One Mind Accelerator

The final day of the 2025 One Mind Accelerator's opening week focused on founder and business development, featuring presentations and workshops designed to enhance leadership and strategic planning. Beginning with "Category Design for Healthcare Companies" by Play Bigger, Category Design, followed by a presentation on strategic partnerships from Bubba Murarka, Executive Vice President, BridgeBio, the day concluded with two workshops: "Why Should Anyone Follow You? Leadership Lessons from the Trenches," facilitated by Sharon Richmond, MBA, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Leading Large, and, "Founders’ Resilience: Practical Mindfulness for Startup Success," facilitated by Ravi Hariprasad, MD, MPH, CEO & Founder, Intuitive Psychiatry. "It is hard to put into words the impact and ongoing inspiration taking place at the One Mind Accelerator this week," One Mind Chief Development Officer, Tal Gerzon, shared his key takeaway from the week, "I am left in awe from our collective level of excellence and dedication to our shared cause." Thank you to all participants, founders, mentors, presenters, and sponsors for making the 2025 One Mind Accelerator opening week a truly inspiring, energizing, and impactful experience. Virtual programming will continue to run over the course of the next eight weeks, before the cohort returns to Menlo Park on April 28-30 for an in-person final capstone week. Follow along for more updates! #OneMind #2025OMA #MentalHealth (??: Julio Duffoo Photography)

After three action-packed days in Menlo Park, the 2025 One Mind Accelerator cohort experienced a change of scenery, spending Day 4 at the Staglin Family Vineyard in Napa, where they enjoyed a tour & wine tasting and continued networking & team building. (??: Julio Duffoo Photography)

Transforming Mental Health Through Innovation Breakthrough thinking happens when the right payer, provider, VC, and start-up minds come together. This week, the?One Mind?launched its latest cohort—16 companies committed to driving meaningful change in mental health.?Fort Health is honored to be part of this extraordinary group, and we are deeply grateful to?Garen Staglin, shari staglin, Carmine Di Maro, Kathleen M. Pike, Sara Shnider, and Brandon Staglin (amongst many others)?for their leadership in making this possible. The conversations were both thought-provoking and actionable: ???Thomas Insel MD?provided a masterclass on navigating the complexities of non-dilutive funding with representatives from the VA and Darpa, emphasizing the importance of waiting for regulatory clarity before engaging with government agencies. ???Vijay Pande, PhD?of a16z Bio + Health challenged us to think bigger, urging founders to embrace AI’s transformative potential in mental health over the next five years and leapfrog current thinking. ???Robert Krayn, CEO of Talkiatry, shared invaluable lessons on scaling a mental health company, reinforcing that many challenges related to reimbursement, and staffing are universal across startups—regardless of size. We’re energized by the momentum in this space and excited to push the boundaries of mental health innovation.?Thank you, One Mind Accelerator, for fostering a community where bold ideas turn into impact. #2025OMA #MentalHealthInnovation #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #Startups

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A reason to be hopeful about the future of mental health… the week I just spent at the One Mind accelerator. One Mind brought 16 of the world’s hottest mental health startups together in Menlo Park for the kick off of their 2025 accelerator. And it was a blast! Thomas Insel MD Vijay Pande, PhD, Robert Krayn , Steven Paul and many more shared super valuable insights and it was great to spend time with them and many of the founders. Huge thanks to Carmine Di Maro and the One Mind crew for putting on such a wonderful event. Currently waiting for my flight back to Australia and feeling pretty excited about what the future holds for how we understand, prevent and treat mental disorders.

Day three of the 2025 One Mind Accelerator was packed with insightful sessions and exciting networking opportunities, designed to foster collaboration and spark new ideas in the mental health and biotech spaces. The day began with an Investor Panel Discussion, moderated by Christopher Lyle, Managing Partner at Skyline Capital. The panel featured an esteemed group of investors, including Amy Kruse, PhD, Chief Investment Officer at Satori Capital, Andrew Barr, Founding Partner at GreyMatter, David Dolby, CEO of Dolby Family Ventures, and Hal Paz, M.D., M.S., Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures. The discussion focused on the unique challenges and opportunities in investing in mental health and innovative solutions, providing invaluable insights for founders seeking to navigate the funding landscape. Following the panel, each of the 16 participating companies presented their pitches to a room full of investors, sharing their visions for revolutionizing mental health care. A meet and greet followed, allowing entrepreneurs and investors to connect one-on-one, fostering potential partnerships and investment opportunities. In the afternoon, the focus shifted to the BioPharma and Medical Device Roundtable, moderated by Amit Etkin, MD, PhD, CEO and Co-Founder of Alto Neuroscience. The roundtable featured a panel of distinguished experts in the biopharma and medical device fields, including Alex Goddard, Ph.D., Director at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.), Anthony Arnold, CEO & Founder of Precys, Christoph von der Goltz, MD, Corporate VP at Boehringer Ingelheim, and many more. They discussed the latest innovations in neurotechnology, the future of drug development for mental health, and opportunities for collaboration between startups and established pharma companies. After the roundtable, Kathleen M. Pike, PhD, CEO of One Mind, delivered a compelling presentation on Mental Health in the Workplace, highlighting the importance of supporting employee mental health and the role organizations play in fostering well-being. The day concluded with an energetic Improv Session led by the Stanford Improvisors, and a delightful dinner, sponsored by Alto Neuroscience, at The Stanford Park Hotel, where attendees continued to build connections and reflect on the day's impactful discussions. (??: Julio Duffoo Photography)

