Autism Therapy Providers Must Look Beyond ABA as Industry Matures

Advancing the autism therapy industry requires fundamental improvements in the care it provides and in the understanding of the conditions it seeks to address. One place to look for inspiration on how to do that includes the oncology sector. While dominated by big health systems and bigger pharmaceutical players, health care providers provide real-time insights […]

Autism Impact Fund Closes $60 Million Fund to ‘Move the Needle’ on Innovation

The Autism Impact Fund (AIF) has closed its first fund with $60 million in capital. Founded in 2021, AIF is focused on fueling new diagnostics and treatment for people with autism, neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health and other complex chronic conditions. After his son was diagnosed with autism, Chris Male, co-founder and managing partner, began the […]

CVS Health Ventures Leads $20M Investment in ABA Data Collection Startup SpectrumAi

SpectrumAi announced Thursday that it raised $20 million in Series A funding, with investment led by CVS Health Ventures. The funding will help the startup push its applied behavior analysis (ABA) electronic health record, Twyll, and Patterns, its network analytics platform.  CVS Health Ventures has made a slew of behavioral health tech-related venture investments over […]

Healios Lands $16M Investment To Grow US Pediatric Behavioral Health Subsidiary Meliora Health

London-based digital pediatric behavioral health company Healios Ltd. has landed $16 million to fund its expansion in the U.S. The funding will pay for a multi-state expansion of Healios’ wholly-owned startup Meliora Health. Both companies offer digital behavioral health services to people aged 25 and younger. Some specific conditions it treats include anxiety, depression, eating […]

Cortica CEO: ‘You Don’t Need ABA to Solve All of a Child’s Problems’

Cortica Inc. aims to emulate academic medical centers’ focus on comprehensive care offerings and science-backed autism interventions in its care model. That model calls for just a fraction of the Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services that children receive in other care settings. Rather, the San Diego-based operator says it can deliver improved outcomes by offering […]

PE Firms Take Note of Increasing Demand for Autism Services

Better awareness and detection of autism has tripled diagnosis rates over the last 15 years, causing private equity investors to take note.  Of late, the market has seen a recent spate of private equity deals in the autism and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy space. That follows a stalling out of investment in the autism […]

Autism Impact Fund Makes Investments in Seven Startups

The Autism Impact Fund (AIF), which provides venture capital and private equity capital to emerging autism care companies, announced recently that it had invested in seven growth and early-stage companies.  The total amount of funding provided to the companies by AIF was not disclosed. The companies receiving AIF funding included: Axial Therapeutics: A clinical stage […]

Funding Roundup: Ellipsis Health Lands $26M in Series A; New Seed Round Investments

Ellipsis raises $26M Behavioral health artificial intelligence (AI) company Ellipsis Health has scored $26 million in Series A funding. SJF Ventures led the round, with additional participation from firms such as AblePartners, Alumni Ventures, Generator Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Khosla Ventures and Luminous Ventures, among other investors. The new money brings the total amount raised by […]