Description
A platform that equips K-12 schools with technology and data to more effectively address youth mental health and emotional wellbeing through daily interactive check-ins. Students report on their emotions, energy levels, and physical needs, which are delivered to educators and counsellors via a dashboard.
Market positioning
Leading student mental health and emotional wellbeing check-in platform for K-12 schools, positioning itself as an accessible, data-driven tool that bridges the gap between students' emotional states and school staff awareness — enabling early intervention and proactive mental health support.
Target audience
K-12 students, educators, and school counsellors
Use cases
Closegap is used by K-12 schools to conduct daily emotional and wellbeing check-ins with students. Educators and counsellors receive real-time dashboard data on student emotions, energy levels, and physical needs, enabling timely identification of at-risk students and facilitating direct digital communication between students and school staff.
Company information
Company size
Small startup, estimated 10-50 employees
Revenue
Early-stage / Seed funded, estimated <$5M ARR
Scale
National (primarily USA)
Number of users
Estimated 100,000+ students across hundreds of K-12 schools
Features
Pricing
Rating
No Trustpilot link available
Pros and cons
Based on: (AI summary)
Pros
- Directly addresses youth mental health and emotional wellbeing
- Provides actionable data to school staff
- Effective for shy and quieter students via digital communication
- Has demonstrated life-saving outcomes (suicide prevention, uncovering abuse)
- Engaging digital interface co-designed with students
Cons
- Individualised reporting may miss collective classroom dynamics
- Limited to K-12 schools
- No explicit focus on epistemic trust or interpersonal relationship dynamics
- Pricing and scalability details not publicly available
Feature Comparison
Top features across 15 competitors (most common first)
| Feature | Panorama St… | Closegap | Knowlej | Care Solace | WOOF | Hazel Health | 7 Mindsets … | Cartwheel | Qridi | TASS Studen… | Securly | K-12 Mental… | Navigated L… | K-12 Telehe… | K-12 Crisis… |
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| Professional development resources | |||||||||||||||
| Multilingual support | |||||||||||||||
| HIPAA-compliant platform | |||||||||||||||
| Integration with school workflows | |||||||||||||||
| Licensed therapist network | |||||||||||||||
| Formative assessment tools | |||||||||||||||
| Behavioral and academic data integration | |||||||||||||||
| MTSS data platform | |||||||||||||||
| Reporting and data dashboards | |||||||||||||||
| School climate measurement | |||||||||||||||
| SEL competency assessment | |||||||||||||||
| Student belonging and engagement tracking | |||||||||||||||
| Student wellbeing surveys and check-ins | |||||||||||||||
| Tiered support system (Tier 1/2/3) analytics | |||||||||||||||
| Customizable survey templates | |||||||||||||||
| SIS (Student Information System) integrations | |||||||||||||||
| Early warning indicators | |||||||||||||||
| Counselor caseload management | |||||||||||||||
| Family engagement surveys | |||||||||||||||
| Crisis detection (self-harm and bullying alerts) |