Addicaid

Addicaid operated as a digital health company with a focus on addiction recovery, founded in March 2013 by Sam Frons and Ryan Wilhelm. The venture was born from Frons' personal experiences with addiction and dissatisfaction with traditional recovery methods, which fueled her vision for a technology-based solution to support others. The company developed a mobile application that functioned as a comprehensive addiction wellness platform, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide personalized support.

The platform was designed to serve individuals recovering from a wide range of addictions, including substance abuse and process disorders like gambling or eating disorders. Its core offering was a mobile app that allowed users to track their progress against custom goals, access resources based on cognitive behavioral therapy, and connect with a supportive community of peers and counselors. A key feature was the ability to predict when a user might be at risk of relapse, for instance by detecting their presence at a trigger location like a bar, and then proactively offering coping strategies and support contacts. The app also included a comprehensive, crowd-sourced directory for finding recovery meetings, catering to both 12-step program adherents and those seeking alternatives.

Addicaid's business model targeted multiple stakeholders within the healthcare ecosystem. While the app provided a direct-to-user support tool, the company's revenue strategy focused on licensing its platform to treatment centers, employers, and insurers. For treatment centers, the platform served as a post-treatment aftercare tool to improve patient outcomes and reduce readmission rates. For insurers and employers, it offered a cost-effective solution to manage the high expense of addiction treatment by providing preventative care and collecting clinical data to project treatment effectiveness. The company raised a total of $290K in funding over its lifetime. According to available data, Addicaid ceased operations around August 2019.

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