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Funding and backers

Total raised
$78.1M
6 rounds on record
Latest round
$22M
Venture round · Jan 2025 · 21 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
21 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 May 24, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $10M · SEC Form D 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 Apr 17, 2020 Raised a round Venture round $2.9M · SEC Form D 2020 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jan 2025 $22M — SEC Form D
Venture round May 2024 $10M — 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
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
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Overview

Discover Positive Development’s family-centered, play-based approach to autism care, empowering children to thrive through safe connections and tailored support. Covered by major insurers.

News

News Baltimore's Child 27 days ago
Which Autism Therapy Is Right for My Child?
The most common approaches to autism therapy are applied behavior analysis (ABA) and developmental relationship-based interventions (DRBI). Both aim to help autistic children grow and thrive, but they work toward the goal in different ways. ABA generally
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Press release businesswire.com 1 month ago
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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News www.PhysiciansWeekly.com 2 months ago
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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News Behavioral Health Business 3 months ago
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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Press release businesswire 4 months ago
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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News Behavioral Health Business 5 months ago
Exclusive: ABHW Makes Its Case for Standardizing Autism Therapy Protocols
The Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness (ABHW) has submitted four policy recommendations and a conceptual framework for how payers ought to
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News Beckers Behavioral Health 5 months ago
Could Autism Care Benefit from More Therapy Choices?
As autism diagnoses rise and Medicaid spending on ABA therapy skyrockets - in some states by thousands of percent - Positive Development President Chad Pomeroy is making the case that the autism care system shouldn't rely on a single therapeutic approach
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News Behavioral Health Tech 6 months ago
Breaking the Mold: Rethinking Autism Care for a New Generation
Four experts across provider, payer, and clinical perspectives on why autism care is broken and what a better system looks like.
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News Modern Healthcare 7 months ago
Autism care startups grapple with payer scrutiny
Tech companies providing autism care are feeling the pressure from these cost containment efforts by public and private insurers.
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News Modern Healthcare 9 months ago
Top digital health funding: Autism care startup lands $45M
Positive Development, RISA Labs and VieCure were among those that announced funding rounds this week.
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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
29/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
16 days
faster than 58% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 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
seen since Aug 2026 company site, job postings

Financials

Total raised
$78.1M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $22M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $10M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $37.3M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $2.9M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $2.9M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $2.9M Details