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§ Private Profile · 3100 47th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101, United States
Teletherapy services for children and families, specializing in pediatric mental health and developmental therapies.
HelloHero, based in Long Island City, New York, provides teletherapy services for children and families, specializing in mental health, speech and language pathology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. The platform, which accepts insurance including Medicaid, employs approximately 300 individuals across 41 states and had served 3,800 children by late 2021, holding contracts with over 100 active school districts. Generating $44 million in revenue, HelloHero has secured at least $21.5 million in total funding, including a $7.7 million seed round led by Silverton Partners in December 2021 and multi-million dollar growth funding from Decathlon Capital Partners in March 2025. Other investors include Correlation Ventures and Achieve Partners, with Joe Zarella serving as COO. Originally known as Enable My Child, the organization rebranded in November 2021 and was founded in 2017 by Syed Mohammed.
HelloHero has raised $12.2M across 1 funding round.
HelloHero has raised $12.2M in total across 1 funding round.
HelloHero has raised $12.2M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $12.2M Debt / Seed in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2021 | $12.2M Debt Financing | — | Achieve Partners, Correlation Ventures, Service Provider Capital NEW England Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Silverton Partners | Announced |
HelloHero has raised $12.2M in total across 1 funding round.
HelloHero's investors include Achieve Partners, Correlation Ventures, Service Provider Capital New England Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Silverton Partners.
HelloHero is a pediatric-focused telehealth platform delivering behavioral health and therapy services to children, families, and schools via B2B and B2C models.[1][2][5] It offers mental health counseling, speech and language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and adult long-term care services like prescription management, addressing access barriers in K-12 special education and student health programs with no waitlists and insurance acceptance.[1][4][5] Founded in 2017 (rebranded from Enable My Child in 2021), the company has raised over $21.5 million in funding, employs 306 staff across 41 states, and partners with 500+ school districts, positioning it for rapid scaling amid surging demand for youth behavioral health tech.[1][2][3]
HelloHero was founded in 2017 by CEO Syed Mohammed, who drew from personal experiences with undiagnosed dyslexia in childhood and his mother's anxiety struggles, motivating him to create accessible teletherapy after benefiting from adult therapy himself.[2][3][4] Initially launched as Enable My Child in 2018, the platform targeted kids up to age 21 (average user age 10) through schools and families, quickly gaining traction with contracts in over 100 active school districts by late 2021.[2] Pivotal moments include a $7.7 million seed round in December 2021 from investors like Silverton Partners and Achieve Partners, followed by additional raises totaling $21.5 million by 2022, enabling tech builds like custom electronic medical records and payer integrations.[1][2][3]
HelloHero rides the wave of pediatric behavioral health tech amid post-pandemic youth mental health crises, where access shortages drive demand for scalable telehealth—evidenced by peers like Hazel Health's $51.5M raise.[1] Its school-centric B2B model capitalizes on K-12 special education needs, integrating with public payers and insurers to lower barriers in underserved areas.[1][2][4] Market tailwinds include rising insurance coverage for teletherapy and tech-enabled personalization, positioning HelloHero to influence ecosystem standards for connected care platforms that blend clinical outcomes with payer efficiency.[2]
HelloHero is primed for Series A-level expansion post-2025 growth debt, targeting more school districts, geographies, and AI-enhanced features like real-time therapy intelligence to sustain 4x scaling.[1][2][4] Trends in youth mental health funding, insurance mandates, and school telehealth adoption will propel it, potentially evolving into a full-spectrum family behavioral platform amid ongoing access gaps.[3][4] As a founder-led innovator born from lived challenges, HelloHero exemplifies how personal stories fuel tech solutions transforming pediatric care.