Fort Health is an in-network, virtual pediatric mental health provider that integrates primary and behavioral health care. Led by founding CEO Natalie Schneider and built in partnership with the Child Mind Institute, the company delivers evidence-based therapy, psychiatry, and parent coaching through partnerships with pediatricians, nurses, and school staff. Its services are covered by insurance. Fort Health currently operates in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and plans to enter additional states later this year. The company raised $5.5M in the reported round, bringing total funding to $16M. Management intends to use the new capital to expand into Texas and Illinois via a partnership with NovaWell. Fort Health operates a virtual mental health clinic that partners with pediatricians to provide telehealth-based behavioral care for children. The startup was created at Redesign Health and built in partnership with the Child Mind Institute, which helped develop a proprietary four-week clinical training program. Clinical staff include licensed child therapists and board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists who deliver assessments, therapy, and psychiatry services. Fort uses a fee-for-service model, accepts Aetna, Optum/UnitedHealthcare and Geisinger Health Plan, and also offers a cash-pay option. It currently operates in New Jersey with plans to expand into New York and additional states later this year. The company employs five therapists and three child and adolescent psychiatrists, is hiring weekly, and plans to have more than 50 therapists by year-end; it secured a $4.5 million investment from Blue Venture Fund to support growth.

Total raised

$10M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Nov 2024