Kismet Health
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Kismet Health was a pediatric telehealth startup founded in 2020 that built an EMR-agnostic virtual care platform designed for developmentally appropriate, family-centered care. Its platform used interactive, age-appropriate tools to enhance engagement during teletherapy, principally for children aged 5-12, and was reported to achieve three times the engagement of standard video solutions.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Founded
Kismet Health was founded to build a purpose-built virtual care platform for children, parents and caregivers.
- Acquired by Kooth
In November 2025 Kooth (AIM: KOO), a digital mental health services provider, announced it had acquired Kismet Health's telehealth platform - its intellectual property and four key team members - to expand into the under-12 age group and rural US markets. Financial details were not disclosed.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN
How the factors connect
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On November 19, 2025 Kooth announced the acquisition of Kismet Health's telehealth platform.
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Kooth acquired Kismet's intellectual property along with four key team members with clinical, product and technical experience.
- 03
Kismet co-founder Christie Sander announced the acquisition on the Kismet blog as a milestone to bring its platform to more families.
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Financial terms were not disclosed and were not material to Kooth. No audited loss figure was disclosed.