Last May, Triplemoon Founder Lauren Gage was one of the winners of the Golden Ticket North Texas pitch competition at Pegasus Park in Dallas. L to R: Margo Harrison, Founder & CEO of Wave Bye Inc.; Danguole Altman, Founder & CEO, Cx Precision Medicine; and Gage. [Photo: Ignite Health]

Dallas-based digital health platform Triplemoon has closed a $3.5 million seed round led by New York-based Activate Venture Partners and Austin-based LiveOak Ventures.

Triplemoon, which provides mental health services to pediatric patients and their families, said the funds will be used to accelerate its expansion into priority markets through partnerships with primary care clinics and to expand the startup’s tech-enabled clinical ecosystem.

“Like so many U.S. families, we’ve experienced how difficult and devastating it can be to go without the mental health resources we need,” Lauren Gage, founder and CEO of Triplemoon, said in a new release. “Triplemoon grew out of my own lived experience and from listening intently to the families and providers we serve.”

Last May, Gage was one of three winners of the 2025 Golden Ticket North Texas pitch competition at Pegasus Park in Dallas, where seven female-led healthcare startups pitched before a panel of judges from McKinsey, Accenture, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and more.

Gage said her company’s vision is game-changing.

“Triplemoon’s model of care has the potential to fundamentally change the mental health landscape in the U.S. and provide meaningful career opportunities for mental health providers,” Gage said. “Our vision is to help our patients add years to their life and life to their years. It is the ultimate job, and I’m so fortunate to have the opportunity to work on this essential mission.”

Founded in 2023 by Gage, a mother and a former McKinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs executive, the company was created to solve one of healthcare’s most urgent challenges: the explosive demand for pediatric mental health support in an overwhelmed primary care system.

Virtual integrated behavioral health services

Triplemoon partners with pediatricians to put patients back at the center of care via the seamless integration of mental health services in a primary care setting for both commercially insured and Medicaid populations.

The company partners with primary care clinics to deliver virtual, integrated behavioral health services.

Triplemoon said this collaborative care model provides patients and their doctors with timely, virtual access to a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers who are equipped to diagnose, treat, and ultimately graduate patients back into the world as “happier, healthier, and more productive individuals.” Triplemoon’s care model encompasses diagnosis, behavioral health intervention, care coordination, whole-family education, and medication management across mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, ODD, and more.

Katie Sardone, Triplemoon’s chief clinical officer, said what makes Triplemoon truly unique “isn’t just our commitment to clinical excellence or evidence-based care, it’s the philosophy behind it.”

“Our clinical program is grounded in an attachment-informed philosophy that honors the power of early development, play as learning, and the profound impact of parent–child relationships,” Sardone added in a statement. “At Triplemoon, we help families set up a foundation of success that endures long after we are out of the picture.”

‘A new standard in pediatric mental health care’

Triplemoon said it’s tackling a national crisis: 39 million children need better mental health care, but only 20% will receive it. Meanwhile, it said that primary care physicians handle 55% of pediatric mental health triage without adequate resources.

By combining evidence-based behavioral healthcare with modern technology, Triplemoon said it’s transforming access to mental health care, making accessible, evidence-based support the new standard for families nationwide.

Todd Pietri, co-founder at Activate Venture Partners and board member at TripleMoon., said Triplemoon “achieves what matters—better access, outcomes, and economics for families, pediatricians, and payers. We’re proud to back founder & CEO Lauren Gage and her team as they set a new standard in pediatric mental health care.”

Krishna Srinivasan, co-founder at LiveOak Ventures and board member at Triplemoon, called the startup “a strong fit with our thesis of backing Texas founders with category-defining ideas. We’re thrilled to support Lauren and her team as they integrate innovative technology into a proven clinical model to build an attractive business.”

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