Matthew de Jonge

CEO at Fortell: building radically better hearing aids with AI. Formerly Butterfly Network, Bridgewater

[Princeton University @Princeton]

What do comedian Steve Martin and @PrincetonMBB head coach Mitch Henderson '98 have in common?

They're both using @fortellresearch, an AI-assisted hearing aid created by former Princeton roommates @MattHdeJonge '10 and Cole Morris '10: https://t.co/yc93MHaIEv (via @pawprinceton)

[Steven Levy @StevenLevy]

Even before launch these AI hearing aids have become the in-ear Birkin bag of the elite (of a certain age). Here’s why. https://t.co/srFADvOs8Y

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

My grandfather escaped Nazis, enlisted, and suffered hearing loss in the war. He went to
@Princeton on the GI bill where his campus job was chauffeur to Albert Einstein. He read
@pawprinceton cover to cover. Circulation be damned, this my new favorite write up on @fortellresearch

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

https://t.co/X5KPfiGdrS

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

https://t.co/X5KPfiGdrS

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

@Princeton @pawprinceton @fortellresearch thanks @markbern2 for the write up and making sure I look taller than Cole

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

thank you @PrincetonMBB coach @M_Henderson98 and trustee @gordonritter for sharing your experiences as @fortellresearch patients!

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

Proud @ButterflyNetInc is becoming a platform technology. First @midjourney and now @alephneuro.

BFLY stock jumped. My question: how/when can Butterfly capture a big share of value?

regardless: Aleph images are dope. bravo @levchizhov @raffi_hotter

[Aleph @alephneuro]

We recently obtained the highest-resolution 3D images of the human brain ever taken from outside the skull. This is the first look.

Introducing Aleph, a research lab building brain interfaces for the telepathic future. (1/n)

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

A useless AI arms race:

AI will improve medicines and medical devices. It will also have unsavory uses, ex: robo claim denials. But don't worry, we'll also have robo-claims getting filed. smh.

https://t.co/JYxWjIsaRJ

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

More on Eric's role at Anthropic
https://t.co/TLADmH6B3R

[Andrew Dunn @AndrewE_Dunn]

NEW: Anthropic announces it is developing its own preclinical drug programs

No specifics provided beyond a focus on neglected diseases

"To build the right models, products and tools, we need to live it along with all of you," Eric Kauderer-Abrams, Anthropic life sci head, says

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

I am so impressed by my friend Eric Kauderer-Abrams, et al. I don't know if/when we'll see progress on cures for heretofore intractable diseases but there is reason for optimism.

[Brittany Trang @brittanytrang]

Breaking: Anthropic releases Claude Science, an application it hopes does for science what Claude Code did for software.

Read more from me and @matthewherper:

https://t.co/IdCX12n4n7

#science #research #biotech #pharma #AI #Anthropic #claude

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

@ucl and @alzheimerssoc are doing interesting research at the intersection of Alzheimer's and hearing loss. A good reminder that hearing well is as much about the brain as it is about the ears. This is the founding premise behind @fortellresearch

https://t.co/GRPNaJlsAB

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

at @ButterflyNetInc we used AI to squeeze an expert radiologist into each ultrasound machine but the dream was to go super human. impossible bc humans generated our labels. collabs like this can train on medical outcomes and unlock superhuman diagnostics

https://t.co/eKwHUJnC1b

[Mayo Clinic @MayoClinic]

As Microsoft Build concludes, Mayo Clinic's collaboration with @Microsoft marks an important step in the ongoing development of AI tools designed specifically for healthcare.

During the conference, Dr. @GFarrugiaMD, president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, discussed the collaboration, which combines Mayo Clinic's clinical expertise and healthcare insights with Microsoft's AI and engineering capabilities.

Together, we are working to develop a frontier AI model designed to support healthcare applications, including earlier diagnosis, more personalized treatment decisions, and improved experiences for patients and care teams. AI can help inform clinical decision-making while healthcare professionals remain at the center of patient care.

