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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.
Recent Activity
View all →Organizations need new skills and capabilities now. Increasingly, they’ll need to build them from within. One study found that 75% of workers expect to remain in their jobs through 2027. […]
There are moments at work when concentration comes easily. You’re tackling your to-do list, absorbed in what you’re doing, distractions fade into the background. Challenging problems engage your full attention. […]
People in crisis are among the millions now turning to AI for mental health advice. General-purpose AI tools are getting better at detecting risk and encouraging outreach to emergency services, […]
Burnout can leave you feeling like you have nothing left to give. Concentrating takes more effort. Your patience runs thin. Things that once felt manageable start to feel like a […]
Twenty years ago, people came to work and were expected to leave their struggles at the door. And all that did was compound problems because you can’t do your best […]
When a crisis affects employees, the expectation often falls on HR and benefits leaders to lead the organization’s response. They guide managers, communicate with employees, coordinate support, and help leadership […]
When someone searches for a mental health provider, they may consider experience, availability, or specialty. What they may not see is the work that happens before a provider ever appears […]
Work can support mental health by providing purpose, structure, social connection, and a sense of accomplishment. However, workplace stress, unhealthy work environments, or overwhelming demands can have the opposite effect, […]
Artificial intelligence’s most effective uses appear to be around supporting the human user to generate ideas, synthesize information, and solve sophisticated problems. That makes the distinctly human parts of problem-solving—judgment, […]
Some mental health challenges require more than talk therapy alone. When someone is struggling with self-harm, substance use, intense emotions, relationship conflict, or recurring crises, understanding what’s happening may not […]
Mental toughness has long been celebrated as the ability to push through discomfort, ignore distractions, and keep going no matter what. But that definition captures only part of what’s needed […]
Supporting employee mental health has become more complex for the global workforce. Access to mental health care remains essential, but for multinational organizations it’s no longer the only expectation. Increasingly, […]
Key Differentiators
Strong Challenger
Lyra Health is an established challenger with significant market presence and competitive offerings in Healthcare Tech.
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