MARAbio Raises $19M to Bring New Autism Blood Test to Market

Biotech firm MARAbio has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the launch of its blood test for detecting maternal autoantibody-related (MAR) autism. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based biotech company plans to use the funds to bring its proprietary blood testing technology to market. MAR autism is linked to specific patterns […]

‘An Unlimited Opportunity’: How 5 Behavioral Health Companies Are Balancing Rapid Growth and Sustainability

Many of the fastest-growing behavioral health companies in the U.S. believe their recent eye-popping revenue growth is sustainable. Going a step further, some even see it as all but guaranteed. These companies, identified by the 2024 Inc. 5000 list, are enabled, in part, by the specific segment of behavioral health they operate in and their […]

‘Wrapping a Fence Around Communities’: Aware Recovery Care, Hartford HealthCare Take Pop Health Approach to SUD Treatment with New Strategic Partnership

For years, health systems have been teaming up with external providers to better serve the individuals entering and exiting their facilities. A prime example of this trend is post-acute care, with most of the nation’s large health systems now having robust home health and hospice strategies. To some degree, this trend hasn’t hit behavioral health […]

Behavioral Health Presents Real Estate Investors with Faster Break-Even Point, Less Predictable Business

The behavioral health industry presents real estate investors with a compelling opportunity compared to more traditional facility portfolio operators. But it comes with a trade-off. On one hand, some behavioral health facilities will hit their break-even point with just 50% to 60% occupancy. On the other hand, they are much less predictable businesses with shorter […]

The 40 Fastest-Growing Behavioral Health Companies in 2024

Outpatient mental health providers made up the bulk of behavioral health companies that appeared on this year’s Inc. 5000, a list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. Of the 40 companies that Behavioral Health Business identified, 24 exclusively focused on providing mental health services in various formats and with a wide variety of specializations. Two other […]

Headway Raises $100M, Bringing Total Valuation to $2.3B

Patient-matching platform Headway is in the midst of closing a $100 million funding round, boosting its valuation to $2.3 billion, reports say. Spark Capital led the round, according to Bloomberg. Headway’s new valuation is roughly double what it was a year prior. Headway’s existing investors include Thrive Capital, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz and Global Founders Capital. […]

Spring Health Expands Mental Health Care: New Program Tackles Root Social Causes

Virtual behavioral health provider Spring Health has announced a new program focused on addressing patients’ social determinants of health (SDoH). Dubbed Community Care Solution, Spring plans to offer the program through its employer and health plan partners. The new service aims to improve the conditions that impact a patient’s mental health, including their ability to […]

Limbic Scores $14M to Expand to US Market; Peregrine Health Raises $3.4M

Limbic secures $14 million in funding London–based Limbic, a mental health AI company, raised $14 million in a funding round led by Khosla Ventures and joined Gaingels and Illusian. England’s National Health Service (NHS) has used Limbic’s web-based chatbot to intake more than 250,000 patients. Limbic will use the newly raised funds to expand to […]