonds

Founder & CEO

“Everything I’ve built in my life traces back to that one moment of interruption. RecoveryAI exists to give others the same chance I was given only better, faster, and backed by science.”

Tim Hillegonds

Founder & CEO

“Everything I’ve built in my life traces back to that one moment of interruption. RecoveryAI exists to give others the same chance I was given only better, faster, and backed by science.”

Joe Kossowsky

Co-Founder & Head of Scientific Strategy

Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and clinical researcher at Boston Children’s Hospital. Joe is a clinical psychologist, biomedical informatician and expert in wearables, digital phenotyping, and AI-powered health interventions. He leads scientific development of RecoveryAI’s predictive relapse prevention engine and oversees clinical research, ethical design, and validation. His research spans sleep, mental health, substance use, and behavioral prediction, and underpins the scientific rigor at the heart of RecoveryAI.

“We’re building a system that brings together digital phenotyping, behavioral modeling, and real-time AI to deliver interventions at the exact moment they’re needed. That’s what makes RecoveryAI not just innovative but clinically meaningful.”

Joe Kossowsky

Co-Founder & Head of Scientific Strategy

Joe Kossowsky

Co-Founder & Head of Scientific Strategy

Joe Kossowsky

Co-Founder & Head of Scientific Strategy

Where We’re Going

Ebby™ is only the beginning.

RecoveryAI is building an intelligent recovery infrastructure, designed to meet people wherever they are, and scale across the full recovery ecosystem.

Consumer-first Access

Launching with Ebby™ to deliver immediate, personalized recovery support directly to individuals.

Consumer-first Access

Launching with Ebby™ to deliver immediate, personalized recovery support directly to individuals.

Consumer-first Access

Launching with Ebby™ to deliver immediate, personalized recovery support directly to individuals.

Consumer-first Access

Launching with Ebby™ to deliver immediate, personalized recovery support directly to individuals.

Clinical Validation

Partnering with researchers to drive measurable outcomes and scientific credibility through pilot studies and trials.

Clinical Validation

Partnering with researchers to drive measurable outcomes and scientific credibility through pilot studies and trials.

Clinical Validation

Partnering with researchers to drive measurable outcomes and scientific credibility through pilot studies and trials.

Clinical Validation

Partnering with researchers to drive measurable outcomes and scientific credibility through pilot studies and trials.

FDA Clearance

Pursuing regulatory validation as a reimbursable digital therapeutic (DTx) to meet clinical and payer standards.

FDA Clearance

Pursuing regulatory validation as a reimbursable digital therapeutic (DTx) to meet clinical and payer standards.

FDA Clearance

Pursuing regulatory validation as a reimbursable digital therapeutic (DTx) to meet clinical and payer standards.

FDA Clearance

Pursuing regulatory validation as a reimbursable digital therapeutic (DTx) to meet clinical and payer standards.

Health System Integration

Embedding RecoveryAI’s intelligent support into treatment centers, EAPs, and broader healthcare networks.

Health System Integration

Embedding RecoveryAI’s intelligent support into treatment centers, EAPs, and broader healthcare networks.

Health System Integration

Embedding RecoveryAI’s intelligent support into treatment centers, EAPs, and broader healthcare networks.

Health System Integration

Embedding RecoveryAI’s intelligent support into treatment centers, EAPs, and broader healthcare networks.

We're building the OS for lifelong recovery.

Why we built RecoveryAI

Creating the future of recovery

The RecoveryAI approach

We’re combining emotional intelligence and adaptive technology to deliver the right kind of support at the right time.

Our Mission

Meet the Team

Tim Hillegonds

Tim Hillegonds

Tim Hillegonds

Tim Hillegonds

Joe Kossowsky

Joe Kossowsky

Joe Kossowsky

Joe Kossowsky

Ebby™ is only the beginning.

Consumer-first Access

Consumer-first Access

Consumer-first Access

Consumer-first Access

Clinical Validation

Clinical Validation

Clinical Validation

Clinical Validation

FDA Clearance

FDA Clearance

FDA Clearance

FDA Clearance

Health System Integration

Health System Integration

Health System Integration

Health System Integration

We’re creating an intelligent recovery infrastructure that supports people wherever they are—in recovery, in life, and in the world.

Want to be part of what we’re building?

Want to be part of what we’re building?

Want to be part of what we’re building?

Want to be part of what we’re building?