Mental Health Startups

Onrise provides mental health services for student-athletes at NCAA member schools, including clinician-backed peer support, therapy, psychiatry, and crisis intervention designed to meet the association's four mental health best practices.

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OpenSalud (openhealth) provides workplace health and wellbeing programs, including an employee assistance program, personalized health evaluations, and a healthy-living app with access to doctors, psychologists, nutritionists, and trainers. It serves companies and individual users, focusing on physical health, mental and emotional wellbeing, and healthy habits across Europe and Latin America.

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Optivio is developing a biofeedback-based SaaS platform, preparing for launch with its first customers. The company operates in the life science and digital health space.

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Owl Practice Suite provides an EHR and practice-management platform built for mental health therapists, covering telehealth sessions, client records and notes, scheduling, secure messaging, measurement-based care, and insurance claim filing. It also includes a therapist directory (Zencare), benefits verification, and billing tools to help private-practice therapists grow their caseloads and get paid.

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Peak Mind develops research-based stress and mental well-being products for high-performing adults, including VR/XR kiosk experiences, low-tech in-person products, and the Wellcapi AI API that gives personalized recommendations. It targets corporate, healthcare, and brain-performance settings, aiming to help users manage chronic stress and burnout.

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Peer Collective connects people with trained peer counselors for emotional support sessions available by video call or phone. Users complete a survey to get matched, choose a counselor by reading bios, and schedule sessions.

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PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) is a nonprofit that connects parents through peer-support groups, gatherings, and workshops spanning from pregnancy through the teen years. It serves parents across Washington state, with programs in the Seattle, Tacoma, and surrounding areas, and relies on volunteers, advocacy, and donations to keep programs accessible.

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Peregrine Health develops behavioral health care solutions for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to expand access to mental health services for underserved communities. The company tailors implementation and support to help FQHCs reach more patients in need.

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Perimeter Healthcare develops behavioral health care services and evidence-based protocols to treat patients with mental illness. The company focuses on building an integrated health care system for mental health treatment.

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PsychoGeriatric Services (PGS) provides on-site behavioral and mental health care—including psychiatric assessments, medication management, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention—for residents of skilled nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Operating since 1994, it serves over 300 long-term care facilities across Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington DC.

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Pillowtalk Labs operates a mobile app that lets users record spoken or typed journal entries, which are transcribed and processed with AI to produce summaries, reflections, and emotional insights. The consumer app is free with optional subscriptions for habit tracking, dream journaling, and wellness content, and is positioned for personal reflection rather than professional mental health care.

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Pinnacle Treatment provides addiction treatment and recovery programs for people with substance use disorders, operating treatment facilities across multiple locations. It offers treatment programs and admissions services for individuals seeking help with substance addictions.

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October Health offers a platform that combines AI-powered HR, employee wellbeing support, and expert guidance, helping employees build skills, improve their health, and develop their careers while giving leaders data and tools to manage workload, management, and culture. It serves organisations across finance, law, technology, retail, and the public sector, with privacy controls that keep individual health conversations confidential while surfacing aggregate wellbeing trends.

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PlatoScience develops wireless, at-home transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) headsets and remote-management software for clinicians, researchers, and patients. Its products include PlatoCare, approved for treating depression in the EU and UK, and PlatoWork for general tDCS use in markets such as the US, Turkey, and Malaysia.

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Playbl develops research-backed web and mobile games designed for teenagers to build decision-making skills and promote healthier lifestyle choices. The company's interactive games are supported by federal agencies and foundations, and target schools and youth wellness organizations.

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PlaynVoice is an AI-based tool designed for psychotherapists and mental health professionals to support clinical documentation and therapy workflows. The platform applies machine learning to streamline administrative tasks within psychiatric and psychotherapeutic settings.

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Pleso Therapy operates an online therapy platform that matches clients with vetted therapists for mental health support. Founded in Ukraine and expanded to Poland and Romania, it is now launching in the UK with locally accredited therapists.

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Plurawl is an AI-powered self-discovery coach that helps people overcome psychological barriers and limiting beliefs, targeting minority professionals. The platform combines digital health technology with clinical mental health support for personal and professional growth.

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PLUS Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in emerging growth-stage companies across health & wellness, future of work, future of societies, and conscious consumer sectors where the firm believes it can achieve outsized impact.

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PointHealth uses AI, genomics, and data science to support personalized, precision care for healthcare providers, helping them understand patients through their biology, history, and experience. The company is starting in behavioral health, aiming to shorten recovery time and reduce relapses.

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Poppy Life Care provides whole-person care and wellness support through an interdisciplinary team addressing emotional, physical, social, and spiritual dimensions for individuals navigating health conditions, life transitions, disabilities, or pursuing better health and fulfillment. The company combines evidence-based tools with personalized guidance to support people in daily life, not just during crises.

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ProblemShared is an online mental health and neurodevelopmental platform offering remote assessments for ADHD, autism, and specific learning differences, alongside post-diagnostic services including therapy, medication prescribing, and psychoeducation for individuals and institutional partners like NHS trusts and universities in the UK.

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Project Wayfinder provides educational tools and curriculum support for district-wide student development, helping young people discover their interests and prepare for college and careers across elementary through high school levels.

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ProNovo Therapeutics is a biotechnology company developing precision small-molecule therapeutics for neuropsychiatric disorders, including Major Depressive Disorder and Schizophrenia. The company applies a precision-medicine approach based on genetic susceptibility, disease pathophysiology, and biomarkers to advance preclinical drug programs toward clinical development.

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