Founders building mental health
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Founder-led companies · 10
FamilyWell Health
StartupIntegrated women's mental health platform — perinatal, fertility, menopause.
Headspace
StartupMeditation and behavioral-support platform.
Seven Starling
StartupVirtual behavioral health across the perinatal continuum — preconception, loss, postpartum, parenthood; expanding to 30+ states.
Equip Health
StartupVirtual family-based eating disorder treatment (therapist + dietitian + physician + family mentor). Total raised $156.3M+.
Canopie
StartupPrevention-focused maternal MH digital therapeutic; identifies at-risk new moms via screening and delivers CBT-based program; FDA Breakthrough sought.
Mavida Health
StartupLA-based virtual MH platform for women across the reproductive lifespan (fertility, perinatal, postpartum); LGBTQ+ family-building MH programs.
Peppy Health
StartupB2B2C employer-paid specialist support for menopause, fertility, pregnancy, early parenthood; raised £37M Series B for US expansion.
Talkspace
StartupPublic (Nasdaq: TALK) virtual mental-health platform; convener of Women's Health Coalition with Ovia Health, Nurx, Evernow, Conceive.
Spring Health
StartupPrecision mental healthcare for enterprises; 2026 agreement to acquire Alma adds 23,000+ therapists.
Alma
StartupTherapist enablement network (23K+ providers); subject of 2026 Spring Health acquisition agreement.