The startup Avela Health has raised $6.45 million, according to public documents.
The Carson, California-based startup also disclosed that it is seeking to raise $6.9 million. The first offering of the funding round was sold on Dec. 17, 2025. The round garnered 15 investors.
Robin McIntosh is listed as the company’s CEO and Katherine Monti as president and chief operating officer. On social media, McIntosh and Monti also list themselves as co-founders. The company website describes Cynthia Anderson as clinical co-founder and chief clinical officer.
Avela Health was founded in 2024. It offers virtual autism diagnostics and support services. Specifically, its diagnostic services are available for children, teens and adults. It provides virtual applied behavior analysis (ABA), support groups, treatment planning and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for autistic adults.
The company is working with a growing number of health plans. Its diagnostic services are covered by a handful of BlueCross BlueShield entities in New Jersey and North Carolina. Diagnostic services are available in 45 states for $2,000. Therapy is only available on an in-network basis in New Jersey; cash pay is available for $1,700 a month, according to the company’s website.
McIntosh and Monti were previously executives at the virtual addiction treatment provider Workit Health. McIntosh was CEO and co-founder, while Monti was a founding employee who rose to the role of chief operating officer.
There are a handful of virtual autism therapy startups that seek to increase access to services via telehealth. The approach is based on helping children and adults access services faster by doing an end run around local challenges in more traditional care settings.
Virtual diagnostics provider As You Are overcame the shuttering of its sister company to offer services in 48 states. AnswersNow recently secured $40 million in funding to expand its all-board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) virtual care model. In August, Forta Health also announced that its virtual ABA services were available in all but a few states.
This segment has also seen provider organizations fail. In April 2025, Meliora Health shut down, ending an international expansion of virtual services for those with autism and ADHD.
The autism therapy industry is collectively still sorting out the place for telehealth services, both as stand-alone ventures and as part of traditional care models. One current major executive told BHB as part of its “Confessions” series that they expect telehealth to take on a much larger role in the future.