Armed with $2.4 million in seed funding, the physicians behind LunaJoy are ready to change the conversation about mental healthcare. Specifically, co-founders and psychiatrists Shama Rathi and Sipra Laddha want to address the gap in mental health care available to women.
FoundersX Fund, Goodwater Capital, Magic Fund, VentureSouq, Nurture Ventures, NorthSouth Ventures and “seasoned angels and healthcare investors” have all backed LunaJoy to date.
“The conduit between medical health and behavioral health is broken. Screenings are not happening early and frequently enough. If a patient is symptomatic, the referral process to psychiatric care is ineffective. This contributes to the reactive model of mental health care that exists in this country today. We are on a mission to shift this paradigm to preventative with earlier screening, detection and access to services,” the team told Hypepotamus.
With roots in Tampa and Atlanta, LunaJoy looks to help women through different life stages – be it puberty, pregnancy, or menopause, Hypepotamus reports. Clients go through a one-hour biopsychosocial interview to “discuss their personalized goals, past history, current symptoms and stressors and co-create their treatment plan together,” added the LunaJoy team.
Clients are then given a personalized care plan to help with their specific health goals. Read more.
