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Talkiatry
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Talkiatry Management Services, LLC
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talkiatry.com
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Private
Founded yearint
2019
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Operating
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501–1,000
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HeadquartersNew York, United States
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New York
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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Keyword5 values
online psychiatry services, virtual mental healthcare, telepsychiatry platform, insurance-covered psychiatry, EMR referral integration
Industry2 codes
1Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms
CodeHLALAEABPrimaryYes
2Integrated Behavioral Health (Collaborative Care) Platforms
CodeHLALAEACPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists621112
  • Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers621420
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine8011
Product category
Telepsychiatry Services
Social media profiles3 records
GTM motion3 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Insurance-billed psychiatric and therapy visits
TypeUsage Based
Description

Per-visit fees billed directly to commercial insurance payers on behalf of patients (in-network with 100+ insurers covering ~170M lives). Patients typically pay a copay (~$30 average). Talkiatry does not currently offer self-pay and does not accept Medicaid. This is the dominant revenue stream.

talkiatry.com
2Health system, payer, and employer partnerships
TypeManaged Services
Description

B2B contracts and referral partnerships with health systems, payer organizations, and employers (e.g., AMGA strategic partnership, NYCBS oncology partnership) that generate referral volume and care-delivery revenue, plus institutional demand for psychiatric capacity.

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Marketing channels10 records

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Distribution channels4 records

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Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Pricing details1 tier
1Insurance-billed telepsychiatry visits; most patients pay ~$30 copay
ModelUsage-basedBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Per-visit billing to insurance. Average patient out-of-pocket is ~$30. No self-pay option; no Medicaid. First visit (60 min) typically more expensive than follow-ups. In-network guarantee covers first visit if insurance verification is wrong.

talkiatry.com
GTM typeB2B and B2C
B2B and B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 2 records shown
1Talkiatry Connect
Description

Cloud-based EMR referral product embedded within over 30 cloud-based EMRs that simplifies psychiatric referrals and improves care coordination by enabling providers to place referrals quickly and monitor patient progress in real-time.

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Talkiatry is a telepsychiatry practice that delivers 100% virtual psychiatry and therapy services through its own employed, fully licensed clinicians, billed as in-network visits to more than 100 commercial insurers. The company pairs clinical delivery with an AI-powered platform that handles online patient-to-psychiatrist matching, measurement-based care tracking, and (for partners) an EMR-embedded referral product called Talkiatry Connect integrated into more than 30 cloud-based EMRs.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 6 values shown
  • 86% of patients feel better after 2 visits (PHQ-8/GAD-7, 1/24-9/25)
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Product overview1 text field

Talkiatry operates as a single integrated telepsychiatry platform with several interconnected products and modules serving patients, providers, and health systems. The core Talkiatry platform delivers online psychiatry and therapy services with in-network insurance coverage across all 50 U.S. states, treating conditions ranging from ADHD and anxiety to PTSD and postpartum mood disorders. Talkiatry Connect is an add-on EMR referral module integrated into over 30 cloud-based EMRs, enabling health systems and referring clinicians to route patients into Talkiatry's provider network. The Patient Portal, built on healow (eClinicalWorks) infrastructure, supports secure telehealth and patient access workflows, while the Measurement-Based Care Program uses AI-powered analytics to track patient outcomes and guide treatment. Together, these offerings form a comprehensive mental health care delivery and referral ecosystem for patients, providers, and enterprise health system partners.

Product and service3 records
1Talkiatry Telepsychiatry Services
CategoryTelepsychiatry Services
Description

Virtual psychiatric medication management and therapy delivered by Talkiatry's 800+ employed psychiatrists and 300+ therapists to commercially insured patients for conditions including ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, PTSD, postpartum mood disorders, insomnia, and children's mental health (ages 5-18), with a 10-minute online matching assessment and appointments typically available in days.

