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The Speech Therapist Who Bet the Parents Do the Real Work
A speech pathologist got tired of watching kids wait months for care they could barely access. So she built a company on an uncomfortable premise: the therapist is not the one who fixes your child's speech - you are.
Huddle Up
Huddle Up (formerly DotCom Therapy) partners with K-12 school districts to deliver high-quality speech therapy, occupational therapy, mental health, and school psychology services for students with IEPs. Combining licensed providers in all 50 states with a proprietary technology platform, the company offers both virtual and in-person care to close special-education staffing gaps. Founded in 2015 to reach students in remote Alaska, it has delivered more than 1 million therapy sessions and now serves close to 1,000 school districts nationwide.
Marble Health
Marble Health is a New York-based youth mental health company building a school-centered model of care. It partners with school counselors - not just school district budgets - to identify struggling students and match them with licensed therapists within days, covering visits through insurance including Medicaid. Marble combines individual, family, and group teletherapy with a purpose-built therapist EHR and AI documentation tools, and folds counselors and parents into a collaborative care team. Founded by former Headway co-founders Jake Sussman and Dan Ross, the company has facilitated more than 15,000 therapy sessions since launching and raised a $15.5M Series A in October 2025.