Cedars-Sinai announced the launch of Xaia, a spatial-computing, AI-enabled virtual psychotherapy companion accessible on the Apple Vision Pro headset that aims to help people with anxiety, addiction, depression and pain management.
The healthcare system dubs the experience "generated reality," which it defines as merging technology and therapy.
Developed at the medical extended-reality lab at...
Mental health startup UpLift announced it acquired women-focused digital psychiatry platform Minded, increasing its women-led offerings and expanding its reach to five additional states.
UpLift's behavioral health platform offers patients access to in-network therapists and mental health providers virtually or in person. Therapists can also use the platform to find clients and manage their...
Mental health platform Headway announced it closed a $125 million Series C funding round led by Spark Capital, boosting its valuation to more than $1 billion.
Existing investors a16z, Accel and Thrive participated in the round, as well as new strategic investors led by Health Care Service Corp.
Will Reed, general partner at Spark Capital, will join the company's board of directors.
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Uwill, a mental health platform for colleges and students, completed a $30 million Series A funding round led by Education Growth Partners.
WHAT IT DOES
The company partners with colleges to offer students on-demand virtual access to licensed therapists and providers trained in crisis counseling. Students can also attend online wellness events through the company's mental health-and-wellness app...
Digital mental health platform Cerebral announced it's letting go of 15% of its workforce in its third round of layoffs since last summer.
In a LinkedIn post, the company's CEO David Mou confirmed the layoffs, saying the reduction was a business decision to align with company needs and not associated with individual performance.
"As a young company, we grew quickly to support a rapidly growing...
Indian cybersecurity consultant Panacea Infosec, along with human resource R&D firm Panacea Bioedge, has collaborated with Healmed Solutions, a mental health tech company in the US, to develop an AI-powered online mental health platform in India.
WHAT IT DOES
Panacea Healmed offers a range of mental health assessment tests for individuals, healthcare organisations, corporations and...
Happify Health, a platform for mental health and disease management programs, has brought in $73 million in funding as part of a new Series D and other "related financing." Deerfield Management Company headed the investments, which also included funds from Omega Capital Partners, ION Crossover Partners and other prior backers.
WHAT IT DOES
Founded in 2012, Happify is best known for digital...
Quartet Health, a startup focused on behavioral health and primary care, has tacked an extra $7.5 million onto its $60 million Series D round courtesy of a new investment from Echo Ventures — the joint venture arm of Cambia Health Solutions and Blue Cross of North Carolina — as well as Deerfield Capital, a representative of the company told MobiHealthNews.
The announcement comes as the startup...
This morning META announced a new virtual health platform designed specifically for college students to access mental health care.
The new platform will let students choose their therapist viewing credentials, language, gender, faith, therapy style and plans accepted. Students are able to pay for the services out of pocket, or go through their insurance.
The platform was also designed to give...
Philadelphia-based mental health technology company NeuroFlow has raised $1.2 million, and anticipates a total subscription of $1.5 million by the conclusion of its ongoing fundraising, the company announced today. The investment was led by NJ JumpStart, with additional participation from Independence Blue Cross, Chestnut Street Ventures, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners.
“With product demand...
