Cartwheel Care
School-linked pediatric mental health platform delivering therapy and psychiatry through district partnerships and insurance-based virtual care.
Cambridge, MA
2022
201-500
$55M
Medicaid, Commercial Insurance
What They Do
Cartwheel delivers school-linked pediatric mental health care through teletherapy, psychiatry, parent guidance, and district support services. The company sells primarily through school-district relationships, but care delivery itself runs through insurance reimbursement, including Medicaid and commercial plans, which allows schools to offer access without becoming the clinical operator. Its model is designed around fast access, evening and weekend availability, and bilingual family onboarding rather than traditional long waitlists. By pairing provider supply with school referral channels, Cartwheel is positioning itself as infrastructure for K-12 mental health access rather than just another virtual therapy practice.
Competitive Position
Cartwheel competes most directly with hazel-health in school-linked telehealth and with youth mental health platforms such as Brightline for insured pediatric behavioral care. Its differentiation is the district-first go-to-market motion, which gives it embedded referral volume and lets it build state-level partnerships that are harder for pure DTC models to replicate. The company is also more tightly focused on school access and short time-to-treatment than broader pediatric mental health networks.