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MARPAI REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS

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MARPAI EXHIBITS STRONG, ONGOING FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT

TAMPA, Fla., March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Marpai, Inc. (“Marpai” or the “Company”) (OTCQX: MRAI), a technology platform company, which operates as a national Third-Party Administrator (TPA) through its subsidiaries and is transforming the $22 billion TPA market by offering affordable, intelligent, healthcare solutions to self-funded employer health plans, today announced the financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024. The Company expects to hold a webcast to discuss the results on March 27, 2025.

Q4 2024 Financial Highlights:

Net revenues were $6.6 million in Q4 2024, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 6.0% lower than Q3 2024.Operating expenses were $5.3 million in Q4 2024, an increase of $0.3 million, or 5.1% higher than Q3 2024.Operating loss was $2.7 million in Q4 2024, an improvement of $0.4 million, or 12.2% lower than Q3 2024.Net loss was $1.2 million in Q4 2024, an improvement of $2.4 million, or 67.5% lower year over year.Basic and diluted earnings per share in Q4 2024 were ($0.08) an improvement of $0.22 per share compared to Q3 2024.

Full Year 2024 Highlights:

Net revenues for the fiscal year end December 31, 2024 were $28.2 million, down $9.0 million, or 24.2% lower year over year.Operating expenses for the fiscal year end December 31, 2024 were $31.2 million, an improvement of $9.7 million, or 23.7% lower year over year.Operating loss for the fiscal year end December 31, 2024 was $22.1 million, an improvement of $5.9 million, or 21.1% lower from the prior year.Net loss was $22.1 million, an improvement of $6.7 million, or 23.2% lower year over year.Basic and diluted earnings per share were ($1.92) an improvement of $2.22 per share year over year.

2024 Adjusted EBITDA:

Our Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental performance measure of our operations for financial and operational decision-making and is used as a supplemental means of evaluating period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, excluding non-recurring transactions, and stock-based compensation.

Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2024 amounted to a loss of $9.1 million as compared to a loss of $20.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The improved adjusted EBITDA loss was due to the actions taken throughout 2023 and 2024 to better utilize our resources and reduce our expenses.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP” Financial Measures.

“In a short span, Marpai’s team engineered an exceptional turnaround, dramatically reducing losses,” stated Damien Lamendola, CEO. “Now, we’re propelling the Company towards growth and profitability. We are continuing to streamline costs while deploying innovative services, including our recently announced Empara Member Engagement Portal. Looking ahead, we plan to introduce high-impact PBM-based products in the second half of 2025. We believe these actions will fuel revenue growth and position Marpai for profitability in 2025.”

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Marpai expects to host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET to present the Company’s operational and financial highlights for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.

You may stream the call via the internet by following this link: https://app.webinar.net/p67nEeDyXjK The webcast replay will be available at the same URL within 2 hours of the end of the call. The replay of the call will be available within 2 hours of the end of the call until April 3, 2025 by calling 1-646-517-4150 or 1-888-660-6345 and entering the replay code, 17670 #.

About Marpai, Inc.

Marpai, Inc. (OTCQX: MRAI) is a technology platform company which operates subsidiaries that provide TPA and value-oriented health plan services to employers that directly pay for employee health benefits. Primarily competing in the $22 billion TPA sector serving self-funded employer health plans representing over $1 trillion in annual claims. Through its Marpai Saves initiative, the Company works to deliver the healthiest member population for the health plan budget. Operating nationwide, Marpai offers access to leading provider networks including Aetna and Cigna and all TPA services. For more information, visit www.marpaihealth.com , the content of which is not incorporated by reference into this press release. Investors are invited to visit https://ir.marpaihealth.com.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “guidance,” “may,” “can,” “could”, “will”, “potential”, “should,” “goal” and variations of these words or similar expressions. For example, the Company is using forward-looking statements when it discusses current efforts to propel the Company towards growth and profitability, its plan to introduce high-impact PBM-based products in the second half of 2025, its belief that these actions will fuel revenue growth and position the Company for profitability by the close of 2025, its financial results and its commitment to operational and financial improvements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect Marpai’s current expectations and speak only as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially from Marpai’s current expectations depending upon a number of factors. These factors include, among others, adverse changes in general economic and market conditions, competitive factors including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions, uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and market changes, risks associated with managing the growth of the business. Except as required by law, Marpai does not undertake any responsibility to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

More detailed information about Marpai and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in Marpai’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We have provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with peer companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures provided in the financial statement tables below.

Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental performance measure of our operations for financial and operational decision-making and is used as a supplemental means of evaluating period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, excluding non-recurring transactions, and stock-based compensation. We believe these measures provide useful information to management and investors for analysis of our operating results.

MARPAI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

ASSETS:

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$                       764

$                          1,147

Restricted cash

8,468

12,345

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1 and $25

837

1,124

Unbilled receivable

569

768

Due from buyer for sale of business unit

500

800

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

759

901

Total current assets

11,897

17,085

Property and equipment, net

611

Capitalized software, net

441

2,127

Operating lease right-of-use assets

296

2,373

Goodwill

3,018

Intangible assets, net

5,177

Security deposits 

229

1,267

Other long-term asset

15

22

Total assets

$                  12,878

$                        31,680

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’  DEFICIT

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$                    3,109

$                          4,649

Accrued expenses

2,585

2,816

Accrued fiduciary obligations

6,308

11,573

Deferred revenue

625

661

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

244

512

Current portion of convertible debentures, net

3,106

Other short-term liabilities

3,005

632

Total current liabilities

18,982

20,843

Other long-term liabilities

14,891

19,401

Convertible debentures, net of current portion

5,921

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

793

3,684

Deferred tax liabilities

1,190

Total liabilities

40,587

45,118

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 227,791,050 shares authorized; 14,237,176 issued
and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and 7,960,938 issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2023

1

1

Additional paid-in capital

71,124

63,307

Accumulated deficit

(98,834)

(76,746)

Total stockholders’ deficit

(27,709)

(13,438)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

$                  12,878

$                        31,680

 

MARPAI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Year ended 

Three Months Ended 

December 31, 2024

December 31,
2023

December 31,
2024

December 31, 2023

Revenue

$                  28,173

$                        37,155

$        6,591

$     8,707

Costs and expenses

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
   shown separately below)

19,066

24,239

3,988

5,709

General and administrative

12,832

19,177

2,878

3,239

Sales and marketing

1,766

6,597

383

1,103

Information technology

4,697

5,834

1,089

1,059

Research and development

29

1,311

7

21

Depreciation and amortization

2,256

3,897

178

923

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

7,588

3,018

3,018

Facilities

1,305

2,472

108

554

Loss on disposal of assets

648

335

648

(15)

Loss (gain) on sale of business unit

73

(1,748)

(1,749)

Total costs and expenses

50,260

65,132

9,279

13,862

Operating loss

(22,087)

(27,977)

(2,688)

(5,155)

Other income (expenses)

Other income

396

488

36

258

Interest expense, net

(2,709)

(1,527)

(819)

(425)

Loss on debt extinguishment

(1,877)

(1,877)

Gain on forgiveness of other liability

3,000

3,000

Foreign exchange loss

(1)

(26)

2

6

Loss before provision for income taxes

(23,278)

(29,042)

(2,346)

(5,316)

Income tax expense

(1,190)

(290)

(1,190)

(290)

Net loss

$                (22,088)

$                      (28,752)

$      (1,156)

$    (5,026)

Net loss per share, basic & fully diluted

$                    (1.92)

$                          (4.14)

$        (0.08)

$      (0.65)

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and
   diluted

11,511,203

6,951,669

13,934,066

7,738,879

 

MARPAI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Year ended

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$                (22,088)

$                      (28,752)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

2,256

3,897

Loss on disposal of assets

648

335

Loss on sale of receivables

306

Share-based compensation

3,157

2,099

Warrant expense

242

Shares issued to vendors in exchange for services

79

Amortization of right-of-use asset

211

1,502

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

7,588

3,018

Loss/(gain) on sale of business unit

73

(1,749)

Gain on forgiveness of other liability

(3,000)

Loss on termination of lease

71

Non-cash interest expense

1,395

1,527

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs

201

Loss on debt extinguishment

1,877

Deferred taxes

(1,190)

(290)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable and unbilled receivable

486

(105)

Prepaid expense and other assets

142

732

Security deposit

138

27

Accounts payable

(1,540)

3,191

Accrued expenses

(231)

(2,497)

Accrued fiduciary obligations

(5,265)

2,548

Operating lease liabilities

(464)

(1,887)

Due To related party

(3)

Other liabilities

64

337

Other asset

7

Net cash used in operating activities

(15,158)

(15,749)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Proceeds from sale of business unit

227

1,000

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

27

Net cash provided by investing activities

227

1,027

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in a public offering, net

6,432

Payments to seller for acquisition

(631)

(1,663)

