Western Technology Investment is a venture capital firm that specializes in offering acquisition financing to revenue-generating firms. The firm provides debt and lease financing to venture capital backed technology companies.

Western Technology Investment

New Ground Ventures is an investment platform that offers funds and support for breakthrough companies. It combines investment experiences with shared, enduring commitment to the missions of companies in which they invest. The portfolio companies of New Ground Ventures are 915 LABS, aeglea, ALOHA, CARGO, and fingerprint. New Ground Ventures is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2013 by Zac Zeitlin.

New Ground Ventures

SpringRock Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs building compelling companies in an evolving sector. The venture capital firm focuses on digital health, devices, services, oral health, SAAS, consumerization/eCommerce of healthcare, IT, wellness, HIPAA and other innovative companies improving general health. They invest in early to late-stage, high growth-potential companies with some demonstrated customer acceptance.  SpringRock Ventures was founded in 2015 and is based in Seattle, Washington, USA.

SpringRock Ventures

LearnStart is a seed fund that focuses on the development of global education technology companies through seed funding.

LearnStart

Altitude Ventures aims to maximize value creation through value-added partnerships. AV provides early-stage venture capital financing to healthcare services and technology startups that improve healthcare. Their firm leverages its combined industry expertise, relationships, investment experience, and infrastructure to benefit entrepreneurs, investors, and the healthcare system.

Altitude Ventures

The DOF is a community development financial institution (CDFI), launched in April 2007, located in Rockville Centre, New York and operating nationally. They are a 501c(3) tax-exempt organization which provides financing, technical services, and policy advocacy to increase access to appropriate and affordable housing and related services for people with disabilities throughout the United States.

The Disability Opportunity Fund

Open Opportunity Fund is a $100 million venture fund that supports Black, Latinx, and Native American founders. The firm is operated by SoftBank Group Corporation. It was established in 2020 and is based in Miami, FL, United States.

Open Opportunity Fund

Divergent Investments is a geographically agnostic initiative that will initially focus on early-stage investments.

Divergent Investments

Raven One Ventures is an early-stage venture fund, focusing on innovative opportunities with significant disruptive abilities.

Raven One Ventures

BIP Ventures, the North American-focused venture capital division of BIP Capital, is one of the Southeast's largest and most active VC firms. BIP Ventures partners with extraordinary founders to drive exceptional outcomes. Since 2007, BIP Ventures has invested in the success of B2B software and tech-enabled service businesses at all stages of maturity. In addition to capital, it supports entrepreneurs with access to infrastructure, acumen, and talent, resulting in category-leading companies.

BIP Ventures

Opya

Opya is transforming autism care by successfully connecting treatment with technology. It is committed to the care and support of all individuals whose lives have been impacted by Autism The company is a data-driven therapy platform designed to improve the effectiveness of the care we deliver.  All being built to ensure families and clinicians have the information they need to maximize their full potential.

<div><p>Opya provides early interventions for children with autism targeting areas such as speech therapy, behavior therapy, and occupational therapy via a mobile app. The Opya mobile app allows users to text and also to schedule appointments with clinicians to ensure constant care.</p></div>

New technologies are opening up mental health services to previously overbooked and underserved populations.

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    Opya provides early interventions for children with autism targeting areas such as speech therapy, behavior therapy, and occupational therapy via a mobile app. The Opya mobile app allows users to text and also to schedule appointments with clinicians to ensure constant care.
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    In August 2021, Opya raised USD 15.4 million in a Series A funding round to expand its clinical-care platform, fill leadership positions in the company, and expedite new product development.
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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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    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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