Can AI and WhatsApp save lives by helping people actually show up for care?In this episode of Startup Scaleup People, we speak with Neill Dunwoody, COO & Co-Founder of SPRYT, a healthtech startup that helps health systems reduce missed appointments and increase cancer screenings through conversational AI.

🎧 Hosted by Mario Rivas, this episode goes deep on AI healthcare orchestration, no-show prediction, regulatory barriers, health tech scaling, and building a high-trust, award-winning startup across the UK, Ireland, and now the US.

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🧭 Chapters

00:00 Intro to SPRYT and Healthcare Problem

03:00 NHS Success: Cervical Screening +160%

06:30 Pivot from Sports App to MedTech Innovation

10:00 Building a Global Health Orchestration Platform

15:00 Cancer Prevention, HPV & Vaccine Education

20:00 U.S. Expansion, Mayo Clinic & New Partnerships

25:00 Scaling Leadership and Strategic Growth

30:00 Hard Lessons in Healthtech, Funding & Mission-Driven Work

💬 Key Highlights

▸ AI + WhatsApp engagement boosted cancer screening rates by 160%

▸ First company to deploy conversational AI in UK’s NHS

▸ Saved 8+ admin hours/week and 30%+ in SMS costs

▸ Strategic partnerships with MediDrive & Mayo Clinic Accelerate

▸ Vision: 50B+ patient engagements/year by 2035, global health orchestration

👥 Who Should ListenHealthtech founders

• NHS innovators

• AI ops teams

• US payers & providers

• Seed-stage operators

• Cancer & screening advocates

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