TheShareCo, a company under the education technology startup Tueetor, has gone live with a mobile mental health app in Singapore.
WHAT IT DOES
Available on both iOS and Android devices, the Share app offers round-the-clock, online on-demand counselling for individuals or groups. It features a videotelephony module, accompanied by annotation and chat tools.
According to a media release, the app...
Digital health investment has slowed so far this year following blockbuster funding in 2021. Mental and behavioral health startups, which drew plenty of investor dollars in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, aren't immune from the downturn.
There was a lot of hype surrounding virtual mental health tools during the pandemic, and a variety of startups focused on lower-acuity conditions like anxiety...
Behavioral health startup Concert Health wrapped up a $42 million Series B funding round led by Define Ventures.
Other participants in the round include Healthy Ventures, Vertical Venture Partners and Townhall Ventures, as well as strategic investors CommonSpirit Health and Advent Health. Concert scored $14 million in Series A financing in January 2021.
WHAT IT DOES
The startup works with...
Virtual behavioral health company Brave Health is partnering with the Doula Network, a service that pairs pregnant Medicaid patients with doulas, to offer maternal mental healthcare.
As part of the partnership, TDN will refer its patients to Brave for services like individual, group, family and couples therapy, as well as psychiatry and medication management. TDN currently works with Medicaid...
Providing video-enabled tablets to rural veterans decreased emergency department visits and suicide behaviors, and increased both in-person and virtual mental health visits, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
"These findings suggest that video-enabled tablets may provide access to critical services for rural patients with mental health needs and reduce instances of suicide...
Mental health technology funding soared last year, with companies bringing in $5.5 billion globally across 324 deals, according to CBInsights' State of Mental Health Tech 2021 Report.
That amounts to a 139% climb from 2020, when startups scooped up $2.3 billion across 258 deals.
"As the pandemic continued to exacerbate mental health issues (such as anxiety and depression), there was growth in...
Mental health startup heyy has raised $555,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by Wavemaker Partners, an early-stage institutional investor from Southeast Asia.
The investing round was also joined by angel investors, such as Sairee Chahal of Sheroes and Anjan Bhojarajan of HealthifyMe.
WHAT IT DOES
Launched last year, the startup operates an app that provides preventive mental health care for...
Computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy improved depression symptoms in primary care patients compared with just treatment as usual, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
One study author reported having equity interest in, and consulting with, the company that distributed the computer program used in the research. The study was funded by a grant from the Agency for...
Holmusk signs tech use with US-based mental healthcare provider
US-based Metrocare Services has signed an agreement with Holmusk, a behavioural health tech provider from Singapore, to use its real-world data platform in enhancing mental health care.
Metrocare is a leading provider of mental health and developmental disability services in Texas.
The deal is for the use of NeuroBlu, a data...
VR maker Jolly Good and Otsuka Pharmaceutical have signed an exclusive product development and sales deal to expand the use of social skill training VR in treating mental disorders in Japan.
The deal worth 5 billion yen ($43.7 million) will see Jolly Good delivering VR goggles and tablet devices and SST VR content. Otsuka will be compensating its partner for sales made at healthcare facilities,...
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