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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parallel Learning (Parallel), the digital health platform that provides a new way to test, diagnose, and empower students with learning and thinking differences, announced today three new hires to its growing executive team. Dr. A. Jordan Wright, assessment and clinical psychologist and researcher who previously served on Parallel’s advisory board, is joining as Chief Clinical Officer. Armaan Gandhi is joining as Vice President of Marketing, previously Head of Marketing at Cerebral where he oversaw and led the full marketing team at the fast-growing online mental health company. Ryan McFarlane is joining as Senior Vice President of K-12 Revenue, formerly Vice President of Sales at SchoolMint where he led sales and account management for the education software company. Each executive brings extensive knowledge of the digital health and education sectors, and their expertise will position Parallel as a leader in nationwide psychoeducational services for students both in and out of the classroom. Additionally, Parallel today announced rapid growth numbers, a partnership with Pearson Clinical for psychological assessments, and its expansion into Michigan, Colorado and Ohio, with the commitment to add more states to its roster later this year. Parallel has an end-to-end suite of services that go beyond initial psychological evaluations to offer ongoing support to students including specialized tutoring, executive function coaching, behavioral therapy and speech and language therapy. Services are available directly to families in the 33 PSYPACT states (along with California, New York, Texas and Florida) as well as to school districts as part of the company’s enterprise offering. With Parallel, services begin within days, instead of the typical wait of months, and cost a fraction of the price of traditional diagnosis and support. Parallel offers specialized care at a quicker, more convenient and affordable rate compared to traditional care options

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Parallel Learning (Parallel)—the digital health platform that provides a new way to test, diagnose, and empower students with learning and thinking differences—today announced $20M in Series A funding and an expansion to its suite of teletherapy services. This round was led by Tiger Global with additional participation from Obvious Ventures, Barry Sternlich’s JAWS and existing investor, Vine Ventures. This news comes only five months after Parallel’s official launch a