2Talkiatry Connect
CategoryHealthcare Referral Software
Description

Cloud-based EMR referral product embedded within 30+ cloud-based EMRs that enables health systems, administrators, and referring clinicians to place psychiatric referrals directly into Talkiatry's network and receive clinical updates back, reducing referral friction and serving as an enterprise distribution channel.

3Mindshare Partner Program
CategoryHealthcare Partnership Program
Description

Talkiatry's health system partnership program that delivers embedded psychiatric care through 50+ health system partners across the United States via direct enterprise sales relationships.

Scale indicator13 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership7 partners
Strategic tierCore Specialty-Care PartnerTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2026-04-29
Description

Partnership to deliver integrated psychiatric care to oncology and hematology patients across more than 30 NYCBS locations in New York. Talkiatry provides in-person and virtual consultations via its network of 300+ board-certified psychiatrists, with seamless referral workflows and major insurance acceptance, addressing the up to 25% of cancer patients who experience clinical depression.

Strategic tierFlagship Channel/Strategic PartnerTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2026-04-15
Description

Strategic partnership announced in April 2026 to expand in-network psychiatric care access for AMGA member medical groups and their patients nationwide. The collaboration is designed to address average wait times for psychiatric appointments that exceed six weeks, leveraging Talkiatry's 800+ employed psychiatrists, in-network coverage for 170M+ lives, and AI-powered measurement-based care platform.

Strategic tierCore Technology Platform PartnerTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Talkiatry's patient portal and visit infrastructure runs on eClinicalWorks via the healow app. Patients log in at mycw135.ecwcloud.com/portal18824 and can message their psychiatrist through the healow mobile app. Healow is also used for telehealth visits.

4MCCD Psychiatry Services, PLLC (and MCCD FL/CA/KS/NJ Psychiatry Services entities)
Strategic tierFlagship Operating Medical GroupTypeOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner
Description

Affiliated independent medical group and Talkiatry's Notice of Privacy Practices owner; provides the licensed clinicians who deliver Talkiatry-branded psychiatric and therapy services through state-specific professional entities (FL, CA, KS, NJ).

talkiatry.com
Strategic tierCore Analytics And Paid Media PartnerTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Used for site analytics, conversion measurement, and remarketing via Google Ads (AdWords) and DoubleClick.

Strategic tierCore Paid Social PartnerTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Meta Pixel tracks user behavior after Facebook/Instagram ad exposure for retargeting and ad-targeting optimization.

Strategic tierCore Paid Social PartnerTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

TikTok Pixel tracks user actions after seeing or clicking TikTok ads for retargeting and conversion attribution.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight6 records

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Cerebral is a direct competitor in online psychiatry and medication management for conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD. It targets a similar commercially insured patient base with employed or contracted clinicians, overlapping directly with Talkiatry's core offering.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Lyra Health is a direct competitor providing in-network virtual therapy and psychiatry through employer and payer contracts. It uses a similar measurement-based care model and competes for the same enterprise customers and clinician talent as Talkiatry.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Spring Health provides employer-sponsored mental health benefits including therapy and psychiatry with measurement-based outcomes, competing head-to-head with Talkiatry in the payer/employer enterprise motion.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Headspace Health (the merger of Headspace and Ginger) delivers on-demand therapy, coaching, and psychiatry through employer and payer contracts, directly competing with Talkiatry for in-network virtual behavioral health volume.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Grow Therapy is an in-network virtual therapy and psychiatry platform serving both consumers and enterprise customers with a strong payer contracting model, comparable to Talkiatry's in-network, employer-payer-aligned approach.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Rula Health is an in-network virtual mental health provider delivering therapy and psychiatry across all 50 states, directly competing with Talkiatry on payer coverage, employed-clinician supply, and enterprise contracts.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Two Chairs is an in-network therapy and psychiatry provider with employed clinicians in select markets, overlapping with Talkiatry on employed-clinician model and outcomes measurement but with narrower geographic reach.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Brightside Health is a virtual mental health provider focused on depression and anxiety with combined therapy plus medication management, directly comparable to Talkiatry's integrated psychiatry + therapy offering.

