Startups

In an era where conversations about mental health often feel either overly clinical or lost in self-help noise, Kidiki arrives with the simplicity of a window, inviting us to pause, breathe, and look inward. A tactile, card-based practice, Kidiki transforms the act of naming sensations, feelings, and needs into a daily ritual of listening. Launched...

LISSUN, an Indian mental health platform, has acquired Being Cares Inc, a US-based mental wellbeing technology company. This move, finalized in late July 2025, brings Being Cares’ technology and team into LISSUN, with former Being Cares founders Varun Gandhi and Abhishek Sharma joining LISSUN to lead product and technology strategies. Strategic benefits Service expansion Industry...

What happens when you're raised to believe that struggle should be silent? That pain is yours to bear alone? That being unseen and unheard is just how life works? Mental health care wasn’t designed with South Asians in mind. The stigma. The silence. The expectation to “just deal with it.” For many, therapy feels foreign-...

Lissun, a Gurugram-based mental health platform, has secured $2.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by RPSG Capital Ventures. This funding, which also saw participation from investors like Multiply Ventures, Atrium Angels, and existing backers such as IvyCap Ventures, Rainmatter, and Sucseed Ventures, brings the total capital raised by Lissun to approximately $5...

"Meditation isn't about escaping life's challenges; it's about building your resilience toolkit. Over time, you'll notice a newfound calmness and clarity that helps you tackle problems with a steady mind. Mindfulness is like the GPS guiding you, and meditation is the scenic route you take to your mental wellness destination. " Mental wellness is a journey,...

Authors: Jeannie Marie Paterson, The University of Melbourne; Nicholas T. Van Dam, The University of Melbourne, and Piers Gooding, The University of Melbourne There are thousands of mental health apps available on the app market, offering services including meditation, mood tracking and counselling, among others. You would think such “health” and “wellbeing” apps – which...

Bollywood actor and investor Suniel Shetty has launched a new mental health app to provide 24/7 affordable care for Indians. Called 'Lets Get Happi,' the app is the first from Veda Rehabilitation and Wellness, a chain of luxury mental health centers. Commenting on the launch, Manun Thakur, the founder and CEO of Veda, said that...

On LinkedIn, Runam Mehta describes herself as 'comfortable with ambiguity' and a solver of early-stage business problems. Not all her LinkedIn posts are about solving problems, however. Runam is the CEO of HealthCube, a healthcare startup that aims to make diagnostics more accessible to Indians. But Runam also frequently writes about life, work, leadership, and...

The National Health Mission of India says around 6%-7% of India’s population suffers from mental health problems. But the stigma around mental health wellness doesn’t encourage many people to reach out for help, especially professional help or therapy. However, thanks to technology, there are reliable remote alternatives available to seek acceptance and share your emotions....

Can you predict your future? 30-40 years from now? Without a crystal ball? And yes, without a time machine? Well, Deep Longevity believes it's not difficult to predict the future. All you need is some historical data. Deep Longevity is a Hong Kong-based biotechnology company that conducts deep-rooted R&D on longevity and aging using AI. ...

Wysa, an AI-driven mental health app, is planning to launch a Hindi version of their app which will also be accessible through WhatsApp. The initiative is supported by ACT, a non-profit venture philanthropy platform, and a pilot version is expected to start in early 2023. The app will help users to express their concerns via...

Lissun, an online mental health counselling platform, has successfully raised $1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by IvyCap Ventures and saw participation from We Founder Circle and Supermorpheous and angel investors like Gaurav Munjal, Co-founder and CEO at Unacademy and Harsh Jain, COO, Groww among others. Lissun plans to use the funds...

Butterfly Learnings, a health tech startup that provides evidence-based development and behavioural solutions for children’s well-being, has received $1.5 million in seed funding from Insitor Partners, 9Unicorns, Venture Catalysts, Fondation Botnar, UTIL Stiftung, and CIIE.CO. The company currently has four physical centers in Mumbai and Thane and aims to use the funds to expand their...

Evolve, an inclusive, LGBTQ-focused mental health startup, founded by Anshul Kamath and Rohan Arora in 2020, raised 3 crores in a funding round this month. Lead investor Rajesh Ranavat, Executive Director at Fung Strategic Investments said to the The Economic Times that, “In a short period of time, Evolve has built a very compelling mental...

Wysa, a startup that provides AI-driven mental health support through an app, has received a fresh injection of $20 million in Series B funding from Health Quad and British International Investment. With this, Wysa has raised a total of $29.4 million in funding since the startup began life back in 2015. Ramakant Vempati, the co-founder...