Who Will Compete in the INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect Contest?
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference on September 18 at Pegasus Park in Dallas — home to the Health Wildcatters accelerator, a key partner — will spotlight healthcare entrepreneurs in the Pitch Perfect contest, which will be the centerpiece of the event. The theme for the contest this year is pediatric mental health. After applications were reviewed, six companies have been selected to compete.
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During the contest, finalists will present their technologies and services to attendees. A team of judges will pose questions to the entrepreneurs and score each team according to the criteria for the contest. A winner will be announced at the conclusion of the conference. MedCity News Reporter Marissa Plescia will moderate the contest. The judges include:
Here’s a look at the finalists and how they seek to improve pediatric mental health.
Acute XR is developing a platform for medical professionals who research and treat mental health conditions in children and adolescents. Its first game uses biofeedback in virtual reality to immerse and teach patients about their bodies and emotional states. The CEO is Dominik Kirchdorfer.
futuresTHRIVE has developed mental health screening tools to identify and track pediatric mental health before it becomes acute or life-threatening. It uses a combination of artificial intelligence and sentiment analysis to create mental health baselines to better understand a child’s unique mental health qualities.
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Genyus Global‘s UpLifti.ai is described as a Software as a Service platform designed to empower young individuals on their mental health journey. Subscribers gain access to personalized mood tracking and AI-powered analysis, personalized cognitive behavior therapy exercises, guided meditation, virtual peer support groups, sleep and activity optimization tools, social media monitoring and support, educational resources, and progress tracking features. Uplift is intended to seamlessly integrate with wearable devices like Apple Watches and Android smartwatches to provide real-time data on sleep patterns, heart rate variability, and activity levels to enhance the personalized insights and recommendations offered to users. Kumar Vadivel is the CEO.
Gramercy Counseling provides affordable, accessible and multiculturally sensitive online mental health counseling services to children ages 10+ in an effort to support their mental health and foster their personal growth. Services are delivered through a web-based app that allows for diverse licensed clinicians to serve clients in a virtual setting while adhering to the highest practice standards in the industry. It works with an extensive list of insurance plans to make getting help more accessible and affordable for the clients it serves. Elizabeth Alegria, the founder, is a licensed, professional counselor.
Healthy Young Minds is a pediatric behavioral and mental telehealth company serving children and young adults up to 21 years old. Some of the more than 80 conditions the startup addresses include anxiety, autism, ADHD, depression, and trauma. It offers counseling, testing, diagnosing, speech therapy, occupational therapy, art and music therapy in a collaborative care model. It has focused on the drastically underserved Medicaid market. Paul Graf is the founder and CEO.?
Troomi is a “safe phone” that grows with kids. By fostering an age-appropriate screen-life balance and keeping kids away from pornography, predators, bullies and social media, Troomi seeks to reduce stress, anxiety and depression in children. Bill Brady (CEO) and Dave Preece (COO) are the co-founders.