HeyRitual Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding

HeyRitual, a New York-based company driven to make couples support more accessible to the masses, raised $2m in pre-seed financing.

The round was led by GroundUp Ventures, with participation from SamsungNext, Verissimo Ventures, 97212 Ventures, Fresh Fund, Homeward Ventures, strategic angel Jonathan Weiner, the Founder of HLTH, and super angel Errol Damelin.

Founded by David Pruwer (CEO), Nir Shtern (CPO) and Gilad Meir (CTO) as a modern alternative to traditional couples therapy, HeyRitual combines live 1:1 guidance from relationship experts with a host of in-app tools to help users understand, develop and build relationship skills in their own time. The app is now available with the following features:

• Customized digital skill building journey of bite-sized video & audio clips
• Guided self-reflection to foster healthier communication and deeper self-understanding
• Digital skill toolkit to help strengthen relationship muscles 
• Weekly 1:1 sessions with a personal relationship expert

Utilizing clinically backed approaches that have worked for thousands of couples, HeyRitual’s diverse team of therapists and relationship researchers has been testing its product with users across the U.S. over the past six months. The service has emerged from its beta phase and is now available to the general public.

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24/10/2022