Expressable offers one-on-one virtual sessions with speech-language pathologists combined with a platform of multimedia home programming, interactive weekly practice activities, therapist SMS support and a self-service progress tracker. The product is built to put caregivers at the center of care so therapy extends into the home rather than being limited to infrequent clinic visits. It serves both adult and pediatric patients with conditions including language disorders, speech delays, aphasia, stuttering and autism spectrum disorder, matching patients to therapists who fit their needs and schedules. Expressable accepts some insurance plans (including Medicaid), offers private-pay rates and accepts HSAs and FSAs. The company hires clinicians as W-2 employees rather than contractors, which increases licensing burden but positions it to handle challenging, long-term cases. With $50 million in the bank after its Series B, Expressable plans to improve its care-delivery model and core technology, expand payer relationships, grow its therapist network and operations team, and experiment with AI to improve client experience and operational efficiency. Expressable is an Austin, Texas–based virtual speech therapy provider that has pioneered a research-based, family-centered model of care. Its technology-enabled care model combines 1:1 teletherapy with thousands of personalized learning modules and home exercises to help integrate therapy techniques into children’s daily lives. The platform enables families, providers, and payers to track measurable progress toward goal completion. Led by President and Chief Clinical Officer Leanne Sherred, M.S., CCC-SLP, the company is committed to expanding access to quality services. Expressable plans to use new funding to accelerate investment in its proprietary technology and data platform, grow its clinical team of speech-language pathologists, and scale partnerships with providers and health plans. Expressable provides recurring virtual speech therapy by matching children and adults with licensed speech-language pathologists for live sessions and asynchronous, parent-facing e-learning and homework delivered via SMS. The company launched in 2019 and has served thousands of families to date, with the majority of users being children and about 35% adults. Therapy is delivered live via HIPAA-compliant video and supported by secure SMS for coordination; Expressable also builds bite-sized, therapist-prescribed lessons for parents to reinforce care plans. It employs its clinicians as full-time W-2 SLPs (about 50 currently) and operates in 15 states with therapists licensed where it offers care. The service is priced on average at $59 per week and is currently paid out-of-pocket rather than covered in-network by insurance. The startup emphasizes early intervention for pediatric communication disorders and is focusing on expanding its provider network and edtech offerings.

Total raised

$46M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

May 2024