9Done (Done.)
TypeEmerging player
Description

Done is a virtual ADHD treatment and psychiatry provider that overlaps with Talkiatry's medication management focus and adult ADHD patient population, though with narrower condition scope.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Quartet Health is a value-based behavioral health platform that connects patients to in-network mental health providers and supports collaborative care models for health systems and payers, comparable to Talkiatry's measurement-based, enterprise-focused motion.

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat6 records

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Key risks3 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers2 records

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Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
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Integration4 records

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AI capability6 records

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AI maturity
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Has app

Feature5 records

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Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

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Subsidiaries5 records

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Compliance2 records

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Name, Class, Description

Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds7 records

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors11 records

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Talkiatry

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Talkiatry firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Talkiatry
Legal name
Talkiatry Management Services, LLC
Website
https://talkiatry.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2019
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
501–1,000 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Talkiatry industry classification

Industry
Product category
Telepsychiatry Services
NAICS
Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)
SIC
Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)
akta.pro primary industry
Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms (HLALAEAB)
akta.pro secondary industry
Integrated Behavioral Health (Collaborative Care) Platforms (HLALAEAC)

Keywords

  • Online psychiatry services
  • Virtual mental healthcare
  • Telepsychiatry platform
  • Insurance-covered psychiatry
  • EMR referral integration

Where Talkiatry is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Talkiatry business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B and B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Insurance-billed psychiatric and therapy visits: Per-visit fees billed directly to commercial insurance payers on behalf of patients (in-network with 100+ insurers covering ~170M lives). Patients typically pay a copay (~$30 average). Talkiatry does not currently offer self-pay and does not accept Medicaid. This is the dominant revenue stream.
  2. Health system, payer, and employer partnerships: B2B contracts and referral partnerships with health systems, payer organizations, and employers (e.g., AMGA strategic partnership, NYCBS oncology partnership) that generate referral volume and care-delivery revenue, plus institutional demand for psychiatric capacity.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
Usage-basedPay-as-you-goInsurance-billed telepsychiatry visits; most patients pay ~$30 copay

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Talkiatry product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Talkiatry is a telepsychiatry practice that delivers 100% virtual psychiatry and therapy services through its own employed, fully licensed clinicians, billed as in-network visits to more than 100 commercial insurers. The company pairs clinical delivery with an AI-powered platform that handles online patient-to-psychiatrist matching, measurement-based care tracking, and (for partners) an EMR-embedded referral product called Talkiatry Connect integrated into more than 30 cloud-based EMRs.

Product overview

Talkiatry operates as a single integrated telepsychiatry platform with several interconnected products and modules serving patients, providers, and health systems. The core Talkiatry platform delivers online psychiatry and therapy services with in-network insurance coverage across all 50 U.S. states, treating conditions ranging from ADHD and anxiety to PTSD and postpartum mood disorders. Talkiatry Connect is an add-on EMR referral module integrated into over 30 cloud-based EMRs, enabling health systems and referring clinicians to route patients into Talkiatry's provider network. The Patient Portal, built on healow (eClinicalWorks) infrastructure, supports secure telehealth and patient access workflows, while the Measurement-Based Care Program uses AI-powered analytics to track patient outcomes and guide treatment. Together, these offerings form a comprehensive mental health care delivery and referral ecosystem for patients, providers, and enterprise health system partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Talkiatry Connect: Cloud-based EMR referral product embedded within over 30 cloud-based EMRs that simplifies psychiatric referrals and improves care coordination by enabling providers to place referrals quickly and monitor patient progress in real-time.
  • Mindshare Partner Program

