An AI companion
for at-risk youth
RiseTwice bridges resource gaps to empower vulnerable youth with immediate, accessible support when they need it most.
Overburdened & fragmented support networks struggle to meet the growing demand...
There is a need for a unified, efficient, and scalable solution that provides individualized & immediate help.
Our Approach
We take a holistic, tech-enabled approach rooted in the belief that individuals rise from adversity.
First, ensuring that an individual's basic needs are accessible,
Then addressing mental health,
Finally, building pathways to long-term stability.
By combining AI reasoning with trusted medical expertise, our platform delivers credible, multifaceted support for vulnerable populations—empowering them to heal, grow, and thrive.
Core Features
Immediate, Trained Support:
A voice-controlled AI companion trained on trauma-informed principles, with clear escalation pathways to human help.
Continuity of Care:
A feature that lets users generate a summary of their concerns, easing the burden of retelling their story to new doctors, therapists, or caseworkers.
Resource Connection:
A verified resource locator providing vital connections to crisis lines, food banks, and shelters.
Peer & Professional Support:
A planned anonymous community feed for peer-to-peer and peer-to-professional support.
Clinical Integration:
Future capabilities for licensed professionals to deploy customized AI agents to support their own patients asynchronously.
Our future
Commitment
Partners
Support
Research
MD founded
Inspired by urgent need: An MD's direct exposure to mental health emergencies and experience volunteering with at-risk youth led to the creation of RiseTwice.
Meet the Team
Dr. Byron Rosenthal
Founder, CEO
Byron is passionate about caring for at-risk youth, a goal that stemmed from tutoring homeless children, mentoring adolescents exiting the juvenile detention system, leading clinical and non-clinical operations for children living in shelters, and advocating on Capitol Hill for the Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2021. He has made it his career to help those struggling through the lowest moments of their lives. He is committed to changing the landscape of resource disparities for vulnerable youth.
Thomas Rosenthal
Chief Technology Officer
Thomas brings an extensive career in business and technology to the table. He is the co-founder of Vorail.com, a leading platform for the global low vision and blind community to connect & support each other. He also co-founded Meetchina.com, a B2B platform that helped China manufacturers connect with their global customers. For this endeavor he raised over $40 million with Series A,B & C rounds led by Citibank and grew the company from two founders to over seven hundred staff across seventeen offices.
Anthony Yabuki
Chief Marketing Officer
Anthony has held marketing leadership roles at several entertainment companies, where he drove growth in market share and engagement across diverse demographics. He has led global marketing initiatives, consistently delivering results. As a Product Innovation Manager, Anthony worked cross-functionally to develop features that better met customer needs. He brings together a strong background in innovation, a master's degree in Digital Technology, and a passion for healthcare. This combination led him to collaborate with a hospital system to implement cutting-edge technologies and research aimed at improving patient outcomes.
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As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization:
Every donation helps us build, manage, and scale our support for the youth who need it most...
Every donation broadens our impact...
Every donation counts.
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