Proceeds from issuance of warrants

32

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in a private offering, net

4,660

295

Proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures

8,000

Proceeds from sale of future cash receipts on accounts receivable

1,509

Payments to buyer of receivables

(1,816)

Payments on convertible debentures

(420)

Payments of convertible debenture issuance costs

(631)

Net cash provided by financing activities

10,671

5,096

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(4,260)

(9,626)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

13,492

23,118

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$                    9,232

$                        13,492

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported in
   the condensed consolidated balance sheet

Cash and cash equivalents

$                       764

$                          1,147

Restricted cash

8,468

12,345

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the condensed
   consolidated statement of cash flows

$                    9,232

$                        13,492

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Cash paid for interest

$                    1,742

$                               —

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity investing and financing activities

Measurement period adjustment to Goodwill

$                         —

$                              198

 

MARPAI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reconciliation of Net Loss to EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Year ended

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Net Loss

$                (22,088)

$                      (28,752)

Other income, net

(396)

(488)

Interest expense

2,709

1,527

Loss on debt extinguishment

1,877

Gain on forgiveness of other liability

(3,000)

Foreign exchange loss

1

26

Provision for taxes

(1,190)

(290)

Depreciation and amortization

2,256

3,897

EBITDA

$                (19,831)

$                      (24,080)

Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets

7,588

3,018

Loss on disposal of asset

648

335

Loss (gain) on sale of business unit

73

(1,748)

Stock-based compensation

2,465

2,294

Adjusted EBITDA

$                  (9,057)

$                      (20,181)

 

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NorthX invests $3 million in breakthrough decarbonization solutions

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Funding to accelerate industrial emissions reductions, scale clean technologies, and strengthen low carbon supply chains

VANCOUVER, BC, April 29, 2026 /CNW/ – NorthX Climate Tech (NorthX) today announced $3 million in non-dilutive investments in four companies developing breakthrough technologies to decarbonize some of BC’s highest-emitting industrial sectors. The funding will support ShiftX Technologies, Kinitics Automation, CURA, and Hydron Energy–accelerating pilot deployments, de-risking early-stage technologies, and advancing pathways to commercial scale across energy, heavy industry, and resource-based systems.

“Clean technology innovation is essential to strengthening Canada’s industrial and climate competitiveness,” said the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. “Projects like these are made-in-Canada solutions to improve efficiency, build stronger supply chains, and create good jobs, while positioning Canada as a clean energy superpower and the strongest economy in the G7.”

BC’s industrial sectors represent some of the province’s largest emissions sources and some of its greatest opportunities for economic and climate impact.

“Reducing emissions and building a thriving economy are not mutually exclusive – by driving industrial decarbonization, you can have it both ways,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions. “By funding cutting-edge companies like ShiftX Technologies, Kinitics Automation, CURA, and Hydron Energy, NorthX is not only supporting our government’s methane emission reduction and industrial decarbonization goals but is also making BC more competitive on the world stage.”

NorthX is pleased to support the following companies, each addressing a distinct piece of the decarbonization puzzle:

ShiftX Technologies is developing a cleaner, more compact hydrogen production system that operates at lower temperatures and costs than conventional methods, making it well suited for industrial and marine fuel applications. Its sorbent-based reactor technology is designed to scale, and NorthX is backing a first-of-its-kind pilot to accelerate its path to commercialization.Kinitics Automation is commercializing a zero-emission, drop-in replacement for the methane-venting pneumatic devices widely used in natural gas operations. Its non-venting electric actuator eliminates methane leaks at the source while improving efficiency, reliability, and reducing maintenance demands. The market opportunity is substantial as more than 261,000 of these devices across Canada must be replaced by 2030.CURA is producing zero-carbon lime at commodity-competitive prices through an electrochemical process that captures pure CO₂ for permanent storage. The technology is designed to retrofit directly into existing cement and lime plants, requiring no new supply chains or changes to existing processes, lowering the bar for industry-wide adoption. CURA’s pilot project is progressing toward commercial-scale production, targeting one of the most emissions-intensive sectors in the industrial economy.Hydron Energy is expanding its RNG-based platform into direct air capture, enabling carbon-negative CO₂ removal while recovering rare gases critical to satellite propulsion and other high-value applications. By extracting these gases at ambient conditions, rather than through energy-intensive cryogenic distillation, Hydron delivers a lower-cost, lower-emissions alternative that also reduces Canada’s dependence on geopolitically vulnerable supply chains.

Driving industrial competitiveness through decarbonization

As global demand for low carbon products accelerates, industrial decarbonization is becoming essential to maintaining access to capital, customers, and international markets. Clean technology adoption can also improve operational performance, including enhanced efficiency, reduced fuel consumption, lower waste, and streamlined production processes.