Products and services

  • Talkiatry Telepsychiatry Services Virtual psychiatric medication management and therapy delivered by Talkiatry's 800+ employed psychiatrists and 300+ therapists to commercially insured patients for conditions including ADHD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, PTSD, postpartum mood disorders, insomnia, and children's mental health (ages 5-18), with a 10-minute online matching assessment and appointments typically available in days.
  • Talkiatry Connect Cloud-based EMR referral product embedded within 30+ cloud-based EMRs that enables health systems, administrators, and referring clinicians to place psychiatric referrals directly into Talkiatry's network and receive clinical updates back, reducing referral friction and serving as an enterprise distribution channel.
  • Mindshare Partner Program Talkiatry's health system partnership program that delivers embedded psychiatric care through 50+ health system partners across the United States via direct enterprise sales relationships.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 86% of patients feel better after 2 visits (PHQ-8/GAD-7, 1/24-9/25)
  • +5 more outcomes

Companies that use Talkiatry

Customer profile

Named customers2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Talkiatry technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Talkiatry partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core specialty-care partner, flagship channel/strategic partner, core technology platform partner, flagship operating medical group, core analytics and paid media partner and core paid social partner.

  • New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS)core specialty-care partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Partnership to deliver integrated psychiatric care to oncology and hematology patients across more than 30 NYCBS locations in New York. Talkiatry provides in-person and virtual consultations via its network of 300+ board-certified psychiatrists, with seamless referral workflows and major insurance acceptance, addressing the up to 25% of cancer patients who experience clinical depression.
  • AMGA (American Medical Group Association)flagship channel/strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Strategic partnership announced in April 2026 to expand in-network psychiatric care access for AMGA member medical groups and their patients nationwide. The collaboration is designed to address average wait times for psychiatric appointments that exceed six weeks, leveraging Talkiatry's 800+ employed psychiatrists, in-network coverage for 170M+ lives, and AI-powered measurement-based care platform.
  • healow / eClinicalWorkscore technology platform partnerTechnology or IntegrationTalkiatry's patient portal and visit infrastructure runs on eClinicalWorks via the healow app. Patients log in at mycw135.ecwcloud.com/portal18824 and can message their psychiatrist through the healow mobile app. Healow is also used for telehealth visits.
  • MCCD Psychiatry Services, PLLC (and MCCD FL/CA/KS/NJ Psychiatry Services entities)flagship operating medical groupOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAffiliated independent medical group and Talkiatry's Notice of Privacy Practices owner; provides the licensed clinicians who deliver Talkiatry-branded psychiatric and therapy services through state-specific professional entities (FL, CA, KS, NJ).
  • Google Analytics / Google Ads (AdWords)core analytics and paid media partnerTechnology or IntegrationUsed for site analytics, conversion measurement, and remarketing via Google Ads (AdWords) and DoubleClick.
  • Meta (Facebook / Instagram Pixel)core paid social partnerTechnology or IntegrationMeta Pixel tracks user behavior after Facebook/Instagram ad exposure for retargeting and ad-targeting optimization.
  • TikTok (TikTok Pixel)core paid social partnerTechnology or IntegrationTikTok Pixel tracks user actions after seeing or clicking TikTok ads for retargeting and conversion attribution.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Talkiatry competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Cerebral: Cerebral is a direct competitor in online psychiatry and medication management for conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD. It targets a similar commercially insured patient base with employed or contracted clinicians, overlapping directly with Talkiatry's core offering.
  • Lyra Health: Lyra Health is a direct competitor providing in-network virtual therapy and psychiatry through employer and payer contracts. It uses a similar measurement-based care model and competes for the same enterprise customers and clinician talent as Talkiatry.
  • Spring Health: Spring Health provides employer-sponsored mental health benefits including therapy and psychiatry with measurement-based outcomes, competing head-to-head with Talkiatry in the payer/employer enterprise motion.
  • Headspace Health: Headspace Health (the merger of Headspace and Ginger) delivers on-demand therapy, coaching, and psychiatry through employer and payer contracts, directly competing with Talkiatry for in-network virtual behavioral health volume.
  • Grow Therapy: Grow Therapy is an in-network virtual therapy and psychiatry platform serving both consumers and enterprise customers with a strong payer contracting model, comparable to Talkiatry's in-network, employer-payer-aligned approach.
  • Rula Health: Rula Health is an in-network virtual mental health provider delivering therapy and psychiatry across all 50 states, directly competing with Talkiatry on payer coverage, employed-clinician supply, and enterprise contracts.

