Nivati

Nivati operates a holistic employee mental health and wellbeing platform that employers purchase as a benefit, positioning itself as a replacement for traditional employee assistance programs (EAPs). The platform combines one-on-one sessions with licensed providers — therapists, dietitians, life coaches, financial coaches, meditation facilitators, yoga instructors, fitness trainers, career guidance experts — with group workshops and team trainings, self-guided courses and exercises, an AI-powered companion app, and 24/7 call and chat access to masters-level licensed therapists for crisis and immediate support.

The company frames its offering around six dimensions of wellbeing: mental, physical, social, spiritual, financial and occupational. Employer-facing features include a dedicated customer success manager, HRIS and SSO integration, provider browsing and scheduling, HIPAA-compliant reporting and analytics, and an ROI calculator that estimates savings from reduced absenteeism, presenteeism and healthcare costs. Nivati markets vertical solutions, including a healthcare-sector offering aimed at clinical and frontline staff burnout, compassion fatigue and turnover, and states that its plans scale from small clinics to large hospital networks. In 2024 the company extended availability to companies with fewer than 100 employees.

Founding story

Amelia Wilcox founded Incorporate Massage in 2010, building a corporate massage practice from her home into a network of thousands of therapists serving 1.2 million employees. In 2020 she started Nivati with a broader view of employee wellbeing that linked wellness and mental health in a single solution. The name is described as deriving from Sanskrit, combining "ni" (within/inward) and "vati" (from the root "va," to move).

Business model

Nivati sells its mental health and wellbeing platform to employers as an employee benefit, replacing or supplementing traditional EAP contracts. The company describes flexible, consumption-based pricing and plans configured to organization size and needs, and supports customers with a dedicated customer success manager, program promotion and communications, and reporting.

Business-to-business subscription/consumption-based contracts with employers, with flexible pricing tied to organization needs and workforce size.

Traction

The company reports platform engagement of 54% versus a 4% average for EAPs, and cites customer outcomes including a 60% reduction in absenteeism, 8x increased retention, 91% higher reported motivation among healthcare workers, and $5.20 returned per $1 invested. Memorial Health System's HR director states Nivati helped reduce turnover costs by $8 million over 24 months. Disclosed venture funding totals $5 million across a 2021 seed round and a 2022 seed round.

Latest developments

In February 2024 Nivati added a 24/7 crisis support line offering instant chat and phone access to licensed therapists. In September 2024 it launched an offering for companies with fewer than 100 employees. A mental health solution agreement with Premier Inc. was announced in company news. The current platform includes an AI-powered companion app alongside human provider sessions, and the company continues to publish blog and news content through late 2025.