Together, these investments reflect NorthX’s commitment to scaling Canadian climate innovation and accelerating the deployment of practical, high-impact decarbonization solutions across industry.

“Industrial decarbonization is one of the most important and complex opportunities in the global energy transition and we believe BC is uniquely positioned to lead,” said Sarah Goodman, CEO of NorthX. “These companies are developing the kinds of hard tech solutions that can transform how major industries operate, reducing emissions while strengthening economic growth and long-term climate competitiveness.”

Impact at a glance:

$57.6 million in non-dilutive funding deployed$301M million project value supported89 projects supported874 jobs created$621 million in follow-on funding catalyzed

About NorthX:
Founded in 2021 with an initial investment from the BC Government, the Government of Canada, through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program, and Shell Canada, NorthX Climate Tech (NorthX) is a catalyst for climate action, funding the climate hard tech solutions that transform industries and build lasting prosperity.

Rooted in British Columbia but global in vision, we unite visionaries, investors, industry, government, and partners to scale technologies that drive deep decarbonization and economic growth for Canada. Like the “X” on a map, we pinpoint that pivotal moment when potential is immense, but capital is scarce, that place where local strengths become global solutions.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: StarlingX, Infrastructure of Choice for Distributed Cloud and World’s Largest Telecommunications Providers, Available in Version 12.0 Today

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Version 12.0 of StarlingX is here. StarlingX is an open source cloud infrastructure software stack that makes it simple to deploy, distribute and manage both distributed (edge) applications and centralized cloud.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —

What: An OpenInfra Foundation project, StarlingX combines the strengths of successful open source cloud technologies—including OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, and QEMU/KVM—and reconfigures them into a platform for distributed applications of all kinds, accounting for geographic dispersion, low-overhead communication, and the need to manage very large hardware deployments.

Who: StarlingX is widely used in production among large telecom operators around the globe, such as T-Systems, Verizon, Vodafone, KDDI and others. Hardened and stress-tested by telecoms, StarlingX is now a highly performant distributed cloud architecture ideal for demanding use cases such as railway systems, autonomous driving platforms, aerospace communication and flight systems, drones, critical energy infrastructure, industrial automation and more.

Why: The StarlingX platform has been extensively hardened in production environments for years. With each new release, the open source community continues to refine its capabilities, security and operational efficiency to meet evolving industry demands. Learn more about the enhancements in StarlingX 12.0: https://www.starlingx.io/blog/starlingx-release-12/

“StarlingX continues to advance cloud technologies for mission-critical industries. As an ongoing supporter of the project and original contributor to the code base, we are encouraged by its growing commercial adoption within the ecosystem. We look forward to further supporting this momentum with our ongoing collaboration and by delivering expertise with our commercial distribution of StarlingX in Wind River Cloud Platform.” — Paul Miller, CTO, Intelligent Systems, Software and Services, Aptiv

“StarlingX 12.0 represents a significant leap forward in edge scalability and operational efficiency. By refining our core architecture and expanding our support for diverse hardware profiles, we are ensuring that the community has the tools necessary to meet the evolving demands of the next generation of edge infrastructure. It’s a proud day for the project and everyone involved in this milestone.” — Shuquan Huang, StarlingX Technical Steering Committee member

“We are thrilled to witness another StarlingX release and all the results delivered by this amazing community. StarlingX 12.0 brings important new features for authentication and security, OS and Kubernetes updates and OpenStack support to the new version (OpenStack 2025.1 – Epoxy) and new external storage options. The community engagement and the ecosystem are shining and bringing accelerated results. Encora is excited to continue supporting the expansion of StarlingX.” — Thales Elero Cervi, Encora, StarlingX OpenStack project lead, StarlingX Technical Steering Committee member

Where: Download StarlingX 12.0 at https://opendev.org/starlingx

Learn More:

Release blog post: https://www.starlingx.io/blog/starlingx-release-12/Release notes: https://docs.starlingx.io/releasenotes/index.html#release-notesProject documentation: https://docs.starlingx.io/Website: https://www.starlingx.io/

About the OpenInfra Foundation

The OpenInfra Foundation builds communities who write open source infrastructure software that runs in production. With the support of over 110,000 individuals in 187 countries, the OpenInfra Foundation hosts open source projects and communities of practice, including infrastructure for AI, container-native apps, edge computing and datacenter clouds. The OpenInfra Foundation is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. Join the OpenInfra movement: www.openinfra.org

Contact: 

Robert Cathey
Cathey Communications for the OpenInfra Foundation
robert@cathey.co 

Allison Price
OpenInfra Foundation
allison@openinfra.org 

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Youth for Neurodiversity Inc. (YND) Unveils Ally App at CA School Health Conf. Apr 27-28, 2026

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Founded by Aashna Parsa, youth-led YND’s innovative gamified Ally in Training™ app, supported by 26 student leaders across nine states, fosters vital neurodiversity allyship and self-advocacy skills.