The 2025 One Mind Accelerator continued on day two with a series of impactful sessions designed to drive innovation and collaboration. The day began with a Deep Dive Strategy Session for Founders, one of the marquee events of the Accelerator’s opening week. This session pushed participants to think critically about the strategic value of their companies. Founders were split into groups and led through a series of strategic questions by world-class facilitators, receiving invaluable feedback from the group leaders and fellow cohort members. By the end of the session, each company had a refined strategic plan for the next 10 weeks of the Accelerator—and beyond! The day also included an inspiring Founder/CEO Story by Steven Paul, Former CEO & Chairman of Karuna Therapeutics, moderated by Gwill York, Managing Director of Lighthouse Capital Partners. Steve shared his journey of leadership, innovation, and scaling a biotech company, offering key lessons for founders in attendance. Following that, "The Ins and Outs of Working with Health Insurance Plans," was moderated by Rebecca Messing Haigler, formerly at Verily, Abbott, and Blue Shield of California. The panel featured experts in payer partnerships and behavioral health, including Martha R. Temple, Former CEO of Optum Behavioral Health, Scott Munro, Principal of Payer Partnerships & Strategy at Headway, Stuart Lustig, M.D., M.P.H., National Medical Executive for Behavioral Health at Cigna Healthcare, and Taft Parsons III, MD, Chief Psychiatric Officer at CVS Health. This discussion offered valuable insights into navigating health insurance systems and building partnerships to improve mental health care. The day concluded with "How Startups Can Work with Health Systems," a panel moderated by Helen Kales, MD, Chair of Psychiatry at UC Davis Health. The panelists included Maurizio Fava, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, Tammer Attallah, MBA, LCSW, Executive Clinical Director at INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC, and Yener Balan, MD, DFAPA, VP of Behavioral Health at Kaiser Permanente. They explored how startups can successfully collaborate with health systems to scale mental health solutions. After an action-packed day, participants gathered for cocktails and dinner, continuing to build connections and discuss key takeaways from the sessions. Follow us for more updates throughout the week, and learn more about this year’s cohort in the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eNEspGBB (??: Julio Duffoo Photography)

Thrilled to have teamed up with One Mind and participated as a preferred provider at the One Mind Accelerator class of 2025 Opening Week! The One Mind Accelerator backs incredible founders building companies to improve mental health outcomes, and it was truly inspiring to meet with so many entrepreneurs developing cutting-edge solutions in this critical and underserved space. Representing the FreeMind Group, I had the opportunity to speak with founders about the role of non-dilutive funding in advancing their innovations, as well as the challenges of navigating today’s federal funding landscape. It was a pleasure to connect, learn about their groundbreaking work, and explore ways to help them secure the resources needed to bring their solutions to market. Looking forward to seeing the impact these teams will make! #MentalHealthInnovation #StartupFunding #OneMindAccelerator #NonDilutiveFunding #2025OMA #FreeMind

The 2025 One Mind Accelerator kicked off yesterday in Menlo Park, CA with a communications workshop by Educator and Author, JD Schramm, Ed.D., a Founder story by CEO & Co-Founder of Talkiatry, Robert Krayn, and a keynote speech from Vijay Pande, PhD, Founder and Managing Partner, a16z Bio + Health. The opening day also included two panel discussions: The first panel, "How Startups Can Partner With & Win For People with Lived Experience," was moderated by Jacob Robinson, PHD, CEO & Co-Founder, Motif Neurotech (and 2023 One Mind Accelerator participant) and featured speakers including Benjamin Stecher & Brian Pepin of Rune Labs, and Brandon Staglin, Jon Nelson, and Linea Johnson, MHL of the One Mind Lived Experience Council. The second panel, "Understanding and Navigating Federal Agencies for Non-Dilutive Funding, Regulatory Approvals, and Contracts," was moderated by Author, Investor, Entrepreneur, and Former NIMH Director, Thomas Insel MD and included panelists: Bradley Karlin, PhD, ABPP, MSCP, MBA, Greg Witkop M.D., and Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS. Follow us for more updates throughout the week, and learn more about this year's cohort in the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eNEspGBB

?? ANNOUNCING THE 2025 ONE MIND ACCELERATOR COHORT Thanks to considerable contributions from this year’s supporters, the third One Mind Accelerator cohort will grow from 10 to 16 companies! The intensive 10-week immersion program kicks off today in Menlo Park, CA and will focus on fundraising, business development, founder development and company building, offering critical support to develop innovative mental health solutions and transform the lives of people facing mental illness. The 16 emerging mental health startups that will participate in the 2025 One Mind Accelerator program are: Ampa, Attune Neurosciences, Inc., Cognigenics, Deliberate AI, Fort Health, Freedom Biosciences, Humanity Neurotech, Jimini Health, LunaJoy Health, Metabolic Psychiatry , Mindstate Design Labs, Neuroblox (www.neuroblox.org), Sanmai, Slingshot AI, TownHome Health, and Xylo Bio. Read more about the program and this year's companies in the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eNEspGBB