We provide capital and strategic partnership to values-driven, market-leading companies and funds with potential for outsized returns for all stakeholders. We currently have five main practice areas. First, we invest directly in profitable, lower middle market companies with $10 million to $100 million in revenue, and $3 million to $20 million in owner’s earnings. Second, we invest directly in promising, early-stage technology companies across Seed and Series A stages. Third, we invest in publicly traded companies. Fourth we invest in domestic real estate with a primary focus on value-add strategies. Finally, we use a fund of funds strategy to invest in venture and private equity fund managers through primaries, secondaries, co-investments, and GP stakes. We are distinct in our values-driven approach to investing, our ability to hold investments long term, our willingness to customize solutions to owner needs, and the excellence with which we execute through disciplined strategic, operational, and financial partnership. We have investment team members based in Silicon Valley, CA; Atlanta, GA; Chattanooga, TN; Raleigh, NC; and Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Paraclete

Paraclete is the world’s first SoulCare platform for the workforce that provides access to experienced professionals who - without agenda or judgement - guide workers processing inevitable, unknown and unique life circumstances.  Through confidential conversations, Paraclete helps business leaders actualize a thriving workforce where workers can truly bring their whole selves to work, becoming more healthy and engaged.

<div><p>Paraclete is a California-based telepsychiatry company providing virtual counseling by licensed professionals and training by personal coaches for work and home-related challenges. It uses its proprietary SoulCare platform which allows quick sign-up and  appointment bookings with ‘“guides” to discuss pre-arranged topics or non-structured guidance sessions. After the guide is booked, a meeting is scheduled and the user and guide meet virtually. The platform’s guides are trained in the company’s SoulCare methodology and are from diverse backgrounds, multilingual, and have work experience. The company has both a mobile application as well as a desktop platform through which users can connect via voice and video communication.</p></div>

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    Paraclete is a California-based telepsychiatry company providing virtual counseling by licensed professionals and training by personal coaches for work and home-related challenges. It uses its proprietary SoulCare platform which allows quick sign-up and  appointment bookings with ‘“guides” to discuss pre-arranged topics or non-structured guidance sessions. After the guide is booked, a meeting is scheduled and the user and guide meet virtually. The platform’s guides are trained in the company’s SoulCare methodology and are from diverse backgrounds, multilingual, and have work experience. The company has both a mobile application as well as a desktop platform through which users can connect via voice and video communication.   
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    The company operates on a B2B2C platform and offers its services to a businesses’ employees. For a subscription fee, all employees of a company have unlimited access to as many guidance sessions they need. Google and Meta are notable customers of the platform.
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    The company has secured a total of USD 1.5 million in pre-seed funding with participation from Sovereign's Capital and four other private investors. The company plans to use these funds to build out its proprietary SoulCare platform and its technology along with expanding the workforce. 
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    Boulder Care is a telepsychiatry platform that connects patients who are opioid-addicted users to addiction specialists, care coordinators, and peer coaches. Patients can get personalized plans via video and text messaging and the app is intended to be used in conjunction with prescription medicines and lab tests.
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    In June 2022, the company raised USD 36 million in a Series B funding round. The funds were earmarked to triple the size of the company’s medical care team, expand its geographical footprint, and increase its value-based care treatment options through partnerships with health plans.
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Boulder Care

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    7 Cups provides an emotional-support platform with a network of volunteer listeners. Users can anonymously access either one-on-one chats or group chats 24/7, free of charge for issues such as depression, anxiety, relationships and those related to the LGBTQ+ community.  It also teaches users skills such as meditation to improve their lives. If users want additional support, the company also provides access to an online therapy platform with a network of 180 licensed therapists for a subscription plan of USD 150 per month. 7 Cups is available for users above 13 years of age (users between 13 and 17 years old engage with listeners who are specifically trained in teenage interactions).
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    Volunteer peer listeners get free training and support as well as flexible scheduling. Once a user requests a chat, it will be directed to available listeners and if the user requests a specific listener, he will be connected as soon as the listener accepts the demand. The service is anonymous and the listener has no access to the details of the user unless the information is disclosed to the listener by the user in their conversations. As of January 2022, 7 Cups has facilitated more than 51 million conversations, served 25 million individuals, and had 300,000 trained listeners. The listeners serve in 180 countries in 140 languages.
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7 Cups

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    wayForward provides technology-supported behavioral health and emotional wellness services for employers planning to make services available to their employees. It uses a screening procedure designed by neuropsychologists to triage and help employee members get clinically relevant mental healthcare. The company provides a self-guided app, text-based coaching, video visits, telepsychiatry, and if required, in-person visits or an on-site counselor. wayForward leverages its evidence-based approach and artificial intelligence in delivering its services and claims that it has been able to reduce anxiety symptoms by 48% and depression symptoms by 59%.
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    The company raised USD 2 million in a seed round in June 2020, which brought total funding to USD 4.5 million. DarioHealth, a chronic disease management platform based in Israel, signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of wayForward in May 2021 for a total consideration of USD 30 million. As of May 2021, the wayForward had approximately 20,000 members and was available in North America, Australia, and Europe. 
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wayForward

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    Coa is a mental health company that conducts online classes led by licensed therapists for mental health users. The classes focus on conditions such as stress, anxiety, confidence and relationships. The company raised USD 3 million in a seed round in October 2020 from investors led by Crosslink Capital.
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    Meru Health is an online platform that connects patients experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, burnout, and other mental health issues to licensed therapists. The company was founded by Kristian Ranta in 2016 after his older brother died from suicide after battling depression. The platform offers a 12-week program and personalized text-based coaching services and virtual workshops. Meru also provides access to progress reports and anonymous peer support groups as well as sleep, nutrition, and mindfulness advice on top of vital tracking information—such as heart rate data.
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    The company reported a 10x YoY growth in its customer base in 2020 and plans to serve 10 million users by 2027. The company also achieved 8x YoY growth in revenue in 2020 amid an increase in demand in mental health services brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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    In September 2022, Meru Health and clinical trial platform Curebase 
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     to carry out a three-year clinical trial to measure the effectiveness of Meru Health’s 12-week digital depression treatment targeting primary care patients. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Small Business Innovation Research program. 
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    In May 2022, the company secured a USD 2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to measure the effectiveness of its 12-week program for treating primary care patients. The study will follow 300 patients across the US with symptoms of major depression for a period of three years.
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Meru Health

Offers virtual offerings for mental health consultations

Mental healthcare services offer personalized care tailored to a user's needs and treatment progression

There are mental health providers offering services specifically to help LGBTQ+ or BIPOC individuals

Several mental health technology providers offer therapy services rendered by AI/ML technology

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