BHB Value: The Pursuit of High Quality Applied Behavior Analysis

This article is sponsored by SpectrumAi. This article is based on a Behavioral Health Business panel discussion with Ling Shao, CEO at SpectrumAi, Justin Funches, President at LEARN Behavioral Health, and Frank Angotti, Sr. Medical Director Behavioral Health Services at Aetna. The discussion took place in March 2023 during BHB’s Value event in Washington, D.C. […]

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 […]

Mental Health Still Tops Digital Health Investment, But Signs Point to Potential Slowdown

Mental health continued to top all digital health investment in 2022’s first half. Yet the entire market may be headed for a potential cooldown, with inflation, global unrest and regulatory uncertainty contributing to more conservative mindsets among investors and founders alike. “Coming off the launch ramp of 2021, digital health founders, funders and corporate execs […]

Autism-Focused Startup SpectrumAi Lands $9M in Seed Funding

SpectrumAi has raised $9 million in seed funding to help it push greater use of data in treating autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Founded in 2021, the Los Angeles-based tech startup provides session management tools and data analytics that track care quality and outcomes data for Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy providers, a leading form of […]

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 […]