Suicide Prevention Health Startup Vita Health Receives Investment

Suicide prevention telehealth platform Vita Health has raised $22.5 million in Series A funding. LFE Capital, CVS Health Ventures, Athyrium Capital Management, Flare Capital Partners, Connecticut Innovations, CU Healthcare Innovation Fund and HopeLab participated in the round. How will the new investment be used?

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Vita Health

What do we know about Vita Health? It connects telehealth providers with young people and adults who are considering suicide. The platform also provides teletherapy and psychiatry services for people with behavioural health conditions. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the US and the suicide rate increased by 2.6 per cent from 2021 to 2022. Vita Health also generated $8.38 million in 2022. Other digital health companies working to address suicidal thoughts include mental health benefits provider Lyra Health and publicly traded digital behavioural health company Talkspace.