The industry association for mental and behavioral health innovation.
nest brings together the founders and innovators who are solving mental and behavioral health's most pressing challenges through technology.
As the dedicated industry association for mental and behavioral health innovation, we provide our members with exclusive access to peer expertise, validated research, and strategic partnerships that accelerate growth and impact.
We exist because meaningful innovation shouldn't happen in isolation. Our curated community ensures that breakthrough solutions reach the people who need them, while founders get the support, connections, and insights required to navigate this complex landscape successfully.
Latest News & Insights
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Talkspace acquires Wisdo Health: The Integration of AI-driven Peer Support into Mainstream Mental Health Care
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UK Announced Landmark £50 Million Investment into Mental Health Research
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Kids Help Phone Launches Revolutionary AI-Powered Mental Health Platform
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Orbiri Raises £320K for Their Peer-Pressure Based Innovative Screen Time Solution
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Valant Launches new Solution for Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Programs
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Hipp Health closed $6.2M seed for their AI-native behavioral health platform
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Industry Leaders Unite to Define the Future of Safe AI in Mental Health
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Hedepy Acquires HearMe, Leads CEE Online Therapy Market
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TGA Approves Flow Neuroscience's At-Home Brain Stimulation Device for Depression Treatment in Australia
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AI and Biomarkers Transform Mental Health Into Precision Medicine
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WHO Europe Calls on Global Experts to Shape Digital Mental Health Standards
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Digital Psychotherapeutics Market Set for Exponential Growth, Estimated at $20.66 Billion by 2034
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LISSUN Acquires Being Cares to Strengthen Child-Focused Behavioral Health Ecosystem in India
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Little Otter Health Secures Funding to Expand Holistic Mental Health Support for Families
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UK Government Invests £3.6M in Smart Glasses and AI Tech to Revolutionize Mental Health Care
Building Tomorrow's Mental Health Ecosystem
Founders in our network are shaping the future of mental health. We bring together innovators transforming care through technology, like AI tools, digital therapies, predictive data, and immersive treatments. Our members don’t just work in the field; they lead it.
nest connects innovators across mental health tech. From researchers and startup founders to investors and policymakers. We speed up progress by linking partners, sharing knowledge from labs to real-world use, and gathering resources to support effective solutions worldwide.
Through virtual and live events, we create moments where experts from different fields meet: Where science, technology, care, and business join to turn ideas into real change.
Our Focus Areas
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Evidence-based solutions shouldn't take decades to reach the people who need them.
We accelerate the path from validation to implementation, ensuring breakthrough interventions move swiftly from research settings to real-world applications. Through our network, proven solutions gain the partnerships, funding, and regulatory support needed to scale across populations and platforms, transforming isolated successes into accessible standards of care.
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The future of mental health lies at the intersection of human insight and technological capability.
We champion founders leveraging AI for personalized interventions, VR/AR for exposure therapies, biomarkers for predictive care, and ambient sensing for continuous support. Our members aren't just digitizing existing models, they're creating entirely new modalities that adapt to individual needs, predict crisis points, and deliver interventions with unprecedented precision and scale.
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The best mental health solution is the one people actually use.
We prioritize innovations that solve healthcare's hardest problem: sustained engagement. Our members are pioneering adaptive systems that anticipate drop-off, personalized retention strategies that improve outcomes, and care models that integrate seamlessly into daily life. These aren't just better apps: They're fundamentally reimagined support systems that work because they understand how humans actually behave.
We concentrate our resources where innovation meets urgent need, guided by member insights and market intelligence.
FAQs
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nest is the premier membership-based industry association for digital mental health founders and leadership, delivering structured networking, expert guidance, sector resources, events, and partnership opportunities.
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Founders, CEOs, COOs, and other senior leaders of digital mental health startups, plus strategic partners, investors, accelerators, and service providers who actively support the ecosystem.
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Submit the online application. Our membership team conducts a quick eligibility review after which we will contact you.
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Benefits include an exclusive peer network, curated events, policy and regulatory updates, best-practice playbooks, interoperability and standards resources, collaboration opportunities, and member discounts with partners and sponsors.
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Our goal is to run annual flagship conferences, quarterly member meetups, monthly webinars, and topic-focused forums, all designed to foster meaningful connections and collaborative initiatives. To achieve this, we are actively seeking support and input from our members.
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Join one of our committees (Programs, Membership, Events), or become a founding member to shape the future of nest and propose strategic collaborations. Members can also volunteer for speaker opportunities.
Ready to Shape the Future of Mental Health?
nest membership is open to founders, researchers, clinicians, and innovators driving meaningful change in mental health technology and treatment.
If you're building solutions that matter, developing breakthrough interventions, or scaling proven approaches, we want to hear from you.
Apply to join a community where your expertise amplifies collective impact.