Sophia

What Sophia does

Sophia is an online platform headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, that connects consumers seeking mental health support with licensed therapists. Founded in 2017, the company is structured as a private, for-profit entity operated by a small team of 1–10 employees, and its website at trysophia.com serves as the primary digital channel. The platform's core function is to simplify the discovery and selection of mental health professionals, addressing friction in the patient-therapist matching workflow. No product-specific features, technical architecture, integrations, or matching algorithms are disclosed in the available sources.

The company participated in two prominent early-stage accelerators—MIT delta v in September 2017 and Techstars in January 2018—indicating a venture-track trajectory oriented around mentor-driven go-to-market development. Total disclosed funding is approximately $120,000, raised as the lead investment from Techstars in January 2018, with no subsequent material funding events reported in the input. The company operates from a single Boston location with no disclosed expansion to other geographies.

The revenue model is not described in the available data: no pricing, subscription fees, transaction commissions, referral economics, or other monetization mechanism is disclosed. No customer logos, segment-level revenue mix, contract structure, or unit economics are reported. Given the very small headcount, minimal disclosed funding, and absence of pricing information, the company appears to operate at an early-stage posture with limited public commercial traction. Notably, the input corpus also references an unrelated humanoid robot entity called 'Sophia' developed by Hanson Robotics (tagged with source ID); that data pertains to a separate organization and is not material to the therapy platform analyzed here.

Name

Sophia

Website

https://trysophia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sophia is a Boston-based online platform founded in 2017 that matches consumers seeking mental health support with licensed therapists, operated by a small team of 1–10 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Mental Health Therapy Marketplace

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health Therapist Marketplaces (HLALALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Mental Health Therapy Platforms (Talk Therapy) (HLALAEAA)

Keywords

• Therapist matching platform
• Online therapy directory
• Mental health referrals
• Licensed therapist search
• Therapist finder

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sophia is an online platform that matches people with licensed mental health therapists. It provides a searchable directory of psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors that individuals can browse by location across U.S. states, without needing to create an account. The platform also supports therapist signup for onboarding into the directory.

Product overview

Sophia is a single flagship humanoid robot product designed for advanced human-robot interaction, artistic collaboration, and AI demonstration purposes. The robot integrates robotics with traditional art forms and serves as a platform for exploring AI and creative expression.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sophia Therapist Matching Platform An online platform that matches individuals with licensed mental health therapists across the United States. The platform allows users to search by state and locality for psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors without needing to create an account. The platform also supports therapist signup and login for onboarding into the directory.

Quantifiable outcome

• First-ever classical music performance with a live orchestra for a humanoid robot

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hong Kong AI Concert OrganizersflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2026Sophia performed live with a live orchestra at an AI-themed concert in Hong Kong on April 30, 2026. The event showcased the integration of robotics with traditional art, framed as a cultural moment exploring how AI and creative expression can coexist.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Headway: Mental health marketplace focused on in-network therapist billing and insurance infrastructure. Competes with Sophia for therapist supply and uses similar marketplace mechanics.
• Alma: Therapist directory and practice-management platform that helps licensed therapists accept insurance and grow practices. Operates as a marketplace intermediary directly comparable to Sophia's model.
• Talkspace: Publicly traded online therapy marketplace offering therapist matching via subscription and B2B channels. Directly comparable business model and target customer to Sophia.
• 7 Cups: Online emotional support and therapist matching platform connecting users with licensed therapists and trained listeners. Comparable marketplace model targeting consumers seeking mental health support.
• BetterHelp: The largest direct-to-consumer online therapy marketplace, connecting users with licensed therapists via subscription. Operated by Teladoc Health, it is the dominant scale player in Sophia's exact category.
• Grow Therapy: Online marketplace connecting users with in-network therapists and handling insurance billing. Closely aligned with Sophia in therapist-matching category with strong funding tailwinds.

Broad incumbents

• Lyra Health: Enterprise mental health benefits platform that matches employees with therapists and coaches. Competes in therapist matching but targets employers rather than direct consumers, giving Sophia a DTC wedge.
• Modern Health: Global mental health platform for employers offering therapy, coaching, and self-guided resources. Comparable therapist-matching functionality but with broader enterprise service portfolio.
• Zocdoc: Established healthcare appointment-booking marketplace including mental health providers. Broader than Sophia but uses the same therapist/provider matching mechanic on a wider medical-specialty footprint.

Emerging players

• Open Path Collective: Nonprofit therapist-matching network offering sessions at reduced rates. Overlaps with Sophia's therapist-matching mission while serving a different price-sensitive segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/trysophia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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