Alma vs Duckie

About

Alma is a New York-based mental health company that operates a network of therapists and psychiatrists, providing them with the business infrastructure to run private practices while accepting insurance. Alma handles credentialing, billing, insurance contracting, and administrative tasks for affiliated clinicians, enabling therapists to focus on patient care rather than paperwork while earning more than they could through employment at a group practice. On the patient side, Alma makes it easier to find available in-network therapists — a persistent challenge in mental healthcare — through its searchable directory of affiliated providers across the country. Alma has built one of the largest networks of private practice therapists accepting insurance in the United States, with thousands of clinicians across most states. Founded in 2017, Alma raised over $220M from investors including Insight Partners, Tiger Global, and Optum Ventures. The company addresses both sides of the mental health access crisis: insufficient supply of providers and inadequate insurance reimbursement making private practice financially unviable.