KEY POINTS
- Oura agreed to acquire Counsel Health for $625 million and expects the deal to close before the end of 2026.
- Counsel's AI chatbot, already in the Oura app, answers health questions using wearable data and can connect users to a physician.
- Counsel's 70 employees will join Oura, and its CEO Muthu Alagappan will become chief clinical AI officer.
Oura, the maker of the smart ring, has agreed to acquire the medical AI startup Counsel Health for $625 million, The Verge reported. The company disclosed the deal on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, as it announced its quarterly earnings.
