Frontera Health Raises $32M to Fix Autism Care at Scale Starting With Rural America

Amol Deshpande’s journey into autism care wasn’t the logical next step for a man who built his career in agriculture technology. He co-founded Farmers Business Network, an agtech unicorn, after investing in companies like Beyond Meat as a partner at Kleiner Perkins. But the decision to start Frontera Health wasn’t about business—it was personal. More than a decade ago, his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. Back then, his child couldn’t speak or even respond to his own name. Fast forward to today, and his son is thriving. That transformation didn’t happen overnight—it required relentless effort, access to care, and the right specialists. But Deshpande knew his family had something that many others didn’t: resources. For countless families, especially those