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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]<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s tech-enabled clinical ecosystem.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike so many U.S. families, we\u2019ve experienced how difficult and devastating it can be to go without the mental health resources we need,\u201d Lauren Gage, founder and CEO of Triplemoon, said in a new release. \u201cTriplemoon grew out of my own lived experience and from listening intently to the families and providers we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last May, Gage was one of three winners of the 2025\u00a0Golden Ticket North Texas pitch competition<\/a>\u00a0at 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.<\/p>\n Gage said her company\u2019s vision is game-changing.<\/p>\n \u201cTriplemoon\u2019s 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,\u201d Gage said. \u201cOur vision is to help our patients add years to their life and life to their years. It is the ultimate job, and I\u2019m so fortunate to have the opportunity to work on this essential mission.\u201d<\/p>\n 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\u2019s most urgent challenges: the explosive demand for pediatric mental health support in an overwhelmed primary care system.<\/p>\n Virtual integrated behavioral health services<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The company partners with primary care clinics to deliver virtual, integrated behavioral health services.<\/p>\n 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 \u201chappier, healthier, and more productive individuals.\u201d Triplemoon\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Katie Sardone, Triplemoon\u2019s chief clinical officer, said what makes Triplemoon truly unique \u201cisn\u2019t just our commitment to clinical excellence or evidence-based care, it\u2019s the philosophy behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur 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\u2013child relationships,\u201d Sardone added in a statement. \u201cAt Triplemoon, we help families set up a foundation of success that endures long after we are out of the picture.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018A new standard in pediatric mental health care\u2019<\/p>\n Triplemoon said it\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n By combining evidence-based behavioral healthcare with modern technology, Triplemoon said it\u2019s transforming access to mental health care, making accessible, evidence-based support the new standard for families nationwide.<\/p>\n Todd Pietri, co-founder at Activate Venture Partners and board member at TripleMoon., said Triplemoon \u201cachieves what matters\u2014better access, outcomes, and economics for families, pediatricians, and payers. We\u2019re proud to back founder & CEO Lauren Gage and her team as they set a new standard in pediatric mental health care.\u201d<\/p>\n Krishna Srinivasan, co-founder at LiveOak Ventures and board member at Triplemoon, called the startup \u201ca strong fit with our thesis of backing Texas founders with category-defining ideas. 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