Okay y’all… add this to the list of “AI is doing WHAT now?” — because yes, apparently there’s now an AI for balding people, and honestly… it kinda slaps.
So here’s how this all started:
French founder Cyriac Lefort is chilling in a New York salon, getting a totally normal haircut, when his barber casually drops a psychological nuke on him:
“You’re starting to lose a bit of hair.”
And like any reasonable human, he immediately buys whatever shampoo the barber recommends, because hair-loss fear turns anyone into a marketer’s dream.
But here’s where the story twists:
Cyriac goes deep into the hair-loss world and realizes it’s basically the Wild West — confusing products, scammers, “miracle” treatments, shady clinics, and reviews you could swear were written by ChatGPT-2.
Eventually a legit doctor tells him he’s not actually balding, but by then he’s unlocked a new idea:
This industry runs on fear, misinformation, and chaos. And someone needs to fix it.
So he teams up with his cofounder Tilen and the two start vibe coding. Literally.
A few weeks later, they’ve built MyHair AI, which might be the most unexpectedly useful thing I’ve seen all week.
So what does it do?
You take photos of your head. Upload them. And the AI tells you — accurately — what’s actually happening up there.
It measures hair density, detects thinning early, tracks changes over time, and builds personalized routines.
The app even connects you with verified specialists and clinics so you don’t end up dropping $600 on “Premium Follicle Juice.”
And unlike sketchy clinics with stock-photo reviews, MyHair AI shows verified ratings, explains the science behind treatments, and highlights side effects so you actually know what you’re getting into.
And the business side? Wild. The app boasts:
200,000 user accounts
1,000 paying subscribers
300,000+ scalp images analyzed
Clinics now using it for patient evaluations
A high-profile dermatologist on the board
And here’s the thing: while most startups would’ve plugged in a generic large language model and called it a day, MyHair built its own dedicated AI model — trained on hundreds of thousands of real hair photos.
The team’s now expanding into clinic partnerships, bookings, and real-world diagnostic tools to help people understand their hair without panic-Googling symptoms at 2 a.m. — and honestly? It tracks. Because according to Cyriac, men basically stress about two things:
Hair loss
Sexual dysfunction
And MyHair AI checks one of those boxes… which, statistically, is still a win.
Zooming out:
This is yet another sign we’ve fully entered the era of “AI for everything.”
It proves how insanely fast founders can move today with tiny teams, vibe-coded prototypes, niche datasets, and an AI that actually solves real-world problems you didn’t even think tech cared about.
So yeah… AI is moving so fast that even your hairline has an analytics dashboard now.
If you wanna peek under the hood, here’s where you can find more info.
