Top 15 Autism treatment startups
Sep 30, 2025 | By Jason Kwon | 24 |
These startups develop new Autism treatment technologies, like virtual reality systems, communicative apps, electromagnetic brain stimulation, wearable biosensors, artificial intelligence for behavior analysis.
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Country: USA | Funding: $301.1M
Akili builds clinically-validated cognitive therapeutics, assessments, and diagnostics that look and feel like video games. It aims to develop a new type of electronic medicine that can be deployed remotely directly to any patient anywhere, prescribed and tracked by physicians, with the potential to be developed at a fraction of the cost of traditional medical approaches.
Akili builds clinically-validated cognitive therapeutics, assessments, and diagnostics that look and feel like video games. It aims to develop a new type of electronic medicine that can be deployed remotely directly to any patient anywhere, prescribed and tracked by physicians, with the potential to be developed at a fraction of the cost of traditional medical approaches.
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Country: USA | Funding: $255M
Cortica provides neurological therapies for children with autism and other developmental differences.
Cortica provides neurological therapies for children with autism and other developmental differences.
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Country: USA | Funding: $115.9M
Axial Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company harnessing the link between the human gut microbiome and Central Nervous System to develop a new class of therapeutics to improve the quality of life for people with CNS diseases and disorders
Axial Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company harnessing the link between the human gut microbiome and Central Nervous System to develop a new class of therapeutics to improve the quality of life for people with CNS diseases and disorders
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Country: USA | Funding: $55M
Forta is a provider of healthcare services to help children with autism.
Forta is a provider of healthcare services to help children with autism.
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Country: USA | Funding: $41M
EarliTec Diagnostics makes early autism diagnosis and treatment accessible to every child, everywhere.
EarliTec Diagnostics makes early autism diagnosis and treatment accessible to every child, everywhere.
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Country: USA | Funding: $32M
Frontera Health assists physicians in evaluating and treating children with autism and related diseases.
Frontera Health assists physicians in evaluating and treating children with autism and related diseases.
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Country: USA | Funding: $29M
SpectrumAi is modernizing and democratizing access to high-quality autism treatment.
SpectrumAi is modernizing and democratizing access to high-quality autism treatment.
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Country: USA | Funding: $19.1M
MARAbio is a biotech firm that works to detect and prevent severe forms of Autism.
MARAbio is a biotech firm that works to detect and prevent severe forms of Autism.
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Country: USA | Funding: $12.5M
AnswersNow is an app that revolutionized autism support by utilizing the use of technology.
AnswersNow is an app that revolutionized autism support by utilizing the use of technology.
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Country: USA | Funding: $12.1M
Floreo is a virtual world that is safe for learners, equipping them with skills and tools they can apply in their everyday lives. Floreo's VR platform teaches social, behavioral, communication and life skills for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related diagnoses.
Floreo is a virtual world that is safe for learners, equipping them with skills and tools they can apply in their everyday lives. Floreo's VR platform teaches social, behavioral, communication and life skills for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and related diagnoses.
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Country: UK | Funding: £3.5M
Noala is a listen to community so that together its creating the simplest and most effective platform for speech and language therapists.
Noala is a listen to community so that together its creating the simplest and most effective platform for speech and language therapists.
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Country: Serbia
NeuroBlast is a sensory device that helps children and adults with neurodegenerative diseases exercise continuously at home, during post-rehabilitation. This simple interactive device incorporates video gamification to encourage users to complete at-home physical therapy in a fun and soothing manner.
NeuroBlast is a sensory device that helps children and adults with neurodegenerative diseases exercise continuously at home, during post-rehabilitation. This simple interactive device incorporates video gamification to encourage users to complete at-home physical therapy in a fun and soothing manner.
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Country: USA
Development of microbiota transplantation therapy (MTT) for autism and related conditions.
Development of microbiota transplantation therapy (MTT) for autism and related conditions.
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