Inside Fay Nutrition: Co-founder Sammy Faycurry on building the fastest growing wellness company

If you live in America, experts say your leading cause of death is what you eat. There’s one company changing that.

Today CEO and co-founder Sammy Faycurry sits down with Anika for a tell-all episode on Fay, a marketplace for dietitians, and one of the fastest growing health and wellness companies ever. They just raised a $50M Series B at a $500M valuation

They dive into:

🫶 Fay's origin story as a family business

🏥 Why are dietitians overlooked in healthcare, even though they are one of the most critical providers of care

🤖 How Fay became the Harvey AI of the nutrition space

💡 The best path forward for health insurance companies to gain Americans' trust and how Fay is acting as a partner

They might even drop some information on Fay’s secret launch happening in 24 days 🤫

00:00 Series B leaked

03:38 Intro

04:19 Founder journey

09:11 Finding product market fit

14:53 Waiting to raise VC money

17:45 Anika joining Fay

19:42 Health insurance companies

25:27 Vertical AI

32:08 Validating the care model

35:05 Insurance prescribing food

36:53 Founder philosophies

52:02 Speed round

If you haven’t yet, follow us @getthecheckpod on TikTok, Instagram, and X