Behavioral health

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By  Emily Olsen 11:57 am November 18, 2022
Digital behavioral health company SonderMind announced this week it had acquired Total Brain, a platform that allows users to track their mental capacity, emotions and stress levels.  Total Brain's offerings include brain assessments and tracking, screeners for common mental health conditions, and personalized self-care and stress relief programs. The company was previously listed on the...
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By  Jessica Hagen 02:59 pm November 9, 2022
Digital therapeutics company Twill, previously known as Happify Health, is partnering with e-Psychiatry to offer virtual access to psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists. Conn.-based e-Psychiatry's services will be offered as an element of Twill's Sequences, a platform made up of digital therapeutics, community groups and coaching aimed at mental health conditions and pregnancy.  Twill is...
Tinder partners with Intellect
By  Adam Ang 02:45 am November 4, 2022
Mental health startup Intellect is providing online mental healthcare support to Tinder users in Singapore and the Philippines. Through this partnership, Tinder members can receive six-month access to the Intellect mental health app, which includes one-on-one coaching sessions and self-guided cognitive behavioural therapy programmes. The offer runs until 26 April 2023. WHY IT MATTERS Digital...
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By  Emily Olsen 12:03 pm November 1, 2022
Options MD, a telehealth startup focused on severe depression, scooped up $2.35 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Bread & Butter Ventures. Others participating in the raise include M13, Bright Ventures and Collab Capital alongside returning investors MedMountain Ventures and Techstars.  The startup has also received $100,000 from the Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund. The...
Adam Elsesser, president, chairman, and CEO of Penumbra
By  Jessica Hagen 11:31 am October 28, 2022
Publicly traded global medical device company Penumbra expanded its portfolio to include virtual reality offerings through its REAL Immersive System in 2019. The system is designed to help clinicians address the individual needs of patients in a rehabilitation setting. The company then expanded its VR offerings with the REAL i-Series in 2021, bringing immersive, gaze-based experiences to care...
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By  Jessica Hagen 01:43 pm October 27, 2022
On Thursday, Population health technology company Color Health announced its acquisition of Mood Lifters, a mental health program for groups of adults and youth.  Color Health's platform helps to build digital infrastructure for the distribution of health initiatives to reach, screen and connect people with care. It also develops software that can integrate with testing infrastructure in public...
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By  Emily Olsen 03:20 pm October 24, 2022
Embattled digital mental health company Cerebral will lay off about 20% of its staff as it restructures its business, according to reporting by The Wall Street Journal.   A memo from CEO Dr. David Mou that was reviewed by the WSJ said the cuts would affect employees across the company, including at headquarters and among clinical care staff and support workers. A Cerebral spokesperson said the...
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By  Emily Olsen 01:16 pm October 20, 2022
Though telehealth usage has declined from pandemic highs, the forces of consumerization and pressure from new retail companies could have a growing impact on the healthcare industry, according to a report by Trilliant Health.  The 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy analysis found that telehealth volumes peaked at 73.7 million visits in the second quarter of 2020 and that visits during the...
A piggy bank next to a stethoscope and a pile of coins.
By  Emily Olsen 11:30 am October 19, 2022
Viome Life Sciences announced it had raised $67 million in Series C funding led by Bold Capital Group. The new funding, which included participation from existing investors Khosla Ventures, West River Group, Glico, Ocgrow Ventures and Physician Partners, brings the company's raise to more than $150 million. Viome offers gut microbiome tests for consumers and provides nutrition recommendations...
Multiple smartphones displaying the Calm Health offering including an anxiety and stress reduction program.
By  Emily Olsen 11:28 am October 18, 2022
Meditation app Calm revealed a new mental health product that will be offered through traditional healthcare industry players like providers, payers and self-insured employers.  The company said the offering, dubbed Calm Health, will include condition-specific programs that are "designed to bridge the gap between mental and physical healthcare." Calm Health will also include tools for...