Floreo announces Series A funding round and new partnership with payer CareSource

We are proud to announce the closing of our $10M Series A funding round, led by Tenfore Holdings with participation from the Felton Group, the Autism Impact Fund and the Disability Opportunity Fund.

Additionally, we have formalized a partnership with one of Ohio-based payer CareSource’s providers, Arkansas Support Network (ASN), to bring VR interventions to their clients.

These are exciting milestones for Floreo and we hope you are celebrating along with us. We appreciate all of the support and kind words over the years we have been working to build Floreo into the product that it is: an engaging, evidence-based product that improves outcomes for Learners. Read more.

New Partnerships

THE FLOREO COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW

A warm welcome to our newest partners at Chatterbox Therapy Solutions (Canada), Central Aroostook Association (ME), Setanta School (Ireland) who just signed up to begin their Floreo programs. We look forward to continue helping you serve the needs of your students and communities!

And a huge congratulations to Green Tree School & Services (PA) on the renewal of their Floreo program for a second year!

Are you ready to join the Floreo family? We would love to discuss implementation in your school, district, or practice!

New Content
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST LESSON

New Lesson: Cross the Street by Yourself

Who it is for: Learners aged 11+

What's new: Help your Learner demonstrate awareness of safely crossing the street independently by describing and then completing each stage of the street crossing experience. Some actions are timed to help the Coach determine the Learner can accomplish the tasks efficiently.

Consider pairing with: The other Street Crossing lessons: practice different scenarios, types of intersections, and varied driver behavior.

Find this new lesson in the Safety skill category once you have the latest version of Floreo! If you haven't yet had a chance to download the latest version of Floreo, it's a good time to do it! You can find it in the iOS app store by clicking this link. If you have Floreo rental equipment, make sure to turn it on, connect it to WiFi and let the update download before opening the app.

Upcoming event
META TEACHER POP-UPS

Members of the Floreo team will be at Meta's Naperville, IL pop-up on November 6. Let us know if you plan to be there! Thank you again to Meta for the opportunity to meet so many enthusiastic and inspiring teachers.

Other news in the Autism space

PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK FOR JELIKALITE

JelikaLite is a biotech company developing Cognilum, an innovative solution to reduce children's autism symptoms. Cognilum is a wearable medical device, combining therapeutic non-invasive brain stimulation, sensors and a personalization platform. To date, JelikaLite has conducted two clinical trials (showing statistically significant behavioral improvement in children who received the treatment), received FDA Breakthrough device designation, received National Science Foundation funding and is now getting ready for the large multi-site Pivotal Trial.

As part of the National Science Foundation I-Corps program, JelikaLite is conducting interviews with various stakeholders (parents, therapists, medical and other professionals who work with children with developmental delays). They are looking for therapists (ABA, speech, OT, physical), pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, pediatric psychiatrists, pediatric psychologists, autism specialists, integrative medicine doctors, executive coaches, etc.

They are looking to understand the daily process of how professionals work with children, families, insurance companies, and how they coordinate with other professionals. They want to understand the current issues, problems and frustrations. The interview will take approximately 20-30 minutes.

Please book your 30 min interview HERE or reach out directly to Katya Sverdlov - CEO (katya@jelikalite.com) or Liza Logounova - COO (liza@jelikalite.com).

Funding ideas
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU GAIN FUNDING FOR FLOREO?

We know that budgets can be tight and we want to help get Floreo into the hands of anyone who needs it! If we can help write up your DonorsChoose application (teachers) or provide information for a grant you have identified (anyone!) please let us know.

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Heather

Heather is Floreo's Director of Customer Success. She makes sure that all of Floreo's customers are comfortable and confident using Floreo. Prior to working at Floreo, Heather worked at Trove (a news start-up) and eBay for Charity. Heather holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College, where she also played varsity basketball (and won an Ivy League Championship) and a M.Ed. from the University of Mary Washington. In her free time she enjoys reading, tennis, skiing, and hiking around Western North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and adorable lab mix, Pepper.