Positive Development
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$65.1M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$22M
Venture round · Jan 2025 · 20 mo ago
Team
180
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · May 2025
Hiring now
1
open roles
Backers
2
AlleyCorp, aMoon
The money's age
Due for its next round
20 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 9
New executive Positive Development Names Greg Fuller as Chief Operating Officer · businesswire.com
Jun 11
Board appointment Positive Development Appoints Dr. Alisa Bahl and Jon Pardew to Board of Directors · businesswire
2025
Team shrank to 180 was 711 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Jan 7, 2025
Raised a round Venture round $22M · SEC Form D
Jul 9, 2024
New executive Positive Development Expands Leadership Team with Hiring of New Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Financial Officer · businesswire.com
Oct 26, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $37.3M · SEC Form D
Apr 17, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $2.9M · SEC Form D
Apr 17, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $2.9M · SEC Form D
2020
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
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of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jan 2025 | $22M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2022 | $37.3M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2020 | $2.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2020 | $2.9M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Positive Development, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Mike SuitersExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
AlleyCorp 
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News
Which Autism Therapy Is Right for My Child?
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Positive Development Names Greg Fuller as Chief Operating Officer
Positive Development has named Greg Fuller as its Chief Operating Officer to oversee the company's centralized operations and enterprise operating performance, with an early focus on helping families move from first inquiry to the start of care faster as
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Family-Focused Mental Healthcare Framework
Funda Bachini, MD, and Joshua Feder, MD, comment on a novel mental health framework for families.
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7 Autism Therapy Providers to Watch in 2026
This is an exclusive BHB+ story The autism therapy industry has faced significant challenges in 2026. The industry itself is
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Positive Development Appoints Dr. Alisa Bahl and Jon Pardew to Board of Directors
Positive Development names two new directors to its board. Dr. Alisa Bahl and Jon Pardew will help advance the next generation of autism care.
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People
Mike Suiters
Executive Officer, Director
Mark Pacala
Director
Brenton Fargnoli
Director
John Banta
Director
Roy Beveridge
Director
Daniel Gebremedhin
Director
Adam Seabrook
Director
Nick Whitehead
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
16 days
faster than 56% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~12 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
HR
67% ▲
Operations
33% ▲
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Santa Barbara
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Washington
United States
HQ
Santa Barbara
United States
Regional office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $60k Avg Salary
hires for HR