Unlike general-purpose AI systems, healthcare requires clinical context, governance, and real-world validation. The collaboration reflects Mayo Clinic's continued focus on responsible AI development, patient trust, and the safe use of clinical data.

Learn more: https://t.co/ezQFj3meWi

#MicrosoftBuild #HealthcareAI #Innovation

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

A must read for anyone interested in the @midjourney medical announcement. Karl Thiele is the world’s expert on ultrasound. I was lucky to work with him at @ButterflyNetInc . He is a brilliant engineer and a very clear thinker.

https://t.co/iPnAMgJMyE

[Trae Stephens @traestephens]

Proud of my friends at @armada_ai for taking another exciting step forward!

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

absolutely, I believe this. I have never been able to "write"--at least a first draft-- any other way than by hand.

our handwriting is unique to us as our fingerprints. it makes sense that the brain & the hand are closely coordinated. handwriting can vary & be loose & formative--not fixed like print; it embodies plasticity, change. even an unintelligent scrawl has meaning.

print is uniform, impersonal. as Samuel Beckett said: "It all came together between the hand and the page."

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

@mttgrmm Honored to help! Opening in more cities soon! Sign up at https://t.co/SXbUjKc1rW

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

Honored to help @mttgrmm !

[Matt Grimm @mttgrmm]

Fortell's hearing aids are life changing.

A month ago I took my octogenarian father-in-law to get new Fortell hearing aids. Serving in the Navy during Vietnam combined with general age-related hearing degradation, his hearing was awful. Even with standard hearing aids he couldn't really engage in dinner conversations, couldn't converse on a long drive, and struggled to interact with his grandkids.

The Fortells are incredible. Just amazing technology. Complete turnaround in my FIL's ability to hear in noisy environments and engage in life. Significant quality of life improvement.

Bravo @MattHdeJonge, and thanks to @traestephens @JoshuaKushner @wolfejosh for backing Fortell early.

And if my FIL knew what Twitter is, he'd thank you too.

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

Gotta respect the hustle

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

I am proud to announce https://t.co/cuzKJP81vX raised $27 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures.
Huge thank you to everyone who participated:
Vinod Khosla & Nicole Frankel
iAngels (@iangelscapital)
500 Global
V Ventures
Factorial Capital
Tim Ferris
Gloria & Stanley Tang
Scott Adelson
Erika Kullberg
Jordan Matte
Shuo Wang
Sahil Bloom
Maor Shlomo
Dean Leitersdorf
Keisuke Honda
And others.

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

Thrive was the first to back us 5 years ago and has remained an unbelievably great partner ever since: leading subsequent rounds, helping us bring in the right partners, help with recruiting, data, PR, and so much more. Thank you Thrive and congratulations on Thrive X!

[Joshua Kushner @JoshuaKushner]

We are pleased to announce the close of Thrive X. Exceeding $10 billion, Thrive X comprises $1 billion designated for early-stage investments and $9 billion designated for growth-stage investments. We do not view this as a milestone, but as a commitment to the long work ahead.

We view Thrive as a company. Our product is partnership - the willingness to commit deeply to a small number of founders, and to stand with them through momentum and adversity. This is the discipline we bring to our work, and the responsibility we accept when founders partner with Thrive.

We do not hedge. Concentration demands loyalty to the founders and missions we back. In this moment, exposure alone is not a strategy. Judgment without commitment is not enough. Advantage will accrue to those who choose deliberately, commit deeply, and endure through difficult moments.

Thrive was founded to be an enabling technology for the world we want to see. We are deeply aware that we are not the main character. The founders that we are fortunate enough to partner with are the artists. Our role is to help create the conditions where great work can come to life.

We take a long view grounded in the belief that category-defining companies tend to create structural compounding advantages over long arcs. This fund reflects the continuity of our approach and the ways our work has deepened alongside the founders we support.

We are grateful for the trust our Limited Partners place in us, and for the opportunity to work alongside those who are building with purpose, integrity, and courage.

https://t.co/7ymRAxb6uL

[Matthew de Jonge @MattHdeJonge]

@EdwardKens50830 @artlevy Yea @artlevy get with the program!