Spring Health Raises $76 Million in Series B Financing

Second investment in 2020 brings total funding to $106 million and highlights pressing need for personalized employer mental health solution

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Nov 18, 2020, 08:49 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring Health, a leading provider of behavioral health benefits with the most comprehensive solution for employee mental well-being, today announced the closing of a $76 million Series B led by worldwide investment firm Tiger Global.

GingerBread Capital and Operator Partners (a newly formed fund by Nat Turner and Zach Weinberg, the cofounders of Flatiron Health) also joined this round. Existing investors Northzone, Rethink Impact, William K. Warren Foundation, Work-Bench, SemperVirens, Able Partners, and True Capital also participated. New individual investors in the Series B round also include six-time NBA all-star and NBA champion Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors, and two-time WNBA all-star and 2018 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart of the Seattle Storm.

Spring Health provides a single front-door approach to any type of care — including digital exercises, coaching, therapy, medication, or employee assistance program (EAP) services — leading to faster outcomes, higher engagement, and healthier, happier employees. The company's unique approach to mental health was founded in science and academia, and based on a proprietary mix of technology with a human touch that allows Spring Health to achieve world-class outcomes incredibly fast.

"Mental health is the defining problem of our time. Yet it's still full of trial-and-error," said April Koh, co-founder and CEO of Spring Health. "At Spring Health, we're demystifying mental health and making high-quality care seamlessly accessible for everyone. Our approach precisely delivers the personalized care plan for each individual no matter where they are in their mental health journey, and we guide each individual through their journey through a dedicated navigator."

Spring Health and Koh's remarkable fundraising success comes at a time when investments in women-led companies are expected to be the worst since 2017, according to financial data company PitchBook. Only 5% of female entrepreneurs raise Series B financings.

"Mental health awareness has come to the forefront in 2020. We're confident Spring Health will be a leading mental health solution for employers with its clinically-proven technology and world-class providers," said Scott Shleifer, partner of Tiger Global. "Breaking down barriers and delivering effective mental healthcare to employees should be a top priority for companies in all industries. We're impressed by Spring Health's capability to deliver personalized solutions for each individual."

The upheavals of 2020 including COVID-19, the presidential election, and attention brought to continuing racial injustice have led to more and more people experiencing anxiety, depression, and burnout. It's a time when many leaders have come to understand just how vital employee mental well-being is to the success of their organizations.

"April and Adam are extraordinary co-founders who have proven that they are executing by building a world-class platform for precision mental health services with better health outcomes and high value to employers," said Pär-Jörgen Pärson, general partner at Northzone. "Spring Health has proven to be essential with the workforce going through increasing pressure amidst a global pandemic. We've been impressed by the clarity of vision and speed of execution by April, Adam, and their team since we've invested in their Series A in January 2020. The company is poised to become a substantive and transformative healthcare tech company."

The funds from this Series B round will be used to further refine Spring Health's Precision Mental Healthcare approach, using cutting-edge technology to match each employee to the most effective care for them. With the aim to become a global leader in behavioral healthcare benefits, Spring Health will triple its New York-based team and expand its capability to deliver the most personalized and most effective mental health experience possible.

Since the closing of the recent $22 million Series A in January 2020, Spring Health has tripled its headcount. The company also launched its capabilities globally, making mental healthcare accessible to individuals in over 200 regions. Additionally, Spring Health expanded to offer full EAP services, enabling employers to fully replace their employee assistance programs with Spring Health's comprehensive solution.

This additional financing brings the company's total funding to $106 million to date.

About Spring Health
At Spring Health, we help employers modernize their behavioral health benefits with the most comprehensive solution for employee mental well-being. Spring Health provides a single front door to any type of care — from digital exercises to ancillary employee assistance program (EAP) services, to coaching, therapy, or medication — leading to faster outcomes, higher engagement, and healthier, happier employees.

About Tiger Global
Tiger Global Management, LLC is an investment firm that deploys capital globally. The firm's fundamentally oriented investments focus primarily on the global internet, software, financial technology, consumer and industrial sectors. The private equity strategy has a ten-year investment horizon and targets growth-oriented private companies. Such investments have included Spotify, Harry's, Warby Parker, Peloton, JD.com, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yandex, Mail.ru Group, Despegar, Ola and Flipkart. The public equity efforts emphasize deep due diligence on individual companies and long-term secular themes. Tiger Global Management, LLC, was founded in 2001 and is based in New York with affiliate offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangalore and Melbourne.

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