A destination for early stage companies to acquire capital for growth. Kae Capital is a sector agnostic fund and invests in companies which bring about innovative solutions for the existing gaps in the markets, backed by a great team. their focus – investing in Innovation, Leadership and Growth.  They bring in the expertise of identifying and building large companies even from a concept. Their team at Kae Capital has a wide range of experience in helping companies grow, fill gaps in the market and help create winning companies.  They believe entrepreneurs can shape the future of the world. they want to partner with passionate and energetic entrepreneurs who have the drive to change the future.  Technology excites us. they look for entrepreneurs who envision technology as a means to disrupt sectors such as Mobile, e-Commerce, Education, Healthcare, Consumer Internet and so on. they think technology holds the highest potential to shape their lives in a new future.  They understand the importance of speed for a start-up and they carry out their process in the same spirit.

Kae Capital

We are India's first and largest deeptech VC fund. We back ambitious founders building deeptech startups which solve global problems. Areas of focus include AI, quantum computing, blockchain infrastructure,  material science, synthetic biology, spacetech and robotics.

Pi Ventures

BetaPlus Capital is a angel investment firm that invest in angel\seed investments.

BetaPlus Capital

W Health Ventures invests in digital health companies that are transforming healthcare delivery. It designs, builds, and grows healthcare companies that address critical unmet healthcare needs and simplify the experience for patients and providers. WHV focuses on highly scalable and impactful ideas that leverage the power of AI and technology. The firm was founded in 2020 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

W Health Ventures

They are looking to invest and work closely with early-stage companies that are moving the voice and assistance ecosystem forward. If your company is developing technologies that broaden the Assistant’s set of features, building new hardware devices for digital assistants, or focusing on a particular industry such as travel, games, or hospitality, we'd like to hear from you.

Google Assistant Investments

HealthQuad’s investment philosophy is to create value by empowering visionary entrepreneurs building unique solutions that have the potential to redefine the way the society prevents and treats illness. Their approach is defined by “inspired ownership” and they strive to act as a meaningful strategic partner and not just as a financial sponsor. They provide a platform where entrepreneurs can work with us to get not only the capital but also the advice, support, and tools they need to achieve their market potential. In the eyes of the entrepreneurs, they see that the breadth and depth of their expertise, their strong network and their rich ecosystem, are their raison d’être for partnering with us.

HealthQuad

British International Investment is a development finance institution and impact investor backed by the UK Government. BII invests in various sectors including infrastructure, health, and agribusiness, focusing on long-term economic growth and sustainability in emerging markets.

British International Investment

Wysa

Wysa provides a mental health wellness platform to help manage stress from health anxiety behavior of employees and patients. Wysa provides early intervention to high-risk groups through an AI chatbot, a library of evidence-based self-help tools, and messaging-based support from human therapists. It blends AI-guided listening with professional expert support.

Wysa is an AI-based chatbot that uses cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and meditation to help users cope with anxiety, stress, and loneliness. Conversations with Wysa and self-help tools in the chat are free, anonymous and privacy protected. The platform incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness exercises, and other evidence-based approaches to help users build mental resilience and manage their emotional health.

New technologies are opening up mental health services to previously overbooked and underserved populations.

Mental Health Tech

AI Detects 82% of Mental Health App Users in Crisis, Finds Wysa

Swiss Re

Partnering with Wysa, Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions has launched Wysa Assure, an AI-based mental health support app.

Mobile-based apps and FDA-approved software that incorporate evidenced-based cognitive behavioral therapy to prevent, treat, or manage mental and behavioral conditions in conjunction with or as a replacement for traditional medication.

Travelers Insurance

To promote the mental health of injured employees and facilitate a more holistic recovery through an AI-powered app, which has reduced missed workdays by one-third.

To create a wellbeing app tailored to the insurance industry. The new app will include mental health tracking and guidance for seeking offline support and better reporting for insurance clients.

Adi Partners

To provide access to a suite of mental wellness apps that enhance wellbeing and tackle depression and anxiety.

Wysa is an AI-based chatbot that uses cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and meditation to help users cope with anxiety, stress, and loneliness. Conversations with Wysa and self-help tools in the chat are free, anonymous and privacy protected. The platform incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness exercises, and other evidence-based approaches to help users build mental resilience and manage their emotional health.The mobile app also offers a premium service, equipped with over 150 self-help tools and text-based support from either a therapist or well-being coach at a price of USD 49.99 per annum.&nbsp;Key customers and partnershipsAs of September 2024, the platform was available to 11 million employees worldwide, had facilitated more than 500 million conversations, and was used by 6 million individuals living in over 95 countries.The company works with employers such as Accenture, Colgate-Palmolive, and Aetna International to provide mental health support as part of employee benefits programs. In the healthcare sector, Wysa collaborates with the National Health Service in the UK, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the Ministry of Health in Singapore.In December 2020, Wysa partnered with Adi Health+Wellness to provide AI chatbot support for Adi Health’s CARe platform. ORCHA, a global health app evaluation agency awarded Wysa an overall rating of 93%, including a 100% on clinical safety, and recommended Wysa as the best app for COVID-19 stress and anxiety.

