Wysa Secures $20m to Address Global Mental Health Demand With AI Digital Therapeutics

Follows FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and clinical evidence of a Therapeutic Alliance  HealthQuad and British International Investment (BII) join earlier investors W Health Ventures, Kae Capital, pi Ventures and Google Assistant Investments Funds will enable access to clinically evidenced digital therapeutics (DTx) in the US, UK, India and other global markets Will enable further reach … Continue reading “Wysa Secures $20m to Address Global Mental Health Demand With AI Digital Therapeutics”

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Emotional bonds with AI digital therapeutic Wysa are equivalent to human therapist relationships

Peer-reviewed study reveals ‘therapeutic alliance’ with AI chatbot Wysa Proves use-case for digital therapeutics to address shortage of therapists Boston, MA, and London, UK, April 11th 2022:  Wysa, the world’s most advanced conversational AI for mental health, today announces the results of a peer-reviewed study in Frontiers that shows people develop an emotional bond with … Continue reading “Emotional bonds with AI digital therapeutic Wysa are equivalent to human therapist relationships”

Wysa Appoints Becky Inkster As Advisor

Image courtesy of ITU Pictures from Geneva, Switzerland – AI for Good Global Summit 2018, CC BY 2.0,  Wysa is delighted to announce the formal appointment of Dr. Becky Inkster as an Advisor.  Dr. Inkster will advise Wysa on the prioritization of ethical innovations that protect and positively impact people’s lives. She is also currently … Continue reading “Wysa Appoints Becky Inkster As Advisor”

Wysa Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for AI-led Mental Health Conversational Agent

New peer-reviewed studies demonstrate efficacy in managing chronic pain, depression, and anxiety BOSTON, USA, May 12, 2022 – Wysa, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) based digital companion for behavioral health, has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its AI-based digital mental health conversational agent for patients … Continue reading “Wysa Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for AI-led Mental Health Conversational Agent”

Mayden and Wysa collaborate on Mental Health etriage

First to enable real time risk alerts for NHS talking therapy patients Joint digital project to resolve patient frustrations with the referral experience Delivers on Sajid Javid’s vision on patient choice, personalised care and patient management of their own health via NHS apps   Digital Health Rewired, London, 16th March 2022:  Mayden, the company behind … Continue reading “Mayden and Wysa collaborate on Mental Health etriage”

Wysa, the Leading AI-Powered Mental Health Platform Welcomes New Senior Executive Members

BOSTON, MA, October 12, 2021 | Wysa announces the appointment of Zereana Jess-Huff as the Chief Clinical Officer. Zereana Jess-Huff, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical practitioner with over 15 years of unique experience in clinical innovation, operations strategy, and product development with a specific focus on digital health. Some of her accomplishments include the HEDIS … Continue reading “Wysa, the Leading AI-Powered Mental Health Platform Welcomes New Senior Executive Members”

Swiss Re is Collaborating with Wysa to Create Mental Wellbeing App, Designed Specifically For Insurance

Swiss Re is collaborating with leading AI powered mental health platform, Wysa, to create an insurance-specific app. The app will help consumers keep a better track of their mental wellbeing and improve links to insurers’ existing support networks, which will enable a “win-win” through early intervention in the claims journey. Wysa is working with Swiss … Continue reading “Swiss Re is Collaborating with Wysa to Create Mental Wellbeing App, Designed Specifically For Insurance”

NHS Children services: How the North East London NHS Foundation Trust uses Wysa for children’s mental health

NELFT began to look at the use of the digital technology as an early support option two years ago and for the past year WYSA has been number one on their top five apps to try list. Children’s Mental Health in the UK — a crisis The Lightning review report, May 2016, showed that around 1 in … Continue reading “NHS Children services: How the North East London NHS Foundation Trust uses Wysa for children’s mental health”

Wysa’s AI-Guided Mental Health Platform Closes $5.5M Series A to Bridge the Gap in Employee Mental Health

Wysa’s most recent funding round, led by W Health Ventures, comes as the digital mental health landscape booms due to pandemic-induced isolation, anxiety, and burnout BOSTON, MA, May 20, 2021 | Wysa, the leading global AI-powered mental health platform, today, during Mental Health Awareness Month, announced a $5.5M Series A financing round led by W … Continue reading “Wysa’s AI-Guided Mental Health Platform Closes $5.5M Series A to Bridge the Gap in Employee Mental Health”

Wysa is one of Google Assistant’s first investments in Asia

Perhaps it is a statement of the kind of year 2020 has been that Wysa, a mental health and sleep app which won Google’s Best App of 2020 award, is also now one of Google Assistant fund’s first investments in Asia, as part of the Google Assistant Investments program.  Covid-19 has changed how the world … Continue reading “Wysa is one of Google Assistant’s first investments in Asia”