
Sober Grid is digital health company focused on the chronic disease management of substance use disorders (SUD). Covering all chemical dependencies including but not limited to opioid use disorder (OUD), Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and Cocaine Use Disorder. The application has been adopted in over 170 countries and has been used over 20 million times. The solution was developed in partnership with researchers from Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine with support from the National Institutes of Health. Researchers at UPenn Perelman School of Medicine found that the use of the Sober Grid app correlated with lower relapse rates. At its core the app uses a unique community based approach for chronic disease management. While including proven concepts such as the use of contingency management when giving app members in app badges as rewards for their sobriety achievements. The apps large user base and strong engagement metrics help provide large data sets that enable the Sober Grid predictive analytics to help predict an impending relapse risk. Depending on risk level a coach reaches out and delivers an intervention. Improving the overall heath outcomes by reducing relapse rates with the combined use of AI and human connection. - - Sober Grid Mobile App is a geo-social software application for iOS/Android smartphones. Sober Grid provides users with a GPS locator interface, direct messaging and newsfeed functionalities, certified and cost effective coaching with both regularly scheduled and crisis driven on demand access 24/7, daily educational and inspirational literature, daily quests for users to complete and maintain a consistent habit of focusing on getting healthier, and social supports in a single platform. Sober Grid allows users to find other sober people nearby: in their neighborhood, in an airport, on a cruise ship, and traveling for business or pleasure. Sober Grid provides an instant social network for sober people in recovery, a group that numbers more than 23 million in the United States alone.

Sober Grid is digital health company focused on the chronic disease management of substance use disorders (SUD). Covering all chemical dependencies including but not limited to opioid use disorder (OUD), Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and Cocaine Use Disorder. The application has been adopted in over 170 countries and has been used over 20 million times. The solution was developed in partnership with researchers from Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine with support from the National Institutes of Health. Researchers at UPenn Perelman School of Medicine found that the use of the Sober Grid app correlated with lower relapse rates. At its core the app uses a unique community based approach for chronic disease management. While including proven concepts such as the use of contingency management when giving app members in app badges as rewards for their sobriety achievements. The apps large user base and strong engagement metrics help provide large data sets that enable the Sober Grid predictive analytics to help predict an impending relapse risk. Depending on risk level a coach reaches out and delivers an intervention. Improving the overall heath outcomes by reducing relapse rates with the combined use of AI and human connection. - - Sober Grid Mobile App is a geo-social software application for iOS/Android smartphones. Sober Grid provides users with a GPS locator interface, direct messaging and newsfeed functionalities, certified and cost effective coaching with both regularly scheduled and crisis driven on demand access 24/7, daily educational and inspirational literature, daily quests for users to complete and maintain a consistent habit of focusing on getting healthier, and social supports in a single platform. Sober Grid allows users to find other sober people nearby: in their neighborhood, in an airport, on a cruise ship, and traveling for business or pleasure. Sober Grid provides an instant social network for sober people in recovery, a group that numbers more than 23 million in the United States alone.
Product: Geo-social mobile app providing peer support, messaging, newsfeed and 24/7 certified recovery coaching for people managing substance use disorders.
Founded / HQ: Founded 2014; based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Research signal: App use was studied by academic researchers; UPenn research reported correlation with lower relapse rates.
Funding: Has received grant funding, including a reported $800,000 NSF grant (Jul 2019); Crunchbase lists multiple funding rounds and NIDA among recent investors.
Reported status: Referenced in coverage as a now-defunct sober-focused company.
Chronic disease management for substance use disorders (including opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder).
2014
Digital health (healthtech)
800000.00
Reported NSF grant listed by Dealroom (Jul 2019).
Crunchbase lists a grant round with NIDA shown as lead investor and indicates multiple funded rounds (6 total).
“Received government grant funding (listed investors include the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse).”