Emerging players

  • Two Chairs: Two Chairs is an in-network therapy and psychiatry provider with employed clinicians in select markets, overlapping with Talkiatry on employed-clinician model and outcomes measurement but with narrower geographic reach.
  • Brightside Health: Brightside Health is a virtual mental health provider focused on depression and anxiety with combined therapy plus medication management, directly comparable to Talkiatry's integrated psychiatry + therapy offering.
  • Done (Done.): Done is a virtual ADHD treatment and psychiatry provider that overlaps with Talkiatry's medication management focus and adult ADHD patient population, though with narrower condition scope.
  • Quartet Health: Quartet Health is a value-based behavioral health platform that connects patients to in-network mental health providers and supports collaborative care models for health systems and payers, comparable to Talkiatry's measurement-based, enterprise-focused motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Talkiatry social profiles

Digital presence

Talkiatry compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

Talkiatry financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Talkiatry leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Talkiatry subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries5 records

Talkiatry funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Talkiatry M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Talkiatry

What does Talkiatry do?

Talkiatry is a telepsychiatry practice that delivers 100% virtual psychiatry and therapy services through its own employed, fully licensed clinicians, billed as in-network visits to more than 100 commercial insurers. The company pairs clinical delivery with an AI-powered platform that handles online patient-to-psychiatrist matching, measurement-based care tracking, and (for partners) an EMR-embedded referral product called Talkiatry Connect integrated into more than 30 cloud-based EMRs.

Is Talkiatry a public or private company?

Talkiatry is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was Talkiatry founded?

Talkiatry was founded in 2019. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is Talkiatry based?

Talkiatry is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

How does Talkiatry make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Insurance-billed psychiatric and therapy visits are the primary driver. The others are health system, payer, and employer partnerships.

Who are Talkiatry's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Cerebral, Lyra Health, Spring Health, Headspace Health, Grow Therapy and Rula Health. Emerging players are Two Chairs, Brightside Health, Done (Done.) and Quartet Health.

Does Talkiatry have an API?

No public API is recorded for Talkiatry.

What industry is Talkiatry in?

Talkiatry's product category is Telepsychiatry Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLALAEAB, Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms, with a secondary code of HLALAEAC, Integrated Behavioral Health (Collaborative Care) Platforms. Its NAICS code is 621112 and its SIC code is 8011.

