CANOPIE

STARTED: Incubation Program 2020

SEED GRANT: $50,000

MONEY FUNDRAISED TO DATE (Aug 2023): $1.25M

TEAM SIZE (Aug 2023): 8

Canopie is a scalable and cost-effective digital program to prevent and treat perinatal mood disorders.

CURRENT OR PREDICTED IMPACT:

Working to secure relationships with healthcare organizations in the US and the UK, which would allow Canopie to become accessible to millions of new mums per year
Pilot with a large health plan in the US to provide Canopie as a preventative tool for postpartum depression
Pilot with NHS in the UK to see how it can be integrated into the healthcare system and given to all pregnant and new mothers
Once scaled, Canopie would cost $1.06 per mother reached, $42.43 per mother protected from depression, and $222 per DALY averted

COST-EFFECTIVENESS:

SIGNIFICANT UPDATES:

From April to May 2021, Canopie conducted a randomized controlled trial which showed that 79.3% of participants with possible depression who underwent their program had a positive change in their mood (June 2021).
With the support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Canopie launched their beta app with 400 pediatricians and providers across 7 U.S. states (April 2021). The AAP now recommends Canopie as an intervention that doctors can recommend to mothers when screening them for postpartum depression.
Launched a secure platform (HIPAA compliant) that delivers personalized care to populations at scale.
One of the Co-Founders (Ann Don Bosco) has now left to start a new organisation using the guided self help approach to tackle anxiety in the UK - eggshells.io

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Strategic partnership with Aeroflow Breastpumps who has access to 35% of the new mother market in the US - reached over 10,000 mums so far just through this partnership
Reached over 15,000 mothers so far
Participated in two of the top five accelerators in the world - TechStars and Mass Challenge
Secured a pilot with a large health plan in the US
StartUp Health selected Canopie as a Health Transformer for its portfolio
Tampa Bay Wave (Wave) has selected Canopie from several hundred applications to participate in their 2021 TechDiversity Accelerator program
Featured at the 2021 National Maternal Health Innovation Symposium
Partnered with the Mayor of Washington, DC to provide Canopie to all expecting and new moms
Proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial saw a significant impact on reducing depression symptoms in women
Reached over 4000 new mothers in 2022

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ROOM FOR MORE FUNDING IN 2023:

Canopie is interested in talking with mission-aligned funders and strategic partners.