Althea

What it is

Althea PBC is the software backbone for the legal, state-licensed psilocybin therapy industry in Oregon and Colorado. On the consumer side it's a marketplace: users complete a screening questionnaire, get matched with a licensed facilitator, undergo medical screening, complete a supervised psilocybin session at a licensed center, and get post-session integration support. On the operator side, it's compliance and operations software for facilitators and healing centers, outcome tracking, client screening, demand generation, payments, and state-mandated reporting. Co-founded by Niko Skievaski (previously co-founded Redox, a healthcare data infrastructure company that raised $95M) and Andrew Conley, in partnership with CU Medicine's Department of Psychiatry. Verified numbers include 400+ licensed facilitators on the platform, 4,000+ completed regulated journeys, 4.9/5 participant satisfaction, and a $1.5M seed round from Boulder Ventures and Matchstick Ventures. Based in Boulder, Colorado.

Who it's for

Individuals seeking legal psilocybin therapy, plus licensed facilitators and healing centers in Oregon and Colorado needing compliance and operations tooling.

Why it's better

• •Majority of licensed facilitators in Oregon and Colorado reportedly already use the platform, a de facto standard rather than one vendor among many.
• •Academic backing: formed with CU Medicine's psychiatry department, with a sitting psychiatry department chair as research lead.
• •Free AI compliance chatbot restricted to official state regulatory text only, no general internet data.
• •Structured as a Public Benefit Corp with a nonprofit-funded access arm subsidizing therapy costs for those who can't afford it.