Digital mental health company Headspace announced its new virtual reality app Headspace XR, which utilizes mixed reality and virtual reality to help users strengthen their mind-body connection through movement and breathwork.
The app, available on Meta Quest, includes mood-boosting games, one-on-one guided meditations and other techniques.
Headspace said in a statement it aims to reach a...
Speech recognition-technology company Voiceitt announced it scored $4.7 million in funding. The startup will extend the round to meet a new goal of $10 million.
The round was led by AMIT Technion with participation from Third Culture Capital (3CC) and Cisco Investments.
The Israeli company said that it had raised $20 million since its formation in 2012, including $5M of non-dilutive funding...
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...
The Chan Zuckerberg Inititative, a philanthropic initiative from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician, has acquired a startup, Meta, focused on using AI and machine learning to sift through recently published scientific studies. The terms of the acquisition were undisclosed.
Announced in September, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a limited liability...