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PR NewswireTalkiatry Recognized by the American Medical Association for its Dedication to Clinician Well-BeingTalkiatry, the nation's largest private employer of psychiatrists, was recognized by the American Medical Association as a Joy in Medicine organization for its clinician well-being efforts. The company supports its 800+ psychiatrists through peer support groups, listening sessions, and a well-being committee. The AMA's program has recognized over 250 organizations since 2019.PR NewswireTalkiatry Earns Joint Commission Accreditation for Behavioral Health CareTalkiatry earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Behavioral Health, reflecting its clinical excellence. The accreditation follows the company surpassing four million patient visits and serves over 170 million covered lives. It marks a milestone after its $210M Series D funding and AMGA partnership.Bhbusiness5 Behavioral Health VC Investors to WatchVC funding in behavioral health rebounded in 2026 after a 2024 low, with large rounds like Talkiatry's $210M Series D and Grow Therapy's $150M Series D. The article highlights five firms—GreyMatter, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Kaiser, General Catalyst, and HealthQuest—backing tech-enabled providers and specialized services.ImpactalphaPatience is not caution: The case for rethinking capital in youth mental healthThe article argues that the behavioral health sector's reliance on traditional venture capital creates a boom-bust cycle that harms early-stage youth mental health companies due to misaligned growth expectations and regulatory complexities. It advocates for patient capital models, citing examples like Talkiatry's large funding round and Flourish Health's strategic Series A, to allow time for clinical validation and operational stability. The author urges investors to adopt blended-capital approaches that prioritize long-term impact over rapid scaling.Research2GuidanceAI in Mental Health 2026: Clinical Infrastructure Wins the Funding Race – and Wellness Apps Are Priced OutMental health AI funding in 2026 is concentrating sharply on clinical infrastructure companies—psychiatry copilots, AI scribes, and payer-aligned platforms—while capital has largely dried up for consumer wellness apps such as meditation tools and generic chatbots. Record Q1 2026 digital health funding of $4 billion saw five rounds above $50M absorb roughly 74% of mental health capital, with major deals including Talkiatry's $210M Series D, Eleos Health's $60M Series C, and Spring Health's acquisition of Alma creating a mega-platform covering approximately 170 million covered lives. Kintsugi's shutdown in 2026 after raising roughly $28M for voice-based depression screening has become a cautionary case study, illustrating how ventures without a clear path to FDA clearance, reimbursement, and a workflow buyer cannot survive venture timelines.BhbusinessHow Breathable Went From Concept to Live in 17 States in 6 MonthsBreathable, a virtual therapy provider, launched in 16 states and Washington D.C. in about six months. It uses technology to expand access without linearly adding clinicians, and its CEO Joseph Fournier said the company will win for patients in the future.PR NewswireTalkiatry and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Deliver Whole-Person Care To Oncology Patients, Supported by Talkiatry ConnectTalkiatry and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists announced a partnership to strengthen whole-person support for cancer patients through streamlined psychiatric referrals and coordinated follow-up enabled by Talkiatry Connect. NYCBS is an early adopter of Talkiatry Connect, a provider-facing care coordination platform that embeds trackable psychiatry referrals and patient progress updates directly into oncology workflows within cloud-based EMRs. The partnership addresses a significant care gap, with over 40% of cancer patients reporting worsening mental health but only half receiving treatment for it, by enabling faster, more confident connections to behavioral health care.HIT ConsultantTalkiatry and New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Partner to Expand Mental Health Access for Oncology PatientsTalkiatry has partnered with New York Cancer & Blood Specialists to provide integrated psychiatric care to oncology and hematology patients across more than 30 NYCBS locations in New York. The collaboration leverages Talkiatry's network of over 300 board-certified psychiatrists to offer both in-person and virtual consultations, with the goal of addressing the significant mental health burden on cancer patients, where up to 25% experience clinical depression. The partnership includes seamless referral workflows and accepts most major insurance plans to remove financial barriers to behavioral health support.LegionhealthTexas psychiatry covered by insurance - get treatment for anxiety todayThis article compares RedBox Rx, a cash-pay telehealth and online pharmacy service launched in 2021 as a subsidiary of Hy-Vee, against alternative mental health care providers including Legion Health, Circle Medical, Talkiatry, MEDvidi, and Cerebral. The analysis highlights that while RedBox Rx offers low upfront costs ($25-$39 per visit), its cash-pay model becomes expensive for ongoing psychiatric care and lacks objective ADHD testing, using general medical providers instead of psychiatric specialists. The article recommends Legion Health as the best alternative for Texas adults, citing its acceptance of major Texas commercial insurance plans, free FDA-cleared QbCheck ADHD testing, and care delivered by board-certified psychiatric clinicians with appointments typically available within days.ModernhealthcareAMGA, Talkiatry partner to expand psychiatric care accessThe American Medical Group Association and Talkiatry have announced a partnership to expand psychiatric care access for patients whose providers are members of the group. The collaboration aims to address longstanding wait times and limited availability of mental healthcare services. The partnership follows Talkiatry's $210 million Series D funding round completed in February.