Polygon, a startup that provides digital evaluations for studying variations like ADHD and dyslexia, emerged from stealth Friday with $3.6 million in seed funding.
The seed spherical was led by Spark Capital and builds on a beforehand unannounced pre-seed led by Pear VC. In whole, the corporate has raised $4.2 million.
WHAT IT DOES
Polygon supplies distant studying assessments and screenings for situations like ADHD, dyslexia and autism. The startup stated purchasers between the ages of seven and 50 can entry its companies.
Its focused psychoeducational analysis for studying and cognition prices $495, whereas its most in-depth evaluation for consideration and studying variations is $2,745.
WHAT IT’S FOR
Polygon stated it would use new funding to proceed to develop its platform and to develop geographically. It at present operates in California.
“I wasn’t correctly assessed and identified as very dyslexic till later in life, properly after my early training years. Polygon is my try to create the service that I want I might had entry to as a baby,” the corporate’s founder and CEO Jack Rolo stated in a press release.
“The capital we have raised has been used to construct our proprietary evaluation platform. We’re thrilled with the progress, however we’re simply getting began. Additional platform growth, extra companies and nationwide enlargement will assist us present gold-standard studying variations companies to the mass market.”
MARKET SNAPSHOT
One other firm that gives distant studying evaluation and help is Parallel Studying, which launched in December with $2.8 million in funding. Since then, the startup has employed new members for its management crew and expanded into Illinois, Texas and Florida.
Cognoa, which is concentrated on digital diagnostics for behavioral well being, acquired FDA De Novo clearance final summer time for Canvas Dx, its software program designed to assist main care clinicians and pediatricians consider and diagnose suspected instances of autism amongst youngsters.
Different firms centered on studying and a spotlight variations embrace Akili Interactive, which makes a video game-like digital therapeutic for teenagers with ADHD and recently announced plans to go public, and Mightier, which introduced it had scored $17 million in Series B funding in December.
