STAT+: Jimini Health raises funding for AI chatbot targeting complex mental health care

Chatbots can talk like therapists, but should they be used that way? One startup is betting the real opportunity lies in incorporating artificial intelligence into a behavioral health clinical team.

Startup Jimini Health has raised $17 million in seed funding as it seeks to launch its mental health AI platform Sage with large behavioral health organizations. The product interacts with patients continuously while they’re in treatment, under the supervision of a clinician.

Investors include M13, Town Hall Ventures, LionBird, Zetta Venture Partners, and OneMind. Jimini has raised $25 million to date.

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