Neolth

What Neolth does

Neolth is a privately held digital mental health company founded in 2018 by neuroscientist Dr. Katherine Grill and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The company operates an integrated three-product platform targeting the youth mental health continuum: a self-guided Student App (iOS and Android) for personalized relaxation, SEL activities, and crisis-care referral; an Educator Platform providing ready-made lesson plans and a CASEL-aligned SEL practice library with completion tracking; and a HIPAA- and FERPA-compliant Health Analytics Platform that gives school counselors and administrators real-time aggregate and individual student mental-health data, including an AI-powered 24/7 crisis-monitoring module that detects keyword indicators of severe depression and triggers real-time care escalation.

The platform was co-developed with more than 600 students and is supported by an in-house science team (CMO Dr. Claire Wheeler of OHSU-PSU and Science Advisor Dr. Jennifer Huberty, formerly Director of Science at Calm). Neolth reports strong engagement metrics, including an 82.2% 30-day retention rate (cited as 25x the mental-health app industry standard, per Baumel et al., 2019), 48% stress reduction after 12 weeks on the Perceived Stress Scale, and a 31.3% higher satisfaction rating than comparable adolescent apps. The company has won 20+ industry awards, including recognition as a top global solution for youth mental health by the World Economic Forum and features in CB Insights research.

Neolth monetizes through a hybrid model: a $9.99/month individual student subscription (with a free trial and freemium Ambassador tier), freemium educator access with paid upgrades, and quote-based licensing for K-12 districts, universities, and student-centered organizations. Go-to-market is multi-channel, combining product-led growth through app stores, a direct sales motion (Calendly demos, tailored institutional plans) supported by a recently hired SVP of Commercialization, and a community-led Student Ambassador program that drives peer adoption and a built-in "Tell My School" referral flow into school administration.

Name

Neolth

Website

https://neolth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neolth is a private digital mental health company that sells an evidence-based student app, an SEL educator platform, and a HIPAA/FERPA-compliant counselor analytics portal to K-12 schools, universities, and individual students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Mental Health Platform

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Support Hotlines & Digital Wellbeing Tools (EDAJAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health & MTSS/RTI Tiered SEL Supports (EDAKAMAE), Crisis Support, Suicide Prevention & Acute Behavioral Triage Platforms (HLALAEAI)

Keywords

• Student mental health
• Digital mental health platform
• SEL curriculum software
• School mental health analytics
• Youth mental health app

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student Subscription: Individual students can subscribe to the Neolth app for $9.99/month, with a 1-month free trial and the ability to cancel anytime. Ambassador tier is free for Student Ambassadors.
2. School/District Licensing: Schools, districts, and universities license the platform with tailored plans. Pricing is quote-based and customized per institution's needs. Free tier available for educators with premium features for additional access.
3. Freemium Model: Free toolkit available for schools to guide implementation. Free educator access with paid upgrades for additional features. Ambassador program provides free access to qualifying students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Neolth provides a digital mental health platform composed of three integrated products: a self-guided mobile student app with personalized relaxation practices, SEL activities and crisis care referral; an educator platform with ready-made lesson plans and CASEL-aligned SEL curriculum; and a HIPAA/FERPA-compliant health analytics platform that gives counselors real-time aggregate and individual student mental health data with AI-powered 24/7 crisis monitoring. The platform serves K-12 schools, districts, universities and student-centered organizations via student subscriptions and institutional licensing.

Product overview

Neolth is a digital mental health platform offering three integrated products: the Self-Guided Student App for students to manage stress and mental health, the Educator Platform with ready-made lesson plans and SEL curriculum for teachers, and the Health Analytics Platform for school counselors providing real-time aggregate and individual student mental health data with AI-powered crisis monitoring. The platform is co-developed with students and built on an evidence-base with scientific leadership from neuroscientist Dr. Katherine Grill. Neolth is HIPAA and FERPA compliant and serves K-12 schools, districts, universities, and student-centered organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neolth Student App Self-guided mobile app (iOS and Android) that enables students to manage stress and mental health through personalized relaxation practices, SEL activities, educational videos, student stories, livestream community events, and real-time crisis care referral. Includes self-care calendar, health tracking and custom stress/health reports.
• Neolth Educator Platform Browser-based platform for teachers to deliver ready-made lesson plans and SEL curriculum in and out of the classroom, access a practice library of guided relaxation and SEL activities, assign curriculum to students, and track completion rates. Accessible from any device.
• Neolth Health Analytics Platform HIPAA and FERPA-compliant portal for school counselors and administrators providing real-time aggregate and individual student mental health data, high-risk student monitoring, counseling session tracking, and AI-powered 24/7 crisis monitoring that detects keyword indicators of severe depression or crisis and triggers real-time care escalation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82.2% 30-day retention rate (25x industry standard)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dr. Jennifer HubertycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience Advisor to Neolth, formerly Director of Science at Calm. Provides scientific leadership and validation for the platform's evidence base and research initiatives.
• Dr. Claire WheelercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Medical Officer of Neolth and Associate Professor at OHSU-PSU (Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University). Provides clinical oversight and academic credibility.
• University of Miami Miller SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on research study examining impact of digital mental health resources among Florida high school students as part of the STEMSEL program.
• ComedyCures FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in research study combining comedy content with AI and self-care features. Study showed comedy, AI, and self-care can quickly boost patient mental health.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hazel Health: Hazel Health provides school-based virtual mental health and physical health services for K-12 students, partnering directly with districts — the closest direct competitor to Neolth on school mental health delivery, target customer (districts), and K-12 student focus.
• Daybreak Health: Daybreak Health delivers online therapy specifically for teens and young adults, partnering with schools, health plans, and families. Highly comparable to Neolth in youth mental health focus, school-district channel, and digital delivery model.
• Cartwheel Care: Cartwheel provides school-based mental health care for K-12 students, including teletherapy and crisis support. Direct competitor on student segment, school channel, and mental health focus.
• Mantra Health: Mantra Health provides mental health services tailored for college and university students, including teletherapy and digital self-guided tools. Strong peer to Neolth on the higher-education student segment and digital delivery model.
• Uwill: Uwill offers colleges and universities on-demand mental health and crisis support through a digital platform. Direct peer in targeting higher-ed student mental health with tech-enabled delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Calm: Calm is a leading consumer meditation and mental wellness app. While not student-focused, it competes for share-of-mind and downstream student subscription spend, and shares the meditation/breathwork content category Neolth offers — also a former employer of Neolth's Science Advisor.
• Headspace Health: Headspace Health (combining Headspace and Ginger) offers meditation, mindfulness, and on-demand therapy/coaching. It competes with Neolth on consumer-facing mental health content and has begun moving into employer/student benefits channels through partnerships.
• Pronoia Group (SEL platforms e.g., Nearpod, Panorama): Panorama Education and similar K-12 SEL/mental health data platforms serve schools with measurement and intervention tools. Adjacent to Neolth's Educator and Health Analytics platforms in the CASEL-aligned SEL category.

Emerging players

• BetterMynd: BetterMynd provides teletherapy services exclusively for college students through university partnerships. Comparable to Neolth on student segment and school-licensed delivery model.
• Lyra Health: Lyra Health provides mental health benefits through employers and increasingly schools. While broader than Neolth, it overlaps on digital mental health delivery and the school-as-channel thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/arbaaz-karim-24914b189
• Xx.com/neolth
• Facebookfacebook.com/neolth

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

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

M&A

Investments

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

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