LOS ANGELES, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Youth for Neurodiversity Inc. (YND), a youth-led nonprofit, is showcasing its gamified app Ally in Training™ through an interactive youth-led exhibit at the California School Health & Behavioral Health Conference (April 27–28 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City).

Aashna Parsa & team embody the future of authentic, youth-led advocacy with unique perspectives sparking breakthroughs.

The exhibit highlights allyship, strengths-based understanding of neurodiversity, and student mental health, featuring live demos of Ally in Training™ alongside CalHOPE’s youth mental health app Soluna.

Founded by Aashna Parsa, a rising high school student at Stanford Online High School and incoming freshman at The Harker School, YND brings together neurodivergent and neurotypical youth to promote inclusive learning, peer connection, and strengths-based understanding.

Based in San Jose, Parsa’s inspiration to take action emerged from her personal journey navigating neurodiversity within her family and close community, alongside adapting to physical challenges following an injury last summer. She further drew motivation from the 2025 Stanford Neurodiversity Summit and Vanderbilt University’s Neurotech Frontiers conference organized by the Janus Innovation Hub and the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation. Moreover, she developed and submitted a written research input to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ 2026 youth mental health, facilitated by a worldwide consultation of youth leaders and changemakers supported by the United Nations Youth Office.

“Growing up around neurodiversity and navigating my own challenges showed me how isolating differences can feel,” said Parsa. “Rooted in the principle “Nothing About Us Without Us,” I built Ally in Training™ to make learning allyship feel like play. Our participation in this significant conference allows Youth for Neurodiversity Inc. to connect directly with the educators and health professionals who are instrumental in shaping supportive environments for neurodivergent youth. We believe our unique youth-led approach and the innovative Ally in Training™ app are powerful tools for fostering peer connection and driving our mission forward.”

YND is growing rapidly with 26 student leaders and members across nine U.S. states and Africa, with strong representation across California, including Los Altos, San Jose, Saratoga, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Los Altos, San Mateo, and Morgan Hill.

At the conference, Parsa is joined by fellow student leaders Annie Liu and Jisoo Hur from Los Altos High School, and Unaysah Ron and Omar Ron from Ocean Grove Charter, to demonstrate the app and engage with educators and health professionals.

YND is a community member of the United Nations Youth Office’s flagship initiative on Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing and a proud partner of the California School-Based Health Alliance. The organization is also a community member of Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications under Gavin Newsom, reflecting its engagement within California’s youth health and education ecosystem.

YND student leaders also participated in advocacy efforts on April 15, 2026 in Sacramento, supporting California Assembly Bills 2071 (Digital Wellness) and 1669 (Student Mental Health) with co-sponsor of the bills GENup, a California-based nationwide student-led organization dedicated to transforming education policy by amplifying youth voices.

Maxwell Palance, mentor to Aashna Parsa and Co-Chair of the Stanford Network for K-12 Neurodiversity Education & Advocacy (NNEA), 2026 Davos Neurodiversity Summit Leadership Wall Honoree, and NASA Neurodiversity N3 Network Research Intern and Scholar, said:

“Aashna Parsa and the Youth for Neurodiversity team embody the future of authentic, youth-led neurodiversity advocacy. Neurodiverse minds bring unique perspectives and ways of thinking that challenge assumptions and spark breakthroughs. By creating spaces where different ways of thinking are supported, we expand what’s possible for everyone. Their gamified Ally in Training™ app is an innovative tool designed to bring neurodivergent and neurotypical teens together to build allyship and self-advocacy skills. I’m excited to see them sharing this work at the California School Health & Behavioral Health Conference.”

About Youth for Neurodiversity Inc.

Youth for Neurodiversity Inc. is a California-based, international youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit that breaks barriers for neurodivergent and differently-abled youth by celebrating differences, championing strengths, and mobilizing allies. The organization brings together neurodivergent and neurotypical teens worldwide to build connections, reduce stigma, and promote universal design, assistive technology, sensory-friendly spaces, and youth-centered policy. Learn more at youthfornd.org.

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