ABPathfinder, whose cloud-based software helps treat young people with autism, has announced the completion of Series A funding by FCA Venture Partners of Nashville.

ABPathfinder CEO Jeff Blackwood called the funding a win for autism therapy that will allow the Overland Park-based company to hire three new employees by the end of the year and potentially 15 more employees in 2015.

“We continue to have strong acceptance in the market and know that there are thousands more organizations that could benefit from the ABPathfinder software,” Blackwood said in a release. “FCA Venture Partners’ deep experience in the health-care technology industry and proven track record of helping companies like ours scale will help ABPathfinder achieve our mission of helping therapists and educators maximize outcomes for their clients.”

ABPathfinder software is used in therapy centers and schools across the United States. It lets therapists and educators build customizable therapy plans for individuals with autism by collecting and presenting an overview of client data that enhances the probability of positive results.

A 2012 study showed that the use of ABPathfinder by autism therapists helped improve a client’s skill acquisition by 20 percent, while reducing administrative time by 50 percent.

“The significant improvement our software brings to autism therapy and special education delivery makes the adoption of ABPathfinder’s software inevitable,” Blackwood said. “We are by far the most flexible, intuitive software solution for autism therapy, minimizing the disruption to therapists by integrating their protocols and methodologies and customizing elements of the software to their practices. In the end, we know that the software can have a huge impact on the lives of both the therapists and their clients.”