# Iris Telehealth

> Iris Telehealth is an Austin, Texas-based telepsychiatry company that partners with hospitals, health systems, community mental health centers, and federally qualified health centers to deliver virtual behavioral health care. Founded in 2013 on the belief that every community deserves timely access to quality mental health care, Iris supplies vetted psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed therapists on both scheduled and on-demand bases, plus an AI-enabled analytics platform. It is the only virtual mental health company to earn The Joint Commission's behavioral health care accreditation twice, and it works with roughly 200 partner organizations across the United States.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Tarik Shaheen (Founder (UVA-trained psychiatrist))
- **Team size:** ~300-412 employees plus 400+ contracted clinicians
- **Products:** Scheduled Services, On-Demand Services, Virtual Clinic, Iris Insights
- **Notable:** Only virtual mental health company to earn The Joint Commission behavioral health care accreditation twice, Named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies (ranked #1939 in 2025), Raised $40M Series B in 2022 to scale virtual behavioral health

## Products & services

- **Scheduled Services** — Dedicated, vetted psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed therapists matched to a partner organization for ongoing scheduled telepsychiatry care across all ages and diagnoses.
- **On-Demand Services** — 24/7 virtual psychiatric support for emergency departments and inpatient settings, reducing wait times and boarding for patients in behavioral health crisis.
- **Virtual Clinic** — A comprehensive, integrated virtual behavioral health clinic model that lets partners stand up or expand outpatient mental health services without hiring in-house.
- **Iris Insights** — An AI-enabled operational and analytics platform giving partners visibility into provider performance, patient outcomes, and behavioral health program metrics.

## Achievements

- Only virtual mental health company to earn The Joint Commission behavioral health care accreditation twice
- Named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies (ranked #1939 in 2025)
- Raised $40M Series B in 2022 to scale virtual behavioral health
- Acquired innovaTel Telepsychiatry from Quartet Health in 2025
- Grew to roughly 200 partner organizations and 400+ clinicians nationwide

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Acquired innovaTel Telepsychiatry from Quartet Health to expand telepsychiatry services; announced workforce reductions shortly after.
- **2025-08** — Ranked #1939 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.
- **2023-01** — Earned Joint Commission behavioral health care recertification - the only virtual mental health company to do so twice.

## Links

- Website: https://iristelehealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iris-telehealth
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iristelehealth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iristelehealth/

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Last updated: 2026-07-20