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Relapses Don’t ‘Happen in Clinics’: Empathy Health Technologies Secures $7.6M for Sobriety App

Empathy Health's $7.6 million round was led by HealthX Ventures and included participation from Nina Capital, Ikigai Healthcare Funds, American Heart Association Ventures, Suncoast Ventures, Cortado Ventures and Wilson Sonsini Investment Company.

By Marissa Plescia

Consumer / Employer, Health Tech

‘The Opposite of Addiction is Connection’: How Apps Can Support Sobriety

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a 23% increase in alcohol abuse and a 16% increase in drug abuse, and people in self-isolation reported a 26% higher consumption than usual, according to the National Library of Medicine. Some apps are trying to meet this need, including Sober Sidekick and SoberBuddy.

By Marissa Plescia