Sonar was founded by Drew Barvir, Gabriel Moynihan, Gabe.

Who are Sonar's investors?

Sonar's investors include 500 Global, Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc, J4 Ventures, Maccabee Ventures, Nina Capital, The 23 Fund, The MBA Fund, GSR Ventures.

How much funding has Sonar raised?

Sonar has disclosed $2.4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.

Sonar

500 Global

32 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Sonar builds technology for early identification of and intervention in youth mental health challenges, aiming to help students build support networks for preventative mental healthcare. The company works with clinicians, researchers, and technologists and partnered with Stanford researchers on its approach.

Digital Health Healthtech Mental Health

Founders & leadership

Drew Barvir Co-Founder & CEOHe previously invested in behavioral health companies including Grow Therapy and Ellipsis Health, consulted at Creyos Health and Moth, supported mental health nonprofits including Peer Health Exchange and ACCESS, and attended Stanford GSB.

Gabriel Moynihan

Gabe

Investors · 8

500 Globallisted by 500 GlobalPalo Alto · $150K

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Informed Ventures Advisors, Llclisted by Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcMenlo Park

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J4 Ventureslisted by J4 VenturesNew York

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Maccabee Ventureslisted by Maccabee VenturesNew York · $200K – $400K

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Nina Capitallisted by Nina CapitalBarcelona · $215K – $1.6M

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The 23 Fundlisted by The 23 Fund

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The MBA Fundlisted by The MBA Fund

GSR VenturesreportedBeijing · $500K – $3M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$2.4M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2021–2025

$2.4Mpre-seedFeb 2025 · 2 sources
Nina Capital (lead), GSR Ventures, J4 Ventures
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Undisclosed amountSeries AMar 2021
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In the news

Sonar Secures $2.4M to Address Teen Mental Health Crisis at Scaleprnewswire.com · Feb 2025

Sonar Raises $2.4M in Fundingfinsmes.com · Feb 2025

Frequently asked questions

What does Sonar do?: Sonar builds technology for early identification of and intervention in youth mental health challenges, aiming to help students build support networks for preventative mental healthcare. The company works with clinicians, researchers, and technologists and partnered with Stanford researchers on its approach.
Who founded Sonar?: Sonar was founded by Drew Barvir, Gabriel Moynihan, Gabe.
Who are Sonar's investors?: Sonar's investors include 500 Global, Informed Ventures Advisors, Llc, J4 Ventures, Maccabee Ventures, Nina Capital, The 23 Fund, The MBA Fund, GSR Ventures.
How much funding has Sonar raised?: Sonar has disclosed $2.4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.