Joan Low | ThoughtFull: HealthTech startup helping make mental health a priority for everyone every day

01/22/24 • 35 min

In this episode, we sit down with Joan Low, Founder and CEO of ThoughtFull, a startup with a unique mental health app that offers end-to-end care through daily bite-sized coaching.

Despite the crowded marketplace, ThoughtFull is gaining traction, especially in the corporate space, recently closing a $4 million funding round led by Temasek.

Joan shares her personal journey and the fragmented and stigmatized mental health care system that inspired her to create ThoughtFull. We also discuss the lack of innovation and capital in mental health compared to other therapeutic areas, Joan’s experience fundraising during challenging economic times, and her passion advocating for female founders to be better represented in the startup and VC space.

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(00:00) - Introduction
(01:25) - Joan's motivation to address mental health challenges
(06:13) - Why mental health is underfunded
(08:47) - Fundraising success despite headwinds
(13:10) - ThoughtFull products and the positive response from users
(17:41) - Expanding mental health care in the corporate space
(24:33) - Positioning ThoughtFull as unique and different
(27:07) - Challenges for female founders
(32:46) - ThoughtFull's vision for the future of mental health

01/22/24 • 35 min

Unsensible - The Asian Startup Podcast - Joan Low | ThoughtFull: HealthTech startup helping make mental health a priority for everyone every day

Transcript

Joan Low (00:00)

I think for me, it really hit home when I found out I was pregnant last year. For most women, this is probably one of the most joyful points in your life to realize that you are going to bring a new life into this world. For me, it was actually a very anxiety-inducing one. And the first thing that I thought about was how is this going to affect my fundraise?

Jonathan Nguyen (00:50)

ThoughtFull is a mental health app that off

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