Autism Impact Fund Lands $10M for Second Slate of Investments

The Autism Impact Fund has secured an additional $10 million from the firm Fairfield-Maxwell Ltd. to support its second investment fund. The move deepens the connection between the two firms. Last year, the Autism Impact Fund announced it closed its first fund, which raised $60 million. Fairfield-Maxwell Ltd. supported that fund. It made $20 million […]

Autism Impact Fund Invests in ABA, Special Education Platform Unison Therapy Services

The Autism Impact Fund has invested in Unison Therapy Services, a multi-specialty youth and family behavioral health provider. The amount of the funding was not disclosed. The Autism Impact Fund’s participation as a strategic investor in Unison Therapy Services follows the announcement that Ascend Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Unison. “This investment […]

5 VC Firms to Watch in Behavioral Health

This is an exclusive BHB+ story While private equity investors are still the dominant player in traditional behavioral health care, venture firms have been making their mark on the sector, largely through digital plays. Over the past two years, there has been a lull in venture capital investments, but industry insiders are projecting that to […]

Pediatric Therapy Provider Cortica Raises $80M from JPMorgan Entity, Specialty Venture Firms

Autism provider Cortica has raised an $80 million equity round. The funds will help the San Diego-based multispecialty pediatric therapy provider beef up its in-house-build technology stack to improve its precision medicine approach, deepen its market presence and help land innovative value-based care contracts. “We already have a great model that works extremely well,” Neil […]

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 […]