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Blackbird Health

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Blackbird Health, Inc. is a Pittsburgh-based pediatric mental-health technology and administrative-services company supporting a network of independent provider-owned medical practices under the Blackbird brand. The original clinic was founded by Amy Edgar in 2014 and relaunched with psychiatrist and co-founder Matt Keener in 2021; the Delaware corporate entity was formed in 2021. Its understanding-first model integrates broad developmental, cognitive, emotional, behavioral and sensory assessments with individualized therapy, psychiatric support and family guidance for children, adolescents and young adults. The company’s 2024 release describes proprietary computational models and machine-learning algorithms applied to a longitudinal clinical dataset to identify symptom patterns and inform clinician-selected treatment; these are company-reported capabilities, not a claim of autonomous AI diagnosis, validated brain imaging or regulatory approval. Its current website advertises virtual and in-person services across Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland. A legal notice updated September 28, 2026 states that Blackbird itself does not provide medical care, own or operate practices, employ or supervise licensed providers; clinical care is the responsibility of Blackbird Clinical Services and other independent affiliated practices. Tom Peterson is CEO and Anita Cattrell is president and COO. Michael Tang joined as chief medical officer March 2, 2026, replacing Nicole Garber. The company announced an actual USD 17M SeriesA on February 21, 2024, led by Define Ventures with Frist Cressey Ventures and GreyMatter participating. The related SEC filing reports USD 22,770,022 of securities including debt conversion; that nominal total and nearly 23M cumulative funding are not additional fresh cash rounds. Distinct from the Blackbird venture-capital, restaurant-payments and narrative-intelligence companies.