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Press & Media

The story of a different kind of addiction care

From a $6M seed round to a seat on the Washington Post's Health Care Council, how journalists, investors, and the industry are covering NorthStar's science-first model.

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Featured Coverage

Original, independent journalism

Our highest-credibility press, earned reporting from journalists who looked closely at what we're building.

GeekWire
Original reporting

Seattle startup lands $6M from Tony Robbins and others to treat opioid and alcohol addiction

Original reporting on our $6M seed round, including an interview with Dr. Amanda Wilson on using telehealth, medication, and peer support to improve access and retention where traditional rehab falls short.

September 29, 2023 Read article
Behavioral Health Business
Trade feature

North-Star Care Makes Virtual Reality Key to Its MAT Program

A trade feature on how we built anonymous VR peer groups into a year-long, medication-assisted model, with interviews with Dr. Wilson and Foretell Reality's Dror Goldberg.

September 2021 Read article
In the News

Recognized outlets carrying our story

citybiz
Industry news

NorthStar CEO Amanda Wilson Joins Washington Post Intelligence Health Care Council

Coverage of Dr. Wilson's appointment to the invitation-only council, and what it signals about behavioral-health leadership in national policy. citybiz also covered our 2023 seed round.

May 8, 2026 Read
Morningstar
Industry news

Dr. Amanda Wilson Named to The Washington Post Intelligence Health Care Council

Morningstar carried the announcement of Dr. Wilson's council appointment to its financial-news audience.

May 8, 2026 Read
Yahoo Finance
Industry news

NorthStar across the financial press

Yahoo Finance published both our Washington Post council announcement (2026) and our $6M seed round (2023), reaching a broad business audience.

May 2026 · Sept 2023 Read
OPEN MINDS
Industry news

Virtual Rehab Startup NorthStar Care Raises $6 Million In Investments

The behavioral-health market-intelligence service reported on our seed raise and six-part virtual treatment model, a meaningful mention within the industry.

October 2023 Read
Announcements

From our newsroom

Our official press releases, the primary sources behind much of the coverage above.

PR Newswire
Press release

Dr. Amanda Wilson Named to The Washington Post Intelligence Health Care Council

Our official release on Dr. Wilson's appointment. The Health Care Council was spotlighted in that day's print edition of The Washington Post.

May 8, 2026
ACCESS Newswire
Press release

NorthStar Care Raises $6M Seed Round Co-Led by Tony Robbins and Starting Line

Our seed-round announcement, subsequently syndicated across outlets including Yahoo Finance, Digital Journal, and VentureBANC.

Sep 20, 2023
The Glimpse Group
Partner announcement

Glimpse Group & North-Star Care Announce Multiyear VR Software Engagement

Joint announcement with Foretell Reality, a subsidiary of publicly traded Glimpse Group (NASDAQ: VRAR), a credible third-party corroboration of our VR program.

Jul 20, 2021
Podcasts & Speaking

Dr. Wilson, in conversation

Podcast

Leveraging Virtual Health for Addiction Recovery

Digital Health Transformers

Dr. Wilson joined host Bryce Barger to discuss VR-based peer support, brain-health recovery, remote monitoring, and drink substitution therapy.

May 2024 Listen
Speaking

Sharing the stage with Tony Robbins

Forbes Iconoclast Impact

Dr. Wilson appeared with Tony Robbins at the Forbes Iconoclast Impact gathering to deliver a message of hope for people with substance use disorder.

Event photo, add image
May 2023
Media inquiries

Working on a story?

We're glad to connect journalists with Dr. Amanda Wilson and our clinical team, and to share data, logos, and assets from our press kit.

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