Hey, we’re Sunnyside.
We’re a digital health company that empowers people to make alcohol a smaller part of their story, whether that means cutting back or eventually quitting.
Change the way the world drinks alcohol, helping millions on the path to healthier, happier lives.
- 600,000+ people helped
- 32 million drinks cut
- 96.7% of members report drinking less
Sunnyside is a passionate team committed to changing the way the world thinks about alcohol and health. Through a combination of behavior-change, medication, and human connection, we plan to help millions of people proactively take control of their relationship to alcohol.
In 2020, we launched Sunnyside as a text-message service to help people proactively plan and track their drinking. That initial idea blossomed into a evidence-based habit-change app that has helped over 600,000 people slash their drinking by 33% on average.
In 2025, we launched Sunnyside Med, combining evidence-based alcohol craving medication with our behavior-change program. With thousands already transforming their lives, we’re just starting!
At Sunnyside,
We Do Things Differently
We’re not like the other alcohol programs out there. Here’s what makes us stand out:
Sunnyside
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Preventative -
Moderation friendly -
Meds & behavior change -
Non-judgmental -
100% online -
Continuous support -
Community-driven
Other Alcohol Programs
- Reactive
- Abstinence only
- One dimensional
- Stigma & shame
- High friction access
- Infrequent check-ins
- Isolated & lonely
Meet Sunnyside’s clinical advisory board
Dr. Nehal Vadhan, MD
Clinical Psychologist & Addiction Researcher, Hofstra/Northwell
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, where he directs research on substance use and problem drinking. He has led multiple clinical studies of brief, telehealth-based interventions for alcohol — the science behind programs like Sunnyside.
Dr. Haley Treloar Padvano
Addiction Scientist, Brown University
Assistant Professor at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. Her work uses real-time, in-the-moment tracking to understand alcohol cravings — and to test how brief interventions and medication actually change the way people drink.
Dr. Hrishikesh Belani, MD, MPH
Board-Certified Internal & Addiction Medicine Physician
Board-certified internist specializing in addiction medicine, and primary care director for the LA County Health Services Ambulatory Care Network. He’s spent his career widening access to evidence-based substance-use care in one of the nation’s largest public health systems.
Dr. Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
Founder, Center for Optimal Living, Creator of IHRP
Clinical psychologist who created Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and founded the Center for Optimal Living. For three decades he’s championed meeting people where they are — moderation or abstinence, without judgment — the exact philosophy behind “your choice.”
Meet the Sunnyside team
Nick Allen
CEO & Co-Founder
Ian Andersen
CGO & Co-Founder
Hudson Lim
Head Engineer
Abby Mathews
VP Operations
Neona Rice
CX Manager
Octavian Marian
Software Engineer
Yehia El Gendi
Software Engineer
Lamar West
Software Engineer
Quinn Bond
Software Engineer
Elias Hekkala
Growth Manager
Meet Sunnyside’s advisors
Adrian James
Co-Founder at Omada Health
Lynda Deakin
Lynda Deakin
Dan Bomze
Founder at MileIQ, Advisor
James Park
Mike Lee
Founder at MyFitnessPal
Stephanie Palmeri
Advisor, Investor, and former Partner at Uncork Capital
Adi Jaffe
CEO of IGNTD and Author of The Abstinence Myth
Kate Bonham
MS, LPCC, LADC – Mental Health and Chemical Health Specialist
Meet Sunnyside’s co-founders
“We started this company because we believe there's power in finding balance. Science tells us that becoming aware of our habits, and having a digital partner who can nudge us in the right direction, can make a huge difference.”
Read the Sunnyside blog for the latest.
CHECK OUT THE BLOG
Listen to our podcast. New episodes weekly.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
We’ve helped more than 600,000 people on the path to healthier drinking habits.
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