Ksana Health

What Ksana Health does

Ksana Health is a digital behavioral health company founded in 2019 in Eugene, Oregon, that builds passive mobile sensing platforms for continuous measurement of mental and behavioral health. Its technology collects accelerometer, GPS, keyboard input, music and media listening, screen-time, light sensor, and call-status data from participants' smartphones, combining this passive data with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) surveys to produce objective behavioral insights rather than relying on subjective self-reporting. The company operates two core products: EARS (Effortless Assessment Research System), an end-to-end SaaS research platform sold on annual subscriptions to universities and research institutions at $25,000-$100,000 per study, and Vira, a mental healthcare platform with an AI clinical assistant that delivers just-in-time interventions between appointments for practitioners, healthcare systems, and individual users.

The company generates revenue through three principal streams: (1) EARS annual subscriptions including software, onboarding, and data science services to research institutions, (2) Vira enterprise licensing to healthcare systems and individual app-store downloads for consumers, and (3) government and pharmaceutical research contracts, most notably the ARPA-H award of up to $17.9 million for a Large Health Behavior Model project with Providence Health & Services, MedStar Health, and the University of Washington. The EARS platform is deployed across more than 50 universities and healthcare organizations globally and has been central to over 15 major NIH grant applications.

Ksana Health targets five primary customer segments: research institutions and universities (primary), healthcare practitioners and clinicians (primary), healthcare systems and organizations, individual patients via the Vira app, and pharmaceutical companies for clinical-trial digital endpoints — with dedicated pursuit of veterans and military populations. The company holds SOC2 Type 2, HIPAA, and GDPR certifications, maintains a 10-20 person team, and is led by co-founders Dr. Nick Allen (CEO, former Director of University of Oregon's Center for Digital Mental Health), Will Shortt (COO), and Tony Scripa (CFO, former Microsoft partner-level executive).

Name

Ksana Health

Legal name

Ksana Health Inc.

Website

https://ksanahealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ksana Health builds passive mobile sensing platforms — EARS for research and Vira for clinical care — that convert smartphone sensor data into continuous behavioral health insights for universities, health systems, practitioners, and pharmaceutical trial sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Behavioral Health Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Remote Monitoring (HLACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medication Adherence, Digital Therapeutics & Remote Coaching (condition-specific programs) (HLALAFAF), Omnichannel Patient Communications & Contact Center (Voice/SMS/Email/Chat) (HLACAEAC)

Keywords

• Digital behavioral health
• Mobile sensing platform
• Ecological momentary assessment
• Mental health AI software
• Clinical research technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Eugene

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EARS Research Platform Subscription: Annual SaaS subscription model including software components (data collection apps for iOS/Android, secure cloud storage, EMA/survey control, monitoring dashboard), onboarding, training, configuration assistance, and data scientist services. Pricing ranges from $25k-$100k per year depending on study size and data science requirements.
2. Vira Healthcare Platform: Software-only platform for practitioners, healthcare systems, and organizations. Delivered via app store for individual users and direct enterprise licensing for organizations. Generates revenue through practitioner/organization subscriptions.
3. Government Research Contracts: ARPA-H contract worth up to $17.9 million for developing Large Health Behavior Model. Multi-institutional project with base funding of $5.1 million plus options for scaled phases.
4. Clinical Trial Data Services: Partnership with Beckley PsyTech for digital biomarker collection in Phase 2 clinical trials, providing continuous behavioral measurement services for pharmaceutical research.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ksana Health sells two software platforms that turn everyday smartphones into continuous behavioral health measurement tools. EARS is a SaaS research platform for passive mobile sensing and Ecological Momentary Assessment used by universities, clinical trial sponsors, and pharmaceutical companies. Vira is a clinical platform with an AI assistant that gives practitioners objective insights into patient behavior between appointments and delivers automated just-in-time therapeutic support to individuals under their care.

Product overview

Ksana Health offers a platform-plus-products architecture consisting of two primary standalone products: EARS (Effortless Assessment Research System) for research and clinical trials, and Vira for healthcare practitioners and organizations. EARS serves as a SaaS-based research platform enabling remote participant monitoring through passive smartphone sensing and ecological momentary assessment. Vira is a mobile therapy platform that combines continuous behavioral monitoring with an AI clinical assistant to support practitioners in delivering personalized behavioral healthcare between appointments. Both platforms leverage the same underlying mobile sensing technology but serve distinct market segments: EARS targets researchers and clinical trial sponsors, while Vira targets healthcare providers, systems, and individual patients. The company has also developed proprietary AI capabilities including a Vira AI Clinical Assistant for data interpretation and is leading development of a Large Health Behavior Model (LHBM) foundation model in partnership with major healthcare systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EARS: Effortless Assessment Research System - an end-to-end solution for mobile sensing and Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) research, trusted by leading research organizations globally.
• Vira

