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Lyra Health

Challenger

Leading mental health benefits platform for employers. Founded 2015 by ex-Facebook CFO. $5.58B valuation, $915M total funding. Serves 20M+ people through employer contracts.

Best for: Mental Health Benefits & Digital Therapeutics
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Mental Health Benefits & Digital Therapeutics

Company Overview

About Lyra Health

Lyra Health is a workforce mental health platform founded in 2015 by David Ebersman (former CFO of Facebook/Meta) and Dena Bravata, headquartered in Burlingame, California. It provides AI-powered mental health benefits to employers through therapy, coaching, preventive care, specialized programs (substance use, DBT), and the Empower AI platform for personalized support.

Business Model & Competitive Advantage

Lyra operates a B2B model serving 20M+ people through employer contracts and 100M+ through health plan partnerships. Over 300 companies including Meta, Pinterest, and Starbucks use Lyra. It competes with Spring Health, Ginger/Headspace, and traditional EAPs, differentiating through evidence-based care and clinical outcome tracking.

Competitive Landscape 2025–2026

Jennifer Schulz became CEO in January 2025 (founder Ebersman remains board chairman). Lyra acquired Bend Health (July 2025) for pediatric mental health, launched Empower AI (October 2025), and partnered with Thatch (November 2025). Total funding is $915 million at a $5.58 billion valuation.

Founded
2015
Headquarters
Burlingame, California
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Decision-Making Skills: How to Reset and Move Forward

It usually doesn’t happen all at once. You reread an email. Second-guess a simple choice or put something off—not because it’s big, but because you can’t decide. At first, you […]

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Lyra’s Care Insights Hub: Empowering Providers, Elevating Care

Better mental health care starts with better support for providers. Consistent, high-quality care depends on what happens during sessions, and the support providers have to refine their approach. Today, feedback […]

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A Better Care Model for Youth Mental Health, Built for Families

For many parents, supporting a child’s mental health starts with a lot of time-intensive logistics: phone calls between meetings, hours spent navigating options, getting second opinions, being available at a […]

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8 Simple Steps to Build Employee Motivation

Only 23% of employees feel engaged at work. That’s often framed as an engagement challenge, but it may also reflect how work is structured, supported, and experienced day to day. […]

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Announcing Lyra’s 2026 Workforce Mental Health Award Winners

At Lyra, we believe that transforming mental health care requires more than just the right tools—it requires courageous leadership. We’re honored to present the Workforce Mental Health Awards at our […]

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Stronger Managers, Stronger Performance: Meet Lyra’s Manager Coaching

Managers are carrying more than ever, and it’s impacting how work gets done. In Lyra’s State of Workforce Mental Health Report, more than half say their role has negatively affected […]

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Mental Health Leader Spotlight: Andrea Miller, LMSW, Senior Mental Health Consultant, Higginbotham Insurance & Financial Services

At Lyra, we’re proud to partner with benefits leaders who think boldly and prioritize the mental health of their employees. We had the privilege of speaking with Andrea Miller, Senior […]

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Anxiety vs. Depression: What We Get Wrong

We talk about anxiety and depression all the time. But we often misunderstand both. Anxiety gets reduced to “stress.” Depression gets reduced to “sadness.” In reality, both are more complex—and […]

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Lyra AI Helps People Find Care Without the Overhead

Early usage of our new AI free-text option in Lyra’s care search shows a strong signal of shifting behaviors and a better path forward to accessing the right care Nothing […]

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Beyond Autism Awareness: What Action Looks Like at Work

Most workplaces weren’t designed for everyone, but that’s starting to change. For many people on the autism spectrum, work can mean constantly translating—reading social cues, navigating communication styles, or adapting […]

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Strong Challenger

Lyra Health is an established challenger with significant market presence and competitive offerings in Healthcare Tech.

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