# Mantra Health

> Mantra Health is a New York-based digital mental health company that partners with colleges and universities to give students access to a full spectrum of care - from self-guided wellness content and coaching to therapy, psychiatry, and 24/7 crisis support. Its 'Whole Campus Care' model integrates with existing campus counseling centers to close gaps in access, reduce wait times, and help students stay enrolled and succeed.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Matt Kennedy (Co-founder & CEO (formerly COO)), Ed Gaussen (Co-founder & President (formerly CEO)), Ravi Shah (Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer)
- **Team size:** ~130 employees
- **Products:** Whole Campus Care, Clinical Services (Teletherapy & Telepsychiatry), Self Care Program, Emotional Wellness Coaching, Capacity Expansion
- **Notable:** Deployed across 125+ college and university campuses serving 800,000+ students, Raised $22M Series A (Jan 2022) plus a $5M extension (Mar 2023); ~$38.7M total funding, 91% first-visit attendance rate and 95% positive rating for its Self Care program

## Products & services

- **Whole Campus Care** — An integrated, tiered model spanning self-guided wellness content, one-on-one coaching, peer support, therapy, psychiatry, intensive outpatient programming, on-demand support, and 24/7 crisis support.
- **Clinical Services (Teletherapy & Telepsychiatry)** — Virtual therapy and psychiatry delivered by licensed providers, integrated with campus counseling centers through a closed-loop referral model.
- **Self Care Program** — Self-guided wellness courses including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills content, with a 95% positive rating from students.
- **Emotional Wellness Coaching** — One-on-one coaching resources to help students build skills and manage stress before it escalates to clinical need.
- **Capacity Expansion** — A clinical staffing product that supplies vetted clinicians to college counseling centers to help them meet demand.
- **24/7 Crisis & On-Demand Support** — Round-the-clock crisis intervention and on-demand emotional support for students in acute need.

## Achievements

- Deployed across 125+ college and university campuses serving 800,000+ students
- Raised $22M Series A (Jan 2022) plus a $5M extension (Mar 2023); ~$38.7M total funding
- 91% first-visit attendance rate and 95% positive rating for its Self Care program
- 4 in 5 students report Mantra helps them stay enrolled; 61% of at-risk students moved to low-risk
- 83% of severely depressed students experienced improvements after care
- Co-founder/CEO Matt Kennedy named to Slice of Healthcare's '50 Under 50'

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Leadership realignment: Matt Kennedy moved from COO to CEO and Ed Gaussen from CEO to the new role of President.
- **2023-03** — Closed a $5M Series A extension and launched new solutions including DBT self-guided content, emotional wellness coaching, and the Capacity Expansion clinical staffing product.
- **2022-01** — Raised $22M Series A led by VMG Partners and launched a long-term care program for students with ongoing mental health needs.

## Links

- Website: https://mantrahealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mantra-health
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/getmantrahealth
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC04InhFkxLILQ9Aeux64kXQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mantrahealth
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mantrahealth1/

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Last updated: 2026-07-19