Products and services

• EARS (Effortless Assessment Research System) End-to-end SaaS research platform for mobile sensing and Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Provides smartphone apps for passive data collection (accelerometer, GPS, keyboard input, music/media listening, screen-time/app usage, light sensor, battery state, call status), secure cloud storage, cloud-based control of participant surveys, a web-accessible data monitoring dashboard, and expert data science services. Sold as an annual subscription ($25,000–$100,000 per year depending on study size and data science needs) to research institutions, universities, and pharmaceutical sponsors for use in longitudinal studies, clinical trials, and grants-funded research.
• Vira Mental healthcare platform with an AI Clinical Assistant that delivers personalized behavioral insight and just-in-time therapeutic intervention. Combines passive client smartphone data with daily question responses to give practitioners objective insights into mood-related habits between appointments, automated just-in-time nudges, and adherence measurement for evidence-based behavior change therapy. Distributed to individual users via the iOS App Store and Google Play and to healthcare systems and organizations via direct enterprise licensing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platform trusted by 50+ prestigious universities and healthcare organizations globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Providence Health & ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Research partnership under ARPA-H EVIDENT initiative. Providence leads research participant recruitment bringing geographic and demographic diversity to the Large Health Behavior Model project. 25,000 patients to be recruited over two years.
• MedStar Health Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Research partnership under ARPA-H EVIDENT initiative. MedStar leads research participant recruitment providing demographic diversity for the Large Health Behavior Model AI development.
• University of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Paul Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering provides computational modeling expertise and deep experience in behavioral data science and foundation model development for the ARPA-H project.
• Duke UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Mentioned as additional institutional partner in ARPA-H EVIDENT initiative for Large Health Behavior Model development.
• Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Mentioned as additional institutional partner in ARPA-H EVIDENT initiative for Large Health Behavior Model development.
• Yale Stress CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Mentioned as additional institutional partner in ARPA-H EVIDENT initiative for Large Health Behavior Model development.
• Beyond Language Studio (Sorenson and Newlab)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2023Selected for deep-tech startup studio collaboration working on pilot project exploring integrated wellness product leveraging mobile sensing to detect and manage employee behavioral health.
• Columbia University Medical Center / New York State Psychiatric InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2023Academic-industry collaboration on acceptability and usability testing of digital behavioral health platform for youth at risk of suicide. Presentations at Society for Digital Mental Health Conference.
• Northwestern University / Rush University Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2023Research collaboration on academic-industry partnership insights from smartphone mental health app randomized controlled trial. Poster presentation at Society for Digital Mental Health Conference.
• Beckley PsyTechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2022Partnership focused on digital biomarker collection and analysis for psychedelic pharma clinical trials. EARS platform used to identify signs of response and relapse in Phase 2 clinical trials and track patient experience.
• Novo Nordisk Global Prevention AcceleratorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2021Selected for Novo Nordisk's Global Prevention Accelerator to pilot Vira remote measurement platform for health systems. Focus on continuous objective behavioral health measurement to improve health outcomes.
• Anthem Digital IncubatorcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 December 2021Residency program providing support, growth opportunities, and coaching. Vira platform pilot within Beacon Health Options serving approximately 37 million members.
• Microsoft for StartupsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 August 2021Program providing access to Microsoft Azure, GitHub, business support, mentorship, and streamlined path to selling alongside Microsoft and global partner ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Woebot Health: AI-driven mental health platform that delivers cognitive behavioral therapy and emotional support via chatbot. Directly comparable to Ksana Health in its use of AI to augment behavioral health care delivery and target scalable, tech-enabled therapy.
• Akili Interactive: Digital therapeutics company with FDA-cleared software-based treatments for ADHD and other cognitive conditions. Closely comparable to Ksana as a software-delivered behavioral health intervention, though Akili focuses on game-based therapeutics rather than passive sensing.
• Big Health: Digital therapeutics company offering Sleepio (insomnia) and Daylight (anxiety), sold to employers and health plans. Comparable to Ksana in selling digital behavioral health interventions to enterprise healthcare buyers.
• Meru Health: Digital mental health program combining clinician-led therapy with a mobile app for depression, anxiety, and burnout. Comparable to Ksana Health in delivering technology-augmented behavioral health interventions between appointments.
• Cerebral: Online mental health provider offering medication management and therapy subscriptions. Comparable to Ksana in delivering subscription-based digital mental health services to enterprise and consumer markets, though Cerebral focuses on clinician visits rather than passive sensing.
• Happify Health: Digital mental health platform combining AI-driven content, therapy, and measurement-based care. Comparable to Ksana in offering an app-based mental health platform with measurement and personalization features for enterprise and consumer use.

Broad incumbents

• Headspace Health: Combined entity of Headspace and Ginger, offering meditation, coaching, and teletherapy through employers and health plans. Comparable to Ksana as a broad incumbent digital mental health platform with significant enterprise distribution.
• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits platform connecting employees to therapy, coaching, and self-care resources through employer contracts. Comparable to Ksana as an enterprise mental health platform, though Lyra focuses on human-delivered care rather than passive sensing.
• Spring Health: Precision mental health benefit platform providing employer-sponsored access to therapy, coaching, and medication. Comparable to Ksana as a well-capitalized enterprise mental health platform, though Spring Health focuses on human care delivery and care navigation.
• Sondermind: Behavioral health provider network offering in-person and virtual therapy with measurement-based care. Comparable to Ksana as an enterprise mental health platform, though Sondermind emphasizes clinician matching over passive sensing and AI.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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