Boulder Care is a telehealth provider that offers virtual addiction treatment for substance use disorders, primarily focusing on opioid and alcohol use disorders. The company provides medical care, medication management, peer recovery coaching, and case management services through a mobile app, allowing patients to connect with a multidisciplinary care team, including physicians, nurse practitioners, peer recovery specialists, and social services support. Boulder Care's treatment approach includes medication-assisted treatment (MAT), prescribing medications such as buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) for opioid use disorder and naltrexone, acamprosate, and others for alcohol use disorder. The company also delivers naloxone doses to patients to help reverse opioid overdoses.The company has implemented value-based payment arrangements with insurers, tying its financial success to patient outcomes. As of May 2024, Boulder Care had served over 12,000 patients across multiple states, with a concentration in Washington, Oregon, and Ohio. The company reports retention rates of 70%–80% of patients remaining in treatment after six months, significantly above the national average. Boulder Care had also expanded its services to include treatment for adolescents as of January 2024.Key customers and partnershipsBoulder Care has established partnerships with numerous health plans and employers to provide access to its services, including Elevance Health, UnitedHealth Community Plan, and Centene.

Boulder Care

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 7 Cups provides an emotional-support platform with a network of volunteer listeners. Users can anonymously access either one-on-one chats or group chats 24/7, free of charge for issues such as depression, anxiety, relationships and those related to the LGBTQ+ community. It also teaches users skills such as meditation to improve their lives. If users want additional support, the company also provides access to an online therapy platform with a network of 180 licensed therapists for a subscription plan of USD 150 per month. 7 Cups is available for users above 13 years of age (users between 13 and 17 years old engage with listeners who are specifically trained in teenage interactions).
 
 
 Volunteer peer listeners get free training and support as well as flexible scheduling. Once a user requests a chat, it will be directed to available listeners and if the user requests a specific listener, he will be connected as soon as the listener accepts the demand. The service is anonymous and the listener has no access to the details of the user unless the information is disclosed to the listener by the user in their conversations. As of January 2022, 7 Cups has facilitated more than 51 million conversations, served 25 million individuals, and had 300,000 trained listeners. The listeners serve in 180 countries in 140 languages.
 
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7 Cups

wayForward provides technology-supported behavioral health and emotional wellness services for employers planning to make services available to their employees. It uses a screening procedure designed by neuropsychologists to triage and help employee members get clinically relevant mental healthcare. The company provides a self-guided app, text-based coaching, video visits, telepsychiatry, and if required, in-person visits or an on-site counselor. wayForward leverages its evidence-based approach and artificial intelligence in delivering its services and claims that it has been able to reduce anxiety symptoms by 48% and depression symptoms by 59%.The company raised USD 2 million in a seed round in June 2020, which brought total funding to USD 4.5 million. DarioHealth, a chronic disease management platform based in Israel, signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of wayForward in May 2021 for a total consideration of USD 30 million. As of May 2021, the wayForward had approximately 20,000 members and was available in North America, Australia, and Europe.

wayForward

Coa is a mental health company that conducts online classes led by licensed therapists for mental health users. The classes focus on conditions such as stress, anxiety, confidence and relationships. The company raised USD 3 million in a seed round in October 2020 from investors led by Crosslink Capital.

Meru Health is an online platform that connects patients experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, burnout, and other mental health issues to licensed therapists. The company was founded by Kristian Ranta in 2016 after his older brother died from suicide after battling depression. The platform offers a 12-week program and personalized text-based coaching services and virtual workshops. Meru also provides access to progress reports and anonymous peer support groups as well as sleep, nutrition, and mindfulness advice. The program utilizes a wearable device that monitors heart rate variability and provides real-time feedback, allowing patients to visualize the connection between their mental and physical health.In March 2024, Meru Health introduced a 100% fees-at-risk pricing model for healthcare payers and employers, guaranteeing outcomes, access, and engagement. This value-based care approach aims to incentivize enrollment, quality care delivery, cost management, and medical cost savings.The company reported a 10x YoY growth in its customer base in 2020 and plans to serve 10 million users by 2027. The company also achieved 8x YoY growth in revenue in 2020 amid an increase in demand in mental health services brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.Key customers and partnershipsMeru Health partners with major health insurance providers, including Humana, Aetna, and Moda Health. In January 2022, the company joined Evernorth's national behavioral health provider network, making its services available to Cigna health plan customers accessing benefits through their employer or individual and family plans.Meru Health also works with employer groups to provide mental healthcare for employees. In September 2022, Meru Health and clinical trial platform Curebase <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/13230">announced a partnership </a>to carry out a three-year clinical trial to measure the effectiveness of Meru Health’s 12-week digital depression treatment targeting primary care patients. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Small Business Innovation Research program.

Meru Health

Online peer-to-peer platform and support system that connects mental health communities.

Products for behavioral health and mental health tracking, measurement-based care, and real-time remote monitoring of patients.

Subscription or membership-based platforms and apps to connect therapists, psychiatrists or behavioral health coaches with patients.

Offers virtual offerings for mental health consultations

Mental healthcare services offer personalized care tailored to a user's needs and treatment progression

There are mental health providers offering services specifically to help LGBTQ+ or BIPOC individuals

Several mental health technology providers offer therapy services rendered by AI/ML technology

Wysa

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