Led · Series A · Apr 2026

SimpliFed offers virtual breastfeeding and baby feeding support and broader maternal health care from pregnancy through the postpartum period via a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. The company connects parents with a network of baby feeding experts and maternal health specialists and operates a proprietary Maternal Health operating system designed for collaboration with healthcare partners. Its platform uses interoperable infrastructure and API-driven technology to integrate with health plans, providers, partners and health systems for secure data exchange and streamlined workflows. SimpliFed intends to expand those partnerships and scale use of its Maternal Health OS following its Series A. The company is led by founder and CEO Andrea Ippolito and is based in New York City. The recent Series A raised over $10M to support platform growth and partner activation.

Participated · Equity · Aug 2024

BeMe Health operates a digital behavioral-health platform that delivers mental health interventions specifically for teens and young adults. The platform provides 24/7 accessibility, interactive tools (mood reflection, skill-building activities, and evidence-based assessments), personalized 1:1 coaching and clinical linkage, and 24/7 crisis support. BeMe works with health plans, employers, and community organizations to offer a digital-first approach to interventional teen mental health and is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. The company announced it closed over $12 million in additional funding to fuel growth ahead of a planned Series A financing round. The new capital will be used to enhance the platform, expand reach, and continue innovating in youth behavioral healthcare. Leadership emphasized the company’s mission-driven focus and commitment to providing equitable, evidence-based digital support for young people. BeMe Health offers a digital-first, interventional behavioral health platform tailored specifically for teens, combining engaging content, mood reflection, skill-building activities, 1:1 coaching, connections to clinical services, and 24/7 crisis support. The platform was developed with input from an active Teen Advisory Board to ensure it aligns with teen needs and usage patterns. BeMe is delivered as a covered benefit through select health plans, employers, and community organizations and has seen growing adoption by health plans over the last year. The company says it is focusing on app enhancements for teens and expanding plan-level partnerships to broaden access. Recent recognitions for the company and its CEO include inclusion in Inc.’s Female Founders 200 and the Slice of Healthcare 50 Under 50, and a Signal Awards win for its podcast. The platform aims to meet teens where they are — on their phones — with a clinically validated, teen-centered approach. BeMe Health offers digital behavioral health services focused on teen mental health. The company’s approach centers on scaling digital interventions and support for adolescents. It raised $7 million in seed financing to accelerate and scale those operations. The funding will be deployed to expand BeMe’s offerings and operational capacity around its teen mental health approach. The founding team includes Scott Cousino and Ron Geraty; Cousino previously co-founded myStrength (acquired by Livongo) and Geraty has worked at Merit Behavioral Corp, American Imaging Management, and Alere. Two additional co-founders are Nicki Tessler (CEO) and Mandeep Dhillon (Chief Technical and Chief Product Officer).