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Wondermed pulls $4,600K out of a hole to ply you with ketamine
For those of us who’ve been a little bit wobbly on the mental health front over the past couple of years, there are a bunch of options starting to crop up. The on-demand chat-based therapy optio
Cozy houseplants and self-care: How one startup is reimagining mobile gameplay as a healing activity
Mobile well-being apps topped 1.2 billion downloads last year, while leading meditation app Calm alone pulled in $118.2 million in revenue, data from Sensor Tower indicates. That may leave some to thi
Risks and rewards of digital therapeutics in treating mental disorders
More Americans than ever before are suffering from mental and emotional distress. Because the resources for those living with mental health issues are constrained, startups could have a big impact.
Google Assistant’s latest feature delivers just the ‘good news’
You’re not the only one feeling run down by the news of the day. The folks at Google apparently believe we could all use a dose of good news, at times, too. The company today announced it’
Lerer Hippeau’s Ben Lerer says FOMO is inevitable, but resistance is possible
Harry Stebbings Contributor Harry Stebbings is the founder and host of The Twenty Minute VC , an independent podcast focused on venture capital. More posts by this contributor The four key responsibil
The Google app takes on WebMD with an intelligent symptom search
If you’ve ever turned to the interwebs when feeling sick you may have started worrying you had a deathly, flesh-eating virus instead of the common cold. Google aims to eliminate some of that an
Anxiety Party
We have a somewhat unusual design team at GV. There are six of us. Four product designers, a researcher and a team coordinator. Each of us held fairly senior design positions previously, and we each h
Meditation Resource Calm Raises Another $500K+ For An App That Helps You Focus, De-stress And Sleep
Calm.com, a company that began as an online relaxation resource that gives information-overloaded computer users a healthy mental break in their days before making the move to mobile early last year,
Every Fitness App And Wearable Should Have A Mood Tracker
Along with its many other benefits, regular workouts contribute to better mood and energy levels. As a result, I am constantly surprised to see how many fitness tracking apps and wearable devices lack