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An AI Companion for Pregnancy Loss | Melissa Ablett-Jordaan, Sibyl
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After experiencing three pregnancy losses, Melissa Ablett-Jordaan couldn't stop thinking about the support she wished existed. She eventually left her COO role and founded Sibyl, an AI companion designed to support women through pregnancy loss. We talk about becoming a first-time founder and the responsibility of building something people may turn to during a deeply vulnerable moment.
Recorded live at eMerge Americas 2026, this conversation goes inside the decisions behind Sibyl. I ask Melissa what "clinically grounded" means beyond the marketing language, how she approaches sensitive data, and where she draws the line between AI support and professional care.
If you've spotted a problem through your own life experience but aren't sure you're qualified to build a business around it, her founder story is worth hearing!
In this conversation
- How hundreds of conversations with women and care providers helped shape the product
- Why Sibyl draws on a knowledge library developed with doctors and psychologists
- How Melissa is designing boundaries that encourage users to take breaks from the app
- The differences she's noticed between building a company in the Netherlands and the U.S.
About Melissa
Melissa Ablett-Jordaan is the founder of Sibyl and former Chief Operating Officer of Cambridge Innovation Center, where she helped grow the team from 50 to 300 people. An American based in the Netherlands, she had experience scaling companies but had never worked with AI before starting Sibyl.
Explore Sibyl:
https://www.